Amelia Rose Blaire Dechart is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Willa Burrell on the HBO series True Blood and Piper Shaw on the MTV series Scream.[1][2][3]
Amelia Rose Blaire Dechart | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | The Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002, 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editBlaire studied acting at age 15 when she first started classes at The Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts in Los Angeles, California. After a summer studying Shakespeare with the British American Drama Academy in London, she began working with Oscar-nominated actress Lindsay Crouse, who directed her towards the Atlantic Theater Company's two-year conservatory program in New York City. After graduating, she completed Atlantic's LA Program of master classes with David Mamet, Felicity Huffman, Clark Gregg and others. On August 23, 2013, it was announced that she had been promoted to a series regular on the HBO television series, True Blood.[4]
On April 22, 2015, it was announced that Blaire joined in a recurring role as Piper Shaw in the first season of MTV's Scream.[5]
Personal life
editBlaire was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles.[6] In June 2017, Blaire announced her engagement to actor Bryan Dechart on Twitter.[7] They married on June 30, 2018. She and her husband regularly stream video games on Twitch under the brand Dechart Games. On New Year’s Eve 2023, the couple announced they were expecting their first child on their Twitch stream. [8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blown Away | Hot Girl | Short film |
| 2012 | Sitter Wars | Ariel | |
| 2012 | Commencement | Christa Richmond | |
| 2013 | This Is Where We Go | Annie | Short film |
| 2013 | The Colony | Shelby Baker | |
| 2015 | Caught | Paige | |
| 2017 | Echelon | Cyra | Short film |
| 2018 | Angels in Stardust | Loretta | |
| 2018 | You'll Only Have Each Other | Maggie | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Jane Kellher | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Abbey Tildon | Episode: "Bad Girls" |
| 2010 | 90210 | Laura Mathison | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | The Protector | Bridget | Episode: "Beef" |
| 2011 | Grimm | Sarah Jessup | Episode: "Danse Macabre" |
| 2012 | Touch | Natalie | Episode: "Noosphere Rising" |
| 2012 | The Glades | Brooke Hudson | Episode: "Poseidon Adventure" |
| 2012 | Perception | Annie | Episode: "Kilimanjaro" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | Fiona | Episode: "Hurts Like a Mother" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nicole Price | Episode: "Wonderland Story" |
| 2013–14 | True Blood | Willa Burrell | 19 episodes |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Bibby Fortensky | Episode: "Black Market" |
| 2015 | Grey's Anatomy | Hillary List | Episode: "The Great Pretender" |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Sarah Grant | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| 2015–16 | Scream | Piper Shaw | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Amelia "Charlotte" Hope | Television film |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | Violet | Episode: "Hostage" |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | L.A. by Night | Suzanne Rochelle | 4 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Quantum Break | Amy Ferraro | Also motion capture |
| 2018 | Detroit: Become Human | Traci | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Theo, Additional Voices | [9] |
| TBA | Lunafon: Tales of the Moon Oak | The Pirate Queen | [10] |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Trouble Man" | Chris Pierce |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TV Guide Awards | Best Villain (Scream) | Won | [citation needed] |
| 2018 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best New Streamer/Broadcaster (shared with Bryan Dechart) | Won | [11] |
References
edit- ^ Sarene Leeds (July 30, 2013). "Q&A: 'True Blood' Actress Amelia Rose Blaire on Vamping It Up". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Lindsay Miller (June 6, 2014). "True Blood's Amelia Rose Blaire: I'd Choose Alcide Over Bill". popsugar.com.
- ^ Brett Bodner (September 2, 2015). "'Scream' TV Series Killer Speaks After Finale; Actor Talks About Playing The Person Behind The Brandon James Mask". International Business Times.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (August 23, 2013). "True Blood Promotes Amelia Rose Blaire to Series Regular". TV Guide. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 22, 2015). "True Blood Vamp Joins MTV's Scream". TVline. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "The Vault's Exclusive Interview with Willa – Amelia Rose Blaire". The Vault. August 1, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Amelia Rose Blaire [@AmeliaRBlaire] (June 10, 2017). "We're getting married!! @BryanDechart proposed in the gardens of Louis XIV's palace @CVersailles an incredible start to our new chapter 💝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Dechart Games (December 31, 2023). New Years Stream & BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT EVER + WIN Epic Prizes + !GiftPrizes (all prize gifters entered to win RK900 Custom Controller) – via Twitch.
- ^ Bryan Dechart #DechartGames [@BryanDechart] (October 18, 2020). "< RT to ANNOUNCE! > @AmeliaRBlaire & I are THRILLED to share this screenshot of both of our characters in #Cyberpunk2077! We're excited to play it LIVE on http://Twitch.tv/DechartGames on Sundays! Thanks @CDPROJEKTRED for inviting us to be a part of this incredible game! #CP2077" (Tweet). Retrieved October 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bryan Dechart #DechartGames [@BryanDechart] (May 30, 2019). "< RT to ANNOUNCE! > I'm so excited to share our next voice acting project! #Lunafon by @ddraighouse is a magical video game with a stellar cast! @AmeliaRBlaire plays The Rat Pirate Queen, @rclark98 plays Dogfeilion, @Jack_Septic_Eye is Arawn & I play Noone! Music by @ostadnima!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Golden Joysticks 2018 voting is open for Best New Streamer/Broadcaster". GamesRadar. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
External links
edit
 | This article about an American actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |