Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Born (1992-03-02) March 2, 1992
England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Website maisierichardsonsellers.org

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 2 March 1992) is an English actress who is best known as Rebekah Mikaelson/Eva Sinclair in the CW series The Originals and is to portray Michal the daughter of King Saul of Israel in the coming Biblical TV series Of Kings and Prophets.

Life and career

Coming from a family of stage actors, Richardson-Sellers was always close to the theater and started acting from a young age. In 2013, Richardson-Sellers graduated from University of Oxford in Archaeology and Anthropology where she participated in and directed several plays such as Mephisto, Chatroom, and There Will Be Red. After graduating university, she started auditioning and had her very first role in the highly anticipated Star Wars sequel, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[1][2]

After wrapping filming for her role, Richardson-Sellers booked her second role as Rebekah Mikaelson in the CW series The Originals, where the character of Rebekah inhabits a different body after a spell gone wrong. Executive Producer Michael Narducci described her performance as having “an incredibly strong sparkle” and “there’s a great beauty – not only with physical beauty but there’s a great inner beauty – that comes up in her performance. There’s also just this incredible strength.”[3]

In beginning of March, it was announced that Richardson-Sellers will play a lead in Of Kings And Prophets, ABC’s drama pilot written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, which will be filmed in South Africa.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Our First World Short
2013 Americano and Rum Ellie Short
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Korr Sella Cameo
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 The Originals Rebekah Mikaelson/Eva Sinclair 14 episodes
2016– Of Kings and Prophets Michal Series regular

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