Chimo Biography
Tracee Chimo is a theater, television, and film actress from the United States who rose to fame as an arts reviewer favorite in 2012 when she played Daphna Feygenbaum, the antagonist in Joshua Harmon’s critically acclaimed dark comedy Bad Jews.
How old is Chimo? Age
Born Tracee Chimo Pallero, the actress is 45 years old as of 2024. She was born in 1979 in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States.
Chimo Childhood, Family – Education
Her mother is Irish and Italian, while her father is Albanian (her mother is Catholic and her father is an Orthodox Christian). She lives in New York City and Los Angeles alternately.
Is Chimo Married?
She fell in love and was married to Canadian cameraman Richard Joseph Pallero in 2018 while working on the set of her debut TV show, the beloved comedy People of Earth on TBS.
Chimo role on Orange Is the New Black
Chimo portrays Neri Feldman in the Orange Is the New Black Netflix series at the moment. Cal Chapman is the husband of hyperbaric welder Neri Chapman (née Feldman). Piper Chapman is the sister-in-law of hers. Neri has an extremely combative demeanor. She anticipates that Cal will follow her instructions. She appears cheerful most of the time and is really odd. Sometimes Neri and Cal like to live off the grid. Neri has dark brown eyes and wild brown hair. She has a very expressive face that can seem violent at times. Her sense of style is as unique as her character.
When Neri accepts Larry Bloom’s invitation to their Thanksgiving meal, she stirs up controversy by talking about her peculiar personality and line of work. Neri is surprised when Cal, who has only known her briefly, announces his engagement to her. Neri leaves as they quarrel about processed foods. Cal tells Larry that their disagreements are only “foreplay.”
Piper’s family travels to Low Self Esteem City to see Neri, who is waiting because of a problem with her background check. At the funeral for Cal’s grandma, Neri and Cal tie the knot. Financial difficulties force them to relocate to Cal’s parents’ house, where they take up jobs as Piper’s panty manufacturing crew. It is discovered that Neri was not as experienced as she claimed to be and that the majority of her claims were false.
What does Chimo do?
Erik Piepenburg of The New York Times praised Chimo for her work in the 2010 plays Bachelorette and Circle Mirror Transformation, saying that she was able to portray two very different characters. He said, “If, at the same time, you could meet the shy, expressionless Lauren, mumbling into the wall of her red hoodie, and the glittering, claws-extended Regan, the meanest predator on the hunt, it would be hard to believe that they are the same person underneath.” And perhaps they aren’t, despite the fact that Tracee Chimo, an actor, successfully portrayed such roles in two Off-Broadway productions this season to praise from critics.”
Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post likewise praised Chimo’s portrayal in Mirror, referring to it as “a master of the comic silent reaction.” In 2012, Chimo’s work in the Broadway revival of Harvey was praised as “excellent” by Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, who also took note of her performances in these two shows. “What’s most startling about this actress is her versatility: she seems to be almost physically transformed from performance to performance, so deeply does she burrow into her characters’ identities,” Isherwood said, echoing the opinions of numerous critics. With her face cleansed of makeup and her hair a frizzy nimbus of angry-looking dark curls, in line with Daphna’s indignant self-seriousness, I didn’t recognize her at all.”
The TV comedy series People of Earth, in which Chimo portrays Chelsea Healey, made its premiere on TBS in 2016. “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play” Lucille Lortel won in 2014 for the play Bad Jews.2013 saw a nomination for the “Outstanding Lead Actress-Bad Jews” Outer Critics Circle Award. A 2013 nomination for a Drama League Award for “Distinguished Performance – Bad Jews.” 2013: Salem State University Alumni Association’s Rising Star Award winner. She won the “Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Drama” Stage Scene Award LA in 2011 for her role in Neil LaBute’s The Break of Noon. On June 14, 2011, the “Most Promising Actress in New York City” Clarence Derwent Award was given out.
A nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress” in the Bachelorette went to Lucille Lortel in 2011. Circle Mirror Transformation won the Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Ensemble Performance” in 2010. Obie Award winner for Circle Mirror Transformation in 2010. A nomination for “Outstanding Featured Actress” in Circle Mirror Transformation went to Lucille Lortel in 2010.
Some of Chimo Acting Credits
Movies
♦ 2016 – Sully
♦ 2014 – Cyber
♦ 2013 – He’s Way More Famous Than You
♦ 2013 – Gods Behaving Badly
♦ 2013 – Concussion
♦ 2013 – Side Effects
♦ 2013 – Take Care
♦ 2012 – The Five-Year Engagement
TV Shows
♦ 2020 – The Undoing
♦ 2018–2019 – Madam Secretary
♦ 2018 – Genius
♦ 2016–2017 – People of Earth
♦ 2015 – High Maintenance
♦ 2015–2017 – Difficult People
♦ 2014 – The Money
♦ 2014 – Royal Pains
♦ 2013–2015 – Orange Is the New Black
♦ 2013 – The Good Wife
♦ 2013 – Black Box
♦ 2012 – First Dates with Toby Harris
♦ 2012 – I Just Want My Pants Back
♦ 2011 – Inside the Actor’s Studio Apartment
♦ 2010 – Guiding Light
♦ 2010 – Louie