Michelle Veintimilla

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Michelle Veintimilla
Born (1992-11-07) November 7, 1992 (age 31)
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Film, television & theater actress
Years active2007–present

Michelle Veintimilla (born November 7, 1992) is an Ecuadorian American film, television, and theater actress. She played the role of villain Firefly in the second and fourth seasons of the Fox television series Gotham . She portrayed Carmen Guerra on FOX's The Gifted [1] Marie Jablonski on the Netflix crime drama series Seven Seconds, [2] and Hayden on the Netflix science fiction miniseries, The I-Land .

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Career

Veintimilla was studying as a senior at Carnegie Mellon University when she got the job offer to perform in the musical The Visit in 2014. [3] She portrayed the DC Comics' super-villain Bridgit Pike/Firefly in the series Gotham . She would appear in two episodes of season two. [4] After being replaced by Camila Perez for the third season, [5] she returned to the role with the fourth season episode "Mandatory Brunch Meeting". [6]

Veintimilla appeared on Broadway in the musical version of The Visit , playing the younger version of Chita Rivera's character. [3] [4] [7] She most recently appeared in a developmental presentation of The Civilians new musical Store Brand, written and composed by Zack Zadek.

In August 2019, it was confirmed that Veintimilla will star as Hayden in the Netflix science fiction miniseries, The I-Land , which premiered on September 12, 2019. [8]

In 2020, Veintimilla starred in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty , playing one of the love interests of the main character. [9]

In 2022, she played Actress/Bachelorette/Casting Director in the world premiere production of Which Way to the Stage off-Broadway. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Blue in GreenwomanShort film
2014 Not Cool Janié
2015 Fathers and Daughters Michelle
2015 Love the Coopers KendraUncredited[ citation needed ]
2017The DepthsChastity
2019 Drunk Parents Rachel
2022 What We Do Next Elsa Mercado
2024 Blue Bloods Maria

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 One Life to Live Principal Dancer2 episodes
2013Redwood TimeAlise7 episodes
2014 Those Who Kill Sarah Branson2 episodes
2014The ChairHerself7 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Nurse1 episode
2015–2016; 2018 Gotham Bridgit Pike / Firefly Seasons 2 and 4; recurring guest star
2015 Blue Bloods Sybil Cairo1 episode
2015 Limitless Ava Pouran1 episode
2017 The Gifted Carmen GuerraRecurring guest star (3 episodes)
2018 Seven Seconds Marie JoblanskiSeries regular (10 episodes)
2019 The I-Land HaydenMiniseries
2020 Prodigal Son Andy1 episode
2020 The Baker and the Beauty VanessaMain role
2021 Big Sky Rosie AmayaRecurring

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