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Celeste O'Connor | |
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| Born | December 2, 1998 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Celeste O'Connor (born December 2, 1998) is a Kenyan-born American actor. They are known for playing Paloma Davis in the Amazon original film Selah and the Spades . [1]
Celeste O'Connor was born on December 2, 1998, in Nairobi, Kenya, to an American father and Kenyan mother. [2] O'Connor and their younger brother were raised in Baltimore, Maryland by their parents. [3] They attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and studied the violin and singing at Peabody Preparatory. As of April 2020 [update] , O'Connor was attending Johns Hopkins University majoring in public health and pre-medicine. [4] They also took a courses in Islamic studies. [3] O'Connor is interested in the social determinants of health including food security, housing insecurity, and education.
O'Connor played the younger version of Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character in the 2018 Netflix film, Irreplaceable You . [5] They appeared in the 2019 film, Wetlands. [4] In 2019, O'Connor played Paloma Davis in the film, Selah and the Spades . [4] Reporter Anagha Komaragiri of The Daily Californian praised O'Connor's "subtle" and "pensive presence" until the "tense finale". [6]
O'Connor was cast in July 2019 for the film Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and reprised their role in the 2024 sequel. [5] In May 2022, they were cast as one of the co-leads in the superhero film Madame Web (2024). [7] In December 2024, it was announced that they would appear in Scream 7 . [8]
O'Connor is an advocate for improving diversity and representation in the entertainment industry. [4] [9] O'Connor uses they/them pronouns.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Wetlands | Amy Johnson | |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Teen Abbie | |
| 2019 | Selah and the Spades | Paloma Davis | |
| 2020 | Freaky | Nyla Chones | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Lucky Domingo | |
| 2022 | The In Between | Shannon | |
| 2023 | A Good Person | Ryan | |
| 2024 | Madame Web | Mattie Franklin | |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Lucky Domingo |
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