Sheila Carrasco is an American actress known for her role as Flower in the

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show ''

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''. She has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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,'' and has made appearances in films like the '' Donor Party''.

Early life and education

Carrasco was born in the South Side of Chicago. Her father was a pastor. Her interest in acting started from making home movies as a youth. She began acting at age 7 in a theater production of ''Annie''. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing and Set Design at

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and received a Master of Fine Arts from

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Career

Carrasco's first acting credit was a guest star role in the television show ''The Untouchables'' in 1993. She also performed at the

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, Steppenwolf Garage,

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, and the

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. At

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's A.R.T Institute, she performed in ''The Discreet Charm of Monsieur Jourdain''. At

, 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''. 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. Carrasco wrote the short film, ''Piano Lessons,'' 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. She has made recurring appearances on shows including, '' The Beauty Inside'', ''Get Lost'', ''How to Survive High School'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''#VanLife''. She also appeared in podcast series the '' Carrier'' and The Edge of Sleep. She stars in the hit CBS show ''

'' as a main character, Flower.

Personal life

Carrasco grew up as a member of the

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. She and her husband Josh have one child.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Sheila Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American film actresses American television actresses Harvard University alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people)