Mary Wiseman (born July 30, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Sylvia Tilly in the

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science fiction drama series '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017–2024).

Early life

Wiseman is the youngest daughter of Dorothy and Kevin Wiseman and has three older brothers. She was raised in

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and

Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg ( ) is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the third-largest incorporated city and the ninth-most populous communit ...

. Wiseman attended the DC Shakespeare Theatre’s high school outreach program. She graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 2003 and later earned her BFA in Theatre Arts at Boston University. She went on to study at

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's Drama Division between 2011 and 2015, where one of her classmates was future ''Star Trek: Discovery'' cast member Mary Chieffo.

Career

Wiseman's stage roles have included Nitzan Halperin's ''Sow and Weep'' (2008, Boston University College of Fine Arts in New York), Ariel Carson's ''I Wanted it to Have a How & I Wanted it to Have a Verb'' (2011,

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), and Betsy/Lindsay in ''

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'' (2013, Chautauqua Theater Company). Wiseman has performed in productions and workshops of new plays in Playwrights’ theatres like PS 122, The Public, Soho Rep, and New York Theatre Workshop. Wiseman appeared in the television series '' Longmire'' as Meg Joyce, a nurse and love interest for the character Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson. In 2022, Wiseman's portrayal of the character Carlo from the Off-Broadway play ''At The Wedding'' garnered her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play. In February 2023, it was announced that Mary was cast in an upcoming Shondaland series '' The Residence'' as the White House executive chef Marvella. It was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con that Wiseman will reprise the role of Sylvia Tilly in the upcoming ''Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'' series.

Personal life

In 2013, Wiseman began dating actor Noah Averbach-Katz who was her Juilliard School classmate. The couple married on February 16, 2019. Wiseman filed for divorce in March 2023. The divorce was finalized in October 2023. Wiseman identifies as

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, stating: "Before Noah, I dated and loved people of all genders. I never liked it when straight-presenting women dominated conversations about

bisexuality Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, ...

pansexuality Pansexuality is sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction towards people of all genders, or regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not de ...

when I was with women, so I try not to do it now, but I also don’t want it to feel like I’m hiding anything because I’m queer and proud!"

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Mary Place of birth missing (living people) 1985 births Living people Actresses from Maryland American queer actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni Juilliard School alumni People from Gaithersburg, Maryland People from Milford, Pennsylvania 21st-century American actresses