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Alicia Witt, Taylor Schilling, Kate Middleton, Tracee Chimo, Kathleen Littlefield, and Keilly McQuail in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Oscar Nuñez and Tracee Chimo in People of Earth (2016)

Ana Gasteyer, Nancy Lenehan, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Brian Huskey, Wyatt Cenac, Tracee Chimo, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in People of Earth (2016)

Ana Gasteyer, Nancy Lenehan, Brian Huskey, Oscar Nuñez, Wyatt Cenac, Tracee Chimo, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in People of Earth (2016)

Ana Gasteyer, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Brian Huskey, Wyatt Cenac, Tracee Chimo, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in People of Earth (2016)

Michael Chernus and Tracee Chimo in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

2013 Rising Star Award winner, Tracee Chimo presented alongside Emmy Award winner, Bobby Cannavale, at the 2013 Obies

Obie Award Winner, Tracee Chimo, in a vintage polka dot Deverado dress, presents at the 2013 Obie Awards

Presenter and recent 2013 Rising Star Award winner, Tracee Chimo, arrives at the 2013 Obie Awards

Obie Award winner, Tracee Chimo and Tony Award winner, John Benjamin Hickey get ready to perform at Page 73's annual benefit on May 22, 2013

Ms. Chimo arrives at Page 73's annual benefit in downtown New York - 2013

No beef between the nominees! Ms. Chimo's all smiles at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in Times Square

Ms. Chimo received a Distinguished Performer nomination from the 2013 Drama Leagues for her performance as Daphna in 'Bad Jews'

Distinguished Performer Nominee, Tracee Chimo, arrives at the 2013 Drama League Awards

The cast of BAD JEWS - now Extended through December 30, 2012

Chimo currently stars as Daphna in Roundabout Theatre Co's new hit BAD JEWS

Chimo at the Bad Jews Opening Night reception on November 7, 2012

Tracee Chimo as Margaret in Universal Pictures, THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT 

Tracee Chimo and Justin Bartha present at the 2012 OBIE Awards - New York City

Tracee Chimo and Justin Bartha at the OBIE Awards 2012

HARVEY's Tracee Chimo, Carol Kane, and Jim Parsons - June 14, 2012

HARVEY's Tracee Chimo, Morgan Spector, Jessica Hecht, and Jim Parsons - June 14, 2012

Broadway's HARVEY "Meet and Greet" - Angela Peyton, Jessica Hecht, Jim Parsons and Tracee Chimo - April 20, 2012

actors Peter Benson and Tracee Chimo attend HARVEY's Opening Night party - June 14, 2012

Tracee Chimo, Jim Parsons, and Holley Fain - June 14, 2012

June 14, 2012 - actresses Holley Fain and Tracee Chimo

Jim Parsons, Angela Peyton, Jessica Hecht, and Tracee Chimo in HARVEY 

Rich Sommer and Tracee Chimo on Broadway in a scene from HARVEY at Studio 54 (2012)

Ms. Chimo attending the Opening Night of Paul Weitz's 'Lonely, I'm Not' at Second Stage Theater in NYC

Tracee at The Five Year Engagement Premiere, April 18, 2012

Tracee Chimo arriving at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York for the premiere of Five Year Engagement

Tracee Chimo arrives at Five-Year Engagement premiere at the Zeigfeld Theater in New York City

Drama Desk Award Winner, Tracee Chimo attends the cocktail reception

Eddie Kaye Thomas and Tracee Chimo in Leslye Headland's "Bachelorette"

Tracee is nominated for a 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, seen here in a stunning Elizabeth and James dress

Ms. Chimo landed a spot on STAR Magazine's "Worst Dressed of the Week" for her Vintage dress at NY's "Break of Noon" opening

Award Winning cast, "Circle Mirror Transformation" -Tracee Chimo, Heidi Schreck, Reed Birney, Peter Friedman, and Didi O'Connell

Sam Gold, Tracee Chimo, and Peter Friedman celebrate winning the 2010 OBIE AWARD for "Circle Mirror Transformation"

Tracee Chimo attends the opening of "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark"

"Break Of Noon" Opening Night - After Party

Tracee Chimo, Amanda Peet, David Duchovny and John Earl Jelks

Cast of Neil LaBute's "Break of Noon" - opening night

Tracee Chimo Pallero was born Tracee Ann Chimo to parents Deborah and Bruce Chimo, in a small town just north of Boston, Massachusetts called Saugus. She has Albanian, Irish, and Italian ancestry. Kevin Chimo is her younger brother.

Due to audience and critical acclaim in three dynamic and wonderfully diverse roles on the New York stage, the last several years have brought this young and extremely inspired actress much success.

Tracee first came on the scene in 2009 when she originated the role of a shy, lovable, 16 year old, mousy nerd named Lauren in Annie Baker's 'circle mirror transformation'. Her "Chaplin-like" physical comedy, mixed with her ability to break your heart, garnered her much praise in the industry and she quickly became the show's breakout star with the NY Times calling her, "a master of the comic-silent reaction."

After a much extended run at Playwrights Horizons, she went on to stun audiences and critics once again in Leslye Headland's dark comedy, 'Bachelorette'. Almost unrecognizable to audiences, Chimo transformed herself into the character, Reagan. A vicious, conniving, manipulative, drug addict who prowled the stage like a lioness about to pounce her prey.

From there she shot her first film, Judd Apatow's The Five-Year Engagement (2012), and spent some time living and working in Los Angeles, CA.

She wasn't there long. Shortly after making the move from NY to LA, she was called to star opposite Jim Parsons and Jessica Hecht in Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 production of 'Harvey' on Broadway at Studio 54. Tracee was once again playing against type and very well received as the buoyantly love hungry Myrtle Mae Simmons.

However the role that would soon change her career came immediately after 'Harvey' closed it's doors. She was cast as Daphna Feygenbaum, the antagonist in Roundabout's wildly dark and funny new play 'Bad Jews'. After her 4 month starring turn as this unapologetic and shockingly loyal traditionalist, she's since gone on to shoot more films, and had a major role on Netflix's hit show 'Orange is the New Black' in which she recurred as the earthy-crunchy, Neri Feldman.

She wrapped filming on 'The Good Wife' and starred in the remount of 'Bad Jews' which, due to its incredibly successful first run, was transferred to the beautiful Laura Pels Theatre in New York City.

Tracee Chimo the recent recipient of the 2013 Rising Star Award, and was nominated for Outer Critic's Circle and Drama League Awards for her performance in 'Bad Jews'. Other awards include the 2011 Clarence Derwent Award for 'Most Promising Actress in New York', a 2010 Drama Desk Award, OBIE Award, and two Lucille Lortel nominations in the 'Best Actress' category for her exquisitely unique work.

Tracee Chimo arriving at The Five Year Engagement premiere in New York City on April 18, 2012

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