Sheila Carrasco | |
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Born | |
Education | New York University (BFA)
Harvard University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993, 1998, 2010–present |
Spouse | Josh Grogan |
Children | 1 |
Sheila Carrasco is an American actress. She is known for her role as Flower in the CBS show Ghosts.[1] She has also appeared in The Good Place, Jane the Virgin, and American Housewife,[2] and has made appearances in films like the Donor Party.
Carrasco was born in the South Side of Chicago. Her father was a pastor.[3]
Her interest in acting started from making home movies as a youth.[4] She began acting at age 7 in a theater production of Annie.[2]
She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing and Set Design at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and received a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard University.[2]
Carrasco's first acting credit was a guest star role in the television show The Untouchables in 1993.[3]
She also performed at the American Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Garage, Court Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre, and the Groundlings.[4] At Harvard's A.R.T Institute, she performed in The Discreet Charm of Monsieur Jourdain. At NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, 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.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
Carrasco wrote the short film, Piano Lessons,[9] 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.[10]
She has made recurring appearances on shows including, The Beauty Inside, Get Lost, How to Survive High School, Me and My Grandma, Jane the Virgin, and #VanLife. She also appeared in podcast series the Carrier and The Edge of Sleep.[11]
She starred in the hit CBS show Ghosts as a main character, Flower.[12][13][14]
She grew up as a member of the United Methodist Church.[3] She has a partner, Josh Grogan, with whom she has a child.[15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | One Night Stand | Karen | Short |
2012 | Monster Roll | Customer | Short |
2013 | Blue Bird Street | Regina | Short |
Ralphie | Mouse Girl | Video | |
2016 | Trophy Wives | Stacey | Short |
2017 | Fox News Sexual Harassment Training Video | Short | |
In the Hole | Testimonial Woman | Short | |
Killer Charm | Detective Jeanie | Short | |
2018 | I F*cking Hate That Guy | Sheila | Short |
2019 | Finding the Asshole: Chapter 3 | Anna | Short |
Open House | Jane | ||
Morning Harmonizers: Carpool | Cece Peniston | Video | |
2020 | Good Luck with Everything | Ally | |
2021 | 5 Minutes | Sofia | Short |
2022 | A Lot of Nothing | Olivia | |
Superdead | Dr. Ellyn Salvadora | ||
2023 | The Donor Party | Gia | |
Leo | Mrs. Wingo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Untouchables | Sheila | First acting role |
1998 | Cupid | Young Claire | |
2010 | What Does Eco Mean? | Sheila | |
2012 | The Beauty Inside | Girl from the bar | TV Mini Series |
2013 | Boots | Juliana | TV Movie |
Dude, Where's My Chutzpah? | Jessie's sister | ||
2014 | Get Lost | Sheila | |
2015 | How to Survive High School | Mom | |
Return to Sender | Dr. Carrasco | ||
2016 | Marisol | Marisol Weaver | |
Life in Pieces | Beth | ||
2017 | The Odd Couple | Lilias | |
Me and My Grandma | Agent | ||
Jane the Virgin | Dana Peruzzi | ||
American Housewife | Nurse Riley | ||
2018 | My Future Self | Olivia | TV Movie |
Michael and Michael Are Gay | Sharon | TV Mini Series | |
2019 | #VanLife | Jewel | |
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Vanessa | ||
Carrier | Agent Torres / Police Dispatch #2 / Radio Host | Podcast Series | |
The Good Place | Matilda | ||
The Edge of Sleep | Lila Monroe | Podcast Series | |
Johnno and Michael Try | Diane | ||
2020 | Outmatched | Rachael | |
2021–present | Ghosts | Flower |