{{Short description|American actress (born 1988 or 1989)}} {{For|the English actor|Kris Marshall}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Krys Marshall | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of dates|32|2021|06|04|34|2023|03|08|34|2023|06|22|slash=y}} | birth_place = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S. | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2007–present | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works" --> | style = | spouse = {{marriage|Ted Dolan|2017}} | children = 1 | family = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Krys Marshall''' (born {{birth based on age as of dates |32|2021|06|04|34|2023|03|08|34|2023|06|22|noage=1|slash=y}})<ref name=people-8mar2023>{{cite magazine |last=Andaloro |first=Angela |title=Krys Marshall and Husband Ted Are Expecting Their First Baby: 'Growing and Grooving' |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=March 8, 2023 |quote=says Marshall, 34… (&) …Ted is a real estate developer |url=https://people.com/parents/krys-marshall-husband-ted-expecting-first-baby-exclusive/ |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name=peo-22jun2023>{{cite magazine |first=Hannah |last=Sacks |title=Krys Marshall Welcomes First Baby with Husband Ted Dolan — See the Photos! |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=2023-06-22 |quote=The ''For All Mankind'' actress, 34… |url=https://people.com/krys-marshall-welcomes-first-baby-husband-ted-dolan-7504430 |access-date=2025-01-29}}</ref><ref name=gt-4jun2021>{{cite magazine |first=Zoya |last=Raza-Sheikh |title=Krys Marshall comes out as pansexual in powerful Instagram post |magazine=[[Gay Times]] |date=2021-06-04 |quote=the 32-year-old |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/krys-marshall-comes-out-as-pansexual-in-powerful-instagram-post/ |access-date=2025-01-29}}</ref> is an American actress. She may be best known for her role as astronaut [[Danielle Poole]] on the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]''.
==Early life and education== Marshall, who is of [[African Americans|African American]] heritage, grew up in [[Atlanta]], Georgia.<ref name=people-8mar2023 /><ref>{{cite AV media |first1=Sharon |last1=Lawson |first2=Krys |last2=Marshall |title=Interview: Krys Marshall is out of this world in For All Mankind |work=[[WAGA-TV#News operation|Good Day Atlanta]] |date=August 15, 2022 |format=News video |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1105277 |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> She attended the [[magnet program]] in performing arts at [[Pebblebrook High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Camp |first=Katy Ruth |title=Star Factory: One of the country's most respected performing arts schools is right here in Cobb |url=https://www.mdjonline.com/cobblife/star-factory/article_56291c1e-cb67-11e9-ade8-17871fb3e267.html |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=[[Marietta Daily Journal]] |date=August 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Annual Luncheon |website=girlstart.org |url=https://girlstart.org/support-girlstart/fundraising-luncheon/2021-annual-luncheon/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312032338/https://girlstart.org/support-girlstart/fundraising-luncheon/2021-annual-luncheon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Marshall graduated from the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] with a B.F.A. in Drama.<ref name="uncsa-14jun2023">{{cite interview |subject-first=Krys |subject-last=Marshall |interviewer-first=Melissa |interviewer-last=Upton-Julio |title=Drama alumna Krys Marshall is out of this world in "For All Mankind" |publisher=[[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] |date=2024-01-08 |orig-date=2021-06-14 |url=https://www.uncsa.edu/drama/alumni/krys-marshall.aspx |access-date=2025-01-29}}</ref>
==Career== Marshall's first television role was a small part in an episode of ''[[Criminal Minds]]''.<ref name="chi-23aug2022">{{cite news |last=Metz |first=Nina |title=My worst moment: 'For All Mankind' star Krys Marshall says a muscle relaxer made her feel like 'Weekend at Bernie's' on set |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 23, 2022 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-my-worst-moment-krys-marshall-20220823-d6bwmxvukzbjrgydh2c32hcdsm-story.html |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> Her other acting credits include parts on the television series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', and ''[[This Is Us]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Krys Marshall List of Movies and TV Shows |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/krys-marshall/credits/3000837051/ |website=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
