Vella Lovell

Vella Lovell is an American actress, known for playing Heather Davis in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well as providing the voice of Mermista in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Khadija in The Big Sick, and Mikaela in Mr. Mayor.[1][2]

Vella Lovell
Born
New Mexico, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Known forCrazy Ex-Girlfriend
The Big Sick
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Mr. Mayor

Career

Lovell attended Interlochen Arts Camp and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy. She then went on to graduate from Juilliard in New York City.[3]

Lovell had minor roles in TV series Girls and Younger before joining the cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in 2015.[4] In 2017, Lovell had a supporting role in the romantic comedy The Big Sick.[5] She also had a small role in the Netflix movie The Christmas Chronicles.

In 2018, she voiced Princess Mermista in the Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

In 2021, she played Mikaela in Mr. Mayor on NBC, created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. She also starred in the Comedy Central parody A Clusterfunke Christmas with Cheyenne Jackson, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.

Background

Lovell was born in New Mexico. She has described herself as Black, Jewish and European.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Three Dates Danielle Short
2015 OM City Sarah Guest (1 episode)
2015 Bears Discover Fire Nurse Short
2015 LFE Anj TV Movie
2015–19 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Heather Davis Main role (44 episodes)
2016 Girls Adele Guest (1 episode)
2016 Younger Taylor Guest (1 episode)
2017 The Big Sick Khadija
2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron Jen
2017 Flip the Script The Development Exec Guest (1 episode)
2018–20 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Mermista (voice) Recurring role
2018 The Christmas Chronicles Wendy
2019 Dollface Alison S. Recurring role
2020 Grace and Frankie Nicole Guest (1 episode)
2021–present Mr. Mayor Mikaela Shaw Main role
2021 A Clüsterfünke Christmas Holly
2022 As We See It Salena
TBA Speed of Life Laura Post-Production

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy Mr. Mayor Pending [7]

References
  1. Gans, Andrew (8 January 2017). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Renewed for Third Season". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. Demaria, Meghan (2 December 2016). "Heather Takes Center Stage In This Exclusive Clip From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Refinery29. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Woman Crush Wednesday: Vella Lovell Is The Wonderfully Normal Friend of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". 14 December 2016.
  5. Berkshire, Geoff (21 January 2017). "Film Review: 'The Big Sick'".
  6. "It's All About Community". See, I'm mixed. I'm black, I'm Jewish, I'm European. I'm a million things. I just got my 23 and Me back about a year ago and I'm just like the world."
  7. Pedersen, Erik (2021-07-08). "HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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