Michelle Veintimilla (born November 11, 1992) is an Ecuadorian American film, television, and theater actress. She played the role of villain Firefly in the second and fourth seasons of the

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television series '' Gotham''. Recently, she portrayed Carmen Guerra on FOX's ''The Gifted'' and Marie Joblanski on the

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crime drama series ''Seven Seconds''.‘Seven Seconds’ Trailer: Regina King Seeks Justice In Netflix Crime Anthology Series
/ref> Recently, she starred as Hayden on the Netflix science fiction miniseries, ''

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''.

Career

Veintimilla was studying as a senior at

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when she got the job offer to perform in the musical ''The Visit'' in 2014. She portrayed the

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' super-villain Bridgit Pike/Firefly in the series '' Gotham''. She would appear in two episodes of season two. After being replaced by Camila Perez for the third season, she returned to the role with the fourth season episode " Mandatory Brunch Meeting". Veintimilla appeared on

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in the musical version of '' The Visit'', playing the younger version of

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's character. She most recently appeared in a developmental presentation of

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new musical Store Brand, written and composed by Zack Zadek. In August 2019, it was confirmed that Veintimilla will star as Hayden in the Netflix science fiction miniseries, ''

'', which premiered on September 12, 2019. In 2020, Veintimilla starred in the ABC series '' The Baker and the Beauty'', playing one of the love interests of the main character. In 2022, she played Actress/Bachelorette/Casting Director in the world premiere production of '' Which Way to the Stage'' off-Broadway.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses Carnegie Mellon University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-actor-stub