Miranda Rae Mayo is an American television actress. She starred as Lacey Briggs on Blood & Oil (2015) and has appeared on Chicago Fire as Stella Kidd since 2016.
Life and career Mayo was born in Fresno, California, and began her acting career appearing in the local stage productions and at her high school Roosevelt High School. She relocated to Los Angeles and began a modeling career before making her television debut. In 2011, Mayo guest-starred in an episode of the short-lived NBC police series, Law & Order: LA.
In 2013, she had a recurring role in the BET comedy series The Game. The following year she joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Zoe Browning. She appeared on the show on a recurring basis from August 2014 to July 2015. In early 2015, Mayo had the recurring role as Talia Sandoval during the fifth season of the Freeform teen drama series Pretty Little Liars.Miranda Rae Mayo talks romance with Emily and Talia's journey on "Pretty Little Liars", AfterEllen.com, accessed August 7, 2015.
In 2015 she appeared in the second season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective, and was cast in the recurring role of the Showtime drama series The Affair as the new love interest of Joshua Jackson's character. In the same year, Mayo was cast in the series regular role in the ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil as Lacey Briggs, the daughter of oil tycoon Hap Briggs (Don Johnson).
In 2016, she joined the cast of Chicago Fire playing Stella Kidd, a new firefighter.
In 2021, Mayo graduated from the Somatica Institute training as a sex and relationship coach. She was cast as one of the Institute's founders in the TV series Here She Comes, where she was also an executive producer.
She is queer and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Inside Emma Hickox 2012 How Your P*ssy Works Short film 2014 The Black Bachelor Short film 2015 We Are Your Friends Courtney Uncredited The Girl in the Photographs Rose 2025 Going Places Jules
Television Year Title Role Notes2011 Law & Order: LA Anna Episode: "El Sereno" Supah Ninjas Assistant Episode: "The Magnificent"2013 The Game Patreece Sheibani Recurring role; 5 episodes American Caravan Unaired reality television series 2013—2015 Days of Our Lives Zoe Browning Regular role; 15 episodes 2015 Stuck! Brooke Main role; 9 episodes Pretty Little Liars Talia Sandoval Recurring role; 7 episodes True Detective Vera Machiado Recurring role; 2 episodes Blood & Oil Lacey Briggs Main role; 10 episodes 2016–present Chicago Fire Stella Kidd Recurring role (season 4), Main role (season 5–present); 96 episodes 2018, 2025 Chicago Med 2 episodes 2019, 2025 Chicago P.D. 2 episodes
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External links
Next Interview w/ Miranda Rae Mayo I June 28th 2013 I Black Hollywood Live Youtube.com