Marshall was asked to read for a role on ''For All Mankind'' unexpectedly, while auditioning for a different show. She landed the part of [[Danielle Poole]], [[NASA]]'s first Black astronaut, that same day.<ref name="uncsa-14jun2023" /><ref name="chi-23aug2022" /> Marshall also hosts the companion podcast for the show, the first such audio series to be produced by Apple TV+.<ref name="chi-23aug2022" /><ref>{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title=Apple Launches 'For All Mankind' Companion Podcast |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 15, 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/apple-for-all-mankind-companion-podcast-1234693923/ |access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
In 2025, she began starring as Agent Nicole Robinson in the Hulu series Paradise.<ref name="col-5mar2025">{{cite web |last1=Lane |first1=Carly |title="What Else Don't We Know?": 'Paradise's Krys Marshall Still Has So Many Questions After That Twisty Finale |url=https://collider.com/paradise-finale-krys-marshall/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=May 7, 2026 |date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == Marshall identifies as [[pansexual]].<ref name=gt-4jun2021 /><ref>{{cite web |last=Marshall |first=Krys |title=Once upon a time, a Pan-girl and a Straight-boy met and fell in love. They got married and lived happily ever after. The end. Happy Pride Month, from our Modern Family to yours. 🌈 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlSeBJMuBl/ |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=March 11, 2023 |date=June 1, 2021}}</ref> In 2017, she married real estate developer<ref name=people-8mar2023/> Ted Dolan in a ceremony on [[Mykonos]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jaimie |last=Mackey |title=Actress Krys Marshall's Intimate Wedding in Mykonos |magazine=[[Brides (magazine)|Brides]] |date=2018-01-03 |url=https://www.brides.com/story/krys-marshall-supergirl-wedding-mykonos |access-date=2025-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424155514/https://www.brides.com/story/krys-marshall-supergirl-wedding-mykonos |archive-date=2019-04-24 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple announced in March 2023 that they are expecting their first child;<ref name="people-8mar2023" /> their child was born in June 2023.<ref name=peo-22jun2023 />
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2011 | ''Lesbian Cops'' | Officer Rashida Thompson | [[Short film]] |- | 2012 | ''Raincheck Romance'' | Jenny | Short film |- | 2014 | ''Doubles'' | Radio / TV Personalities | Short film |- | 2018 | ''Soliloquy'' | Hamlet | Short film |- | 2022 | ''Alone in the Dark'' | Cheyenne | |- | 2023 | ''It Is What It Is (or the Standards of Outrage)'' | Presenter 2 | Short film |- | 2026 | ''[[Toy Story 5]]'' | | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Sportlets'' | Amy / Athletica | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' | Vicki | Episode: "To Hell..." |- | ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' | Bridesmaid | Episode: "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap" |- | 2010–2011 | ''Super Sportlets'' | Amy / Athletica | Main cast |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''[[All My Children]]'' | Mother | Episode: "1.10594" |- | ''The Drama Department'' | Diana | [[TV movie]] |- | 2013 | ''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]'' | Claire | Episode: "Ghosts" |- | 2014 | ''[[Dads (2013 TV series)|Dads]]'' | Patron #1 | Episode: "Eli Nightingale" |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''[[Navy CIS|NCIS]]'' | Suzy | Episode: "Incognito" |- | ''[[Wayward Pines#Digital companion series|Gone: A Wayward Pines Story]]'' | Elena | [[Webseries]]; main cast |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''[[One Day at a Time (2017 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' | Kristen | Episode: "A Snowman's Tale" |- | ''[[This Is Us]]'' | Stacy | Episode: "Jack Pearson's Son" |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' | Julia Freeman / Purity | Recurring role (season 3) |- | ''[[Adam Ruins Everything]]'' | Cori | Episode: "Adam Ruins Tech" |- | 2019 | ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]'' | Sadie Williams | Episode: "Her Own Two Feet" |- | 2019–2026 | ''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]'' | [[Danielle Poole]] | Recurring role (season 1), main cast (seasons 2–4), guest role (season 5) |- | 2020 | ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' | Mora | Episode: "Now Leaving Illinois" |- | 2024 | ''[[Bad Monkey (TV series)|Bad Monkey]]'' | Tanny | 3 episodes |- | 2025–present | ''[[Paradise (2025 TV series)|Paradise]]'' | Nicole Robinson | Recurring role (season 1), main cast (season 2) |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2020 | ''[[Marvel's Avengers (video game)|Marvel's Avengers]]'' | Additional voices | |- |}
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