Celeste O'Connor (born December 2, 1998) is an Kenyan-born American actor. They played Paloma Davis in the Amazon original film Selah and the Spades.
Early life and education Celeste O'Connor was born on December 2, 1998, in Nairobi, Kenya, to a White American father and Kenyan mother. O'Connor and their younger brother were raised in Baltimore, Maryland by their parents. They attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and studied the violin and singing at Peabody Preparatory. , O'Connor was attending Johns Hopkins University, majoring in public health and pre-medicine. They also took courses in Islamic studies. O'Connor is interested in the social determinants of health including food security, housing insecurity, and education.
Career O'Connor played the younger version of Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character in the 2018 Netflix film Irreplaceable You. They appeared in the 2019 film Wetlands. In 2019, O'Connor played Paloma Davis in the film Selah and the Spades. Reporter Anagha Komaragiri of The Daily Californian praised O'Connor's "subtle" and "pensive presence" until the "tense finale".
O'Connor was cast in July 2019 for the film Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and reprised their role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). In May 2022, they were cast as one of the co-leads in the superhero film Madame Web (2024). In December 2024, it was announced that they would appear in Scream 7.
Personal life O'Connor is an advocate for improving diversity and representation in the entertainment industry. O'Connor is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Filmography +Celeste O'Connor film work Year Title Role Notes 2017 Wetlands Amy Johnson 2018 Irreplaceable You Teen Abbie 2019 Selah and the Spades Paloma Davis 2020 Freaky Nyla Chones 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Lucky Domingo 2022 The In Between Shannon 2023 A Good Person Ryan 2024 Madame Web Mattie Franklin / Spider-Woman Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Lucky Domingo 2026 Scream 7 Chloe Parker
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