If you’re a fan of “Fringe” or “Blindspot,” then you know Trieste Kelly, the actress playing Valerie Boone and Allison Knight respectively. With her talent, her signature dimples, and her caring voice, she built a rising acting career in the United States. He evolved from teen movies to major NBC productions, having both starring and recurring roles.
Biographical background
Little information is known about Trieste’s childhood and early years. Born on January 14, 1981 in Provo, Utah, she is of Caucasian descent and has American citizenship. She grew up in her hometown but the identity of her parents or siblings, if any, are not revealed. Regarding her studies, she holds a bachelor’s degree in theater from the School of Arts at the University of North Carolina. Reportedly, but unconfirmed, she also studied psychology at Arizona State University and completed her postgraduate studies at Northwestern University’s Family Institute, from where she holds a master’s degree in counseling.
His interest in acting has been great even since childhood, and his first projects were teen films, including the miniseries “Marriage” (1995), starring Miho, with colleagues such as Zach Clark, Aaron Katz and Brendan McFadden. Although she was not credited, she was also part of the cast of “Mysterious Skin” in 2004.
Rising career – filmography and television
Gradually, she became more well-known in the industry, which helped her get more roles of greater importance. His performances in “United 93” (2006), “Cold Weather” (2010), “The New Year” (2010) and “Vacation” (2010) received great acclaim from fans and critics alike. Its activity is also appreciable in the field of television. Beginning with “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 2006, in which she played Gloria Kulhane in a single episode, she was part of the main cast of a legal drama television series two years later; it is ‘Canterbury’s Law’, broadcast on Fox and produced by Sony Pictures Television. Some of the stars she worked with included Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn, Ben Shenkman.
She could also be seen in “Cupid” (2009), “Fringe” (2009), “Bored to Death” (2009), “Brothers & Sisters” (2011) as a guest in one episode of each production. Between 2013 and 2015, she was part of the main cast of “Banshee”, playing Siobhan Kelly. Her latest projects include ‘Royal Pains’ (2016), ‘Bull’ (2016), ‘Manhunt: Unabomber’ (2018), and she currently plays Allison Knight in the drama TV series ‘Blindspot’ (2015-present), a former FBI agent and Kurt’s girlfriend.
Price
Having such a rich portfolio, she was frequently noticed by scholars and specialists. Consequently, she was nominated and won three grand prizes. The first was for Best Actress – Short Film for her appearance in “The Push” (2016). After receiving this award at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, the Northeast Film Festival in the same year presented her with a similar award – Best Actress in a Short Film. Two years later, in 2018, she was nominated Best Actress at the Sidewalk Film Festival for her role in “The Misogynists” (2017). These awards made her even more appreciated in the industry and engaged her in many other successful projects.
Speaking of misogyny, Trieste often faced the difficulty of working with different types of men, who treated women as if they had to strictly respect certain limits: “As a woman, directors often ask you to be warmer, softer, flirting more, smiling more etc. None of these things are bad, and obviously we are capable of a variety of human behaviors, but it’s getting really old to have to play with someone’s stereotype or ideal. a.
Happy Saint Patrick! 🍀💚🍀 #Kelly #Dunn #StPattysDay pic.twitter.com/l65gmyODQS
—Trieste Kelly Dunn (@TriesteKDunn) March 17, 2019
Trieste net worth
Kelly started her career in 2004 and during that 15-year acting career, she has amassed over a million dollars, an impressive sum resulting from her many projects. At the same time, she may have had several advertising collaborations, which of course brought a little more money to her account.
Virtual presence of Kelly
Aware of the importance of a virtual presence on their general success, Trieste is very active on both Instagram and Twitter. Her nearly 40,000 subscribers appreciate her posts about her daily life, the public events she attends, the times spent with her family and friends. Some of the posts give interesting details about his personal life. For example, on June 19, 2019, she posted a drawing with the caption, “I don’t have kids but my movie girl did this portrait of me and it melted my heart.” Thank you @alexaswintonofficial you are the coolest! For: Tree’.
Judging by the large number of messages with his father, it can be assumed that they have a very strong bond and close relationship.
On Twitter, she has around 33,000 followers and more than 40,000 likes on her posts.
