Meg DeLacy

Meg DeLacy
Born
Margaret DeLacy Kelley

(1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2012–present

Margaret DeLacy Kelley (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress and singer.[1] She is known for her role as Cindy Burman in the DC Universe series Stargirl.[2][3]

Early life

DeLacy was born and raised in Southern California. Her mother is Filipina.[4]

Career

DeLacy began her acting career in 2012, when she started creating music at the age of 8 before picking up a guitar when she was 12 years old. DeLacy has her own YouTube channel.[5] In 2012, DeLacy made her feature film debut in the South Korean comedy-drama film Papa, in which she played the role of Maya.[6] From 2013 to 2015, DeLacy was cast to play the lead role in the web series Side Effects portraying Whitney Connolly. In 2016, DeLacy had a recurring role in the teen drama series Recovery Road, playing Nyla.[7]

In 2017, DeLacy appeared as Candy in the comedy film Austin Found directed by Will Raee, which was released on July 7, 2017.[8] On the same year, DeLacy was cast in the teen comedy film by Benny Fine titled F the Prom.[9] Also the same year, DeLacy had a recurring role in the drama web series in Zac & Mia portraying Chloe. She played the role as Grace on The Fosters from 2017 to 2018, where she held a recurring role. For her role in Woodstock or Bust, DeLacy was nominated in 2019 for Best Supporting Actress by the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.[10] She appeared as Clara in Chris Sivertson's thriller film Shattered Memories.[11]

In early 2020, DeLacy won the Best Ensemble in 2020 Independent Shorts Awards and also won the Best Actress in 2020 Fright Night Film Festival, for the short film Scars, where she held a lead role.[12]

From 2020 to 2022, DeLacy starred as the villainous Cindy Burman in Stargirl.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Papa Maya
2014 The Blackout Christine
2017 North of Neon Coin Short Film
2017 Austin Found Candy
2017 F the Prom Felicity "City" Stufts
2018 Woodstock or Bust Meryl
2018 Shattered Memories Clara
2020 Scars Aris Short Film
2020 Rose Rose Short Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 See Dad Run Juliette Episode: "See Dad Runner Up"
2016 Recovery Road Nyla Recurring
2017 Chicago P.D. Tonya Whitley Episode: "I Remember Her Now"
2017 Zac and Mia Chloe Recurring
2017-2018 The Fosters Grace Mullen Recurring
2019 Santa Clarita Diet Margot Episode: "Knighttime"
2020-2024 The Rookie Chastity Recurring
2020–2022 Stargirl Cindy Burman Main Role
2020 Find a Way or Make One Charlie Episode: "Aut Viam Invenniam Aut Faciam"
2024 The Irrational Summer Episode: (S2 E5) "Anatomy of a Fall"
Web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013–2015 Side Effects Whitney Connolly Lead role
2016 The Disappearing Girl Carla

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Bruises"[14] 2018 TBA
"Red Wine"[15]
"Trapeze"[16]
"Some and All of It"[17] 2020
"67"[18]
"Implicit"[19]
"Body"[20] 2021
"Love Me Like That"[21]

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"You Stole My Heart" 2012 Non-album singles
"Through"
"We're Alive"
"No Diggity" 2013
"Warm Water (Live)" 2015
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Live)"
"I'm No Good (Live)"
"Drinking and Driving (Live)"
"Never Know"
(featuring Daoudi) 		2017

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Titanium" 2013 None Side Effects: The Music, Episode 1 (Music From the Web Series)[22]
"Sweet Little Pill" Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts
"C'mon" Lulu Antariksa
"Mean" Lia Marie Johnson
"Bad Day" Chester See, Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Finn Roberts
"Cups" 2014 Lulu Antariksa, Cade Canon Ball, Keli Price, Finn Roberts, Chester See Side Effects: The Music, Episode 2 (Music From the Web Series)[23]
"Safe and Sound" Cade Canon Ball
"Kiss You" Finn Roberts, Chester See
"Boom Boom" Lulu Antariksa
"Euphoria" 2017 Austin Powell Ink (EP)[24]
"Suffragette" 2018 Liquid Heart, David Lambert non-album single

Music Videos

Title Year Director
"Through" 2012 Christine Crokos
"We're Alive" William Sikora III
"Bruises 2018 Keenan O'Reilly
"Some and All of It" 2020 Un­known
"Implicit" Un­known
"Body" 2021 Jake Matthews

Guest appearances

Title Year Artist(s) Director(s)
"Almost True" 2020 KTJ & Carly KTJ & Carly

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Best Supporting Actress in a feature film Woodstock or Bust Nominated [25]
2020 Fright Night Film Festival Best Actress Scars Won [26]
Independent Shorts Awards Best Ensemble Won [27]

References

  1. ^ "Meg DeLacy – Cast" (in Burmese). Channel Myanmar. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Dar, Taimur (24 June 2020). "First look at Meg DeLacy as the villainess Shiv in STARGIRL". Comics Beat. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Morrison, Matt (30 June 2020). "Who Is Shiv? Stargirl's Big Villain In DC Comics Explained". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Angeles, Steve (7 March 2018). "Meet "The Foster's" Fil-Am star, Meg DeLacy". Balitang America. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ Moore, Camille. "10 Things You Didn't Know about Meg DeLacy". TV Overmind. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Papa (South Korea, 2012) - Review". AsianMovieWeb. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Fun Facts and Trivia About Singer and Actress Meg DeLacy". Sweety High. May 13, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Austin Found (2017) Cast". cinema.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "YouTube's Fine Brothers Announce First Film, Comedy 'F*&% the Prom'". Variety. April 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lady Filmmakers Film Festival". IMDb. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Amanda N'Duka (July 2, 2018). "Elizabeth Bogush To Star In 'Last Night'; Chris Caldovino Joins Indie 'Made In Chinatown'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "SCARS Short Film". jonnyzeller.com. JZ - Jonny Zeller. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (5 July 2020). "DC's Stargirl: Has Shiv Earned a Seat With the ISA? Meg DeLacy Weighs In on Mean Girl Cindy's Metamorphosis". TV Line. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Bruises - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  15. ^ "Red Wine - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  16. ^ "Trapeze - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  17. ^ "Some and All of It - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  18. ^ "67 - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  19. ^ "Implicit - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  20. ^ "Body - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  21. ^ "Love Me Like That - Single by Meg DeLacy". iTunes. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  22. ^ "Side Effects: The Music, Episode 1 (Music From the Web Series - Album by Various Artists". iTunes. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  23. ^ "Side Effects: The Music, Episode 2 (Music From the Web Series - EP by Various Artists". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  24. ^ "Ink - EP by Austin Powell". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  25. ^ "Lady Filmmakers Festival 2019". wearemovingstories.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  26. ^ "Fright Night Film Festival, US (2020)". frightnightfilmfest.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  27. ^ "Annual Awards 2020". independentshortsawards.com/. Retrieved January 1, 2024.