Emily Coutts (born July 4, 1989) is a
Canadian
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actress. She is known for portraying
Keyla Detmer, a bridge officer, on the
Paramount+
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series ''
Star Trek: Discovery''.
A graduate of
York University
York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
's drama program, Coutts has written, produced, and starred in several independent short and feature films.
She has also appeared in a web series that she co-wrote and co-produced, entitled ''Beattie & Mae'', alongside
Melanie Leishman
Melanie Leishman (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying bespectacled Hannah B. Williams, one of the main characters on the cult comedy horror television series ''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil''. Before t ...
.
Personal life
Coutts
came out
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This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, ...
as gay in 2019.
In August 2020, she announced her engagement to her girlfriend, producer Lexy Altman.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Canadian television actresses
York University alumni
Canadian queer actresses
21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
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