Meg DeLacy

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Meg DeLacy
Born
Margaret DeLacy Kelley

(1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2012–present

Margaret DeLacy Kelley (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress and singer. [1] She is known for her role as Cindy Burman in the DC Universe series Stargirl . [2] [3]

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Early life

DeLacy was born and raised in Southern California. Her mother is Filipina. [4]

Career

DeLacy began her acting career in 2012, when she started creating music at the age of 8 before picking up a guitar when she was 12 years old. DeLacy has her own YouTube channel. [5] In 2012, DeLacy made her feature film debut in the South Korean comedy-drama film Papa , in which she played the role of Maya. [6] From 2013 to 2015, DeLacy was cast to play the lead role in the web series Side Effects portraying Whitney Connolly. In 2016, DeLacy had a recurring role in the teen drama series Recovery Road , playing Nyla. [7]

In 2017, DeLacy appeared as Candy in the comedy film Austin Found directed by Will Raee, which was released on July 7, 2017. [8] On the same year, DeLacy was cast in the teen comedy film by Benny Fine titled F the Prom . [9] Also the same year, DeLacy had a recurring role in the drama web series in Zac & Mia portraying Chloe. She played the role as Grace on The Fosters from 2017 to 2018, where she held a recurring role. For her role in Woodstock or Bust, DeLacy was nominated in 2019 for Best Supporting Actress by the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. [10] She appeared as Clara in Chris Sivertson's thriller film Shattered Memories . [11]

In early 2020, DeLacy won the Best Ensemble in 2020 Independent Shorts Awards and also won the Best Actress in 2020 Fright Night Film Festival, for the short film Scars, where she held a lead role. [12]

From 2020 to 2022, DeLacy starred as the villainous Cindy Burman in Stargirl . [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Papa Maya
2014The BlackoutChristine
2017North of NeonCoinShort Film
2017 Austin Found Candy
2017 F the Prom Felicity "City" Stufts
2018Woodstock or BustMeryl
2018 Shattered Memories Clara
2020ScarsArisShort Film
2020RoseRoseShort Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 See Dad Run JulietteEpisode: "See Dad Runner Up"
2016 Recovery Road NylaRecurring
2017 Chicago P.D. Tonya WhitleyEpisode: "I Remember Her Now"
2017 Zac and Mia ChloeRecurring
2017-2018 The Fosters Grace MullenRecurring
2019 Santa Clarita Diet MargotEpisode: "Knighttime"
2020-2024 The Rookie ChastityRecurring
2020–2022 Stargirl Cindy Burman Main Role
2020Find a Way or Make OneCharlieEpisode: "Aut Viam Invenniam Aut Faciam"
2024The IrrationalSummerEpisode: (S2 E5) "Anatomy of a Fall"
Web series roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2015Side EffectsWhitney ConnollyLead role
2016The Disappearing GirlCarla

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Bruises" [14] 2018TBA
"Red Wine" [15]
"Trapeze" [16]
"Some and All of It" [17] 2020
"67" [18]
"Implicit" [19]
"Body" [20] 2021
"Love Me Like That" [21]

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"You Stole My Heart"2012Non-album singles
"Through"
"We're Alive"
"No Diggity"2013
"Warm Water (Live)"2015
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Live)"
"I'm No Good (Live)"
"Drinking and Driving (Live)"
"Never Know"
(featuring Daoudi)
2017

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Titanium"2013NoneSide Effects: The Music, Episode 1 (Music From the Web Series) [22]
"Sweet Little Pill" Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts
"C'mon"Lulu Antariksa
"Mean" Lia Marie Johnson
"Bad Day"Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts
"Cups"2014Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Keli Price, Finn Roberts, Chester SeeSide Effects: The Music, Episode 2 (Music From the Web Series) [23]
"Safe and Sound"Cade Canon Ball
"Kiss You"Finn Roberts, Chester See
"Boom Boom"Lulu Antariksa
"Euphoria"2017Austin PowellInk (EP) [24]
"Suffragette"2018Liquid Heart, David Lambert non-album single

Music Videos

TitleYearDirector
"Through"2012Christine Crokos
"We're Alive"William Sikora III
"Bruises2018Keenan O'Reilly
"Some and All of It"2020Un­known
"Implicit"Un­known
"Body"2021Jake Matthews

Guest appearances

TitleYearArtist(s)Director(s)
"Almost True"2020KTJ & CarlyKTJ & Carly

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019Lady Filmmakers Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress in a feature filmWoodstock or BustNominated [25]
2020Fright Night Film FestivalBest ActressScarsWon [26]
Independent Shorts AwardsBest EnsembleWon [27]

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