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Sheila Carrasco | |
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| Education | New York University (BFA) Harvard University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
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| Children | 1 |
Sheila Carrasco is an American actress known for her role as Flower in the CBS show Ghosts . [1] She has also appeared in The Good Place , Jane the Virgin , and American Housewife, [2] and has made appearances in films like the Donor Party .
Carrasco was born in the South Side of Chicago. Her father was a pastor. [3]
Her interest in acting started from making home movies as a youth. [4] She began acting at age 7 in a theater production of Annie. [2]
She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing and Set Design at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and received a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard University. [2]
Carrasco's first acting credit was a guest star role in the television show The Untouchables in 1993. [3]
She also performed at the American Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Garage, Court Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre, and the Groundlings. [4] At Harvard's A.R.T Institute, she performed in The Discreet Charm of Monsieur Jourdain. At NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she performed in A Streetcar Named Desire, Life and Limb, Youth in Asia, Life is a Dream, Medea, The Merchant of Venice. At Steppenwolf Garage, she performed in The Philadelphia Story, Court Theater, Blue Window. [5]
She is also a member of the theater company IAMA, where she performed a one-person show called Anyone but Me, which she wrote, about the Latin American experience and identity. [6] [7] [8]
Carrasco wrote the short film, Piano Lessons, [9] and wrote and starred in the short film, The Quake, about two L.A. residents whose lives were "destroyed" by a 1.1 magnitude earthquake. [10]
She has made recurring appearances on shows including, The Beauty Inside , Get Lost, How to Survive High School, Me and My Grandma , Jane the Virgin , and #VanLife. She also appeared in podcast series the Carrier and The Edge of Sleep. [11]
She stars in the hit CBS show Ghosts as a main character, Flower. [12] [13] [14]
Carrasco grew up as a member of the United Methodist Church. [3] She announced in July 2023 that she and her partner, Josh, were expecting their first child. [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | One Night Stand | Karen | Short |
| 2012 | Monster Roll | Customer | Short |
| 2013 | Blue Bird Street | Regina | Short |
| Ralphie | Mouse Girl | Video | |
| 2016 | Trophy Wives | Stacey | Short |
| 2017 | Fox News Sexual Harassment Training Video | Short | |
| In the Hole | Testimonial Woman | Short | |
| Killer Charm | Detective Jeanie | Short | |
| 2018 | I F*cking Hate That Guy | Sheila | Short |
| 2019 | Finding the Asshole: Chapter 3 | Anna | Short |
| Open House | Jane | ||
| Morning Harmonizers: Carpool | Cece Peniston | Video | |
| 2020 | Good Luck with Everything | Ally | |
| 2021 | 5 Minutes | Sofia | Short |
| 2022 | A Lot of Nothing | Olivia | |
| Superdead | Dr. Ellyn Salvadora | ||
| 2023 | The Donor Party | Gia | |
| Leo | Mrs. Wingo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Untouchables | Sheila | First acting role |
| 1998 | Cupid | Young Claire | |
| 2010 | What Does Eco Mean? | Sheila | |
| 2012 | The Beauty Inside | Girl from the bar | TV Mini Series |
| 2013 | Boots | Juliana | TV Movie |
| Dude, Where's My Chutzpah? | Jessie's sister | ||
| 2014 | Get Lost | Sheila | |
| 2015 | How to Survive High School | Mom | |
| Return to Sender | Dr. Carrasco | ||
| 2016 | Marisol | Marisol Weaver | |
| Life in Pieces | Beth | ||
| 2017 | The Odd Couple | Lilias | |
| Me and My Grandma | Agent | ||
| Jane the Virgin | Dana Peruzzi | ||
| American Housewife | Nurse Riley | ||
| 2018 | My Future Self | Olivia | TV Movie |
| Michael and Michael Are Gay | Sharon | TV Mini Series | |
| 2019 | #VanLife | Jewel | |
| I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Vanessa | ||
| Carrier | Agent Torres / Police Dispatch #2 / Radio Host | Podcast Series | |
| The Good Place | Matilda | ||
| The Edge of Sleep | Lila Monroe | Podcast Series | |
| Johnno and Michael Try | Diane | ||
| 2020 | Outmatched | Rachael | |
| 2021–present | Ghosts | Susan "Flower" Montero |