Miranda Rae Mayo

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Miranda Rae Mayo
Born (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 34) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Known for Blood & Oil
Chicago Fire

Miranda Rae Mayo (born August 14, 1990) is an American television actress. She starred as Lacey Briggs on Blood & Oil (2015) and has appeared on Chicago Fire as Stella Kidd since 2016.

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Life and career

Mayo was born in Fresno, California, and began her acting career appearing in the local stage productions and at her high school Roosevelt High School. [2] She relocated to Los Angeles and began a modeling career before making her television debut. [2] In 2011, Mayo guest-starred in an episode of the short-lived NBC police series, Law & Order: LA . [3]

In 2013, she had a recurring role in the BET comedy series The Game . [3] The following year she joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Zoe Browning. [4] She appeared on the show on a recurring basis from August 2014 to July 2015. In early 2015, Mayo had the recurring role as Talia Sandoval during the fifth season of the Freeform teen drama series Pretty Little Liars . [5] [6]

In 2015 she appeared in the second season of HBO anthology crime series True Detective , and was cast in the recurring role of the Showtime drama series The Affair as the new love interest of Joshua Jackson's character. [7] [8] In the same year, Mayo was cast in the series regular role in the ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil as Lacey Briggs, the daughter of oil tycoon Hap Briggs (Don Johnson). [9] [3]

In 2016, she joined the cast of Chicago Fire playing Stella Kidd, a new firefighter. [10] Miranda currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Inside Emma Hickox
2012How Your P*ssy WorksShort film
2014The Black BachelorShort film
2015 We Are Your Friends CourtneyUncredited
The Girl in the Photographs Rose
TBAGoing PlacesJulesFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Law & Order: LA AnnaEpisode: "El Sereno"
Supah Ninjas AssistantEpisode: "The Magnificent"
2013 The Game Patreece SheibaniRecurring role; 5 episodes
American CaravanUnaired reality television series
2013—2015 Days of Our Lives Zoe BrowningRegular role; 15 episodes
2015Stuck!BrookeMain role; 9 episodes
Pretty Little Liars Talia SandovalRecurring role; 7 episodes
True Detective Vera MachiadoRecurring role; 2 episodes
Blood & Oil Lacey BriggsMain role; 10 episodes
2016–present Chicago Fire Stella KiddRecurring role (season 4), Main role (season 5–present); 96 episodes
2018 Chicago Med Episode: "When to Let Go"
2019 Chicago P.D. Episode: "Infection: Part III"

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