Trieste Kelly Dunn Biography

Fast Facts

• Appeared on Filmmaker Magazine's list of "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2010
• Graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a degree in Theater
• Made her screen acting debut in the 2003 short film "Birth of a Rebellion․"
• Quote: "(On doing improv scenes in "Loves Her Gun"): "The stakes were also really high - so it wasn't like improv-ing conversational stuff․ It needed to be driven and to the point․ When scenes went well it was more gratifying than anything I've ever done․""
• Quote: "As a female you are often being asked by directors to be warmer, softer, flirt more, smile more etc․․․obviously we are capable of a variety of human behavior, but it gets really old having to play into somebody's stereotype or ideal․"
• Best known for her role as Deora Frances Bodley in "United 93" and as Detective Siobhan Kelly in "Banshee․"
• Had a recurring role as Molly McConnell in the TV series "Canterbury's Law" in 2008