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Marianne Rendón

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Marianne Rendón
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active2017–present
SpouseKer Wells (died 2019)

Marianne Rendón is an American actress known for her role as Susan Atkins in the biopic film Charlie Says about the life of Charles Manson,[1] as Julia "Jules" Langmore on the Bravo dark comedy television series Imposters, and as Leslie Bell on the CW crime drama In the Dark.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Rendón was born to Robert (Bob) Rendón, a sound technician and Valerie Lemon-Rendón, a singer. She was raised in New Rochelle, New York. Marianne was educated at Bard College in upstate New York. While at Bard, she and friend Lola Kirke formed band "Sheroes", an all-female country feminist band.[4] She graduated from the Juilliard School in 2016.[5] She was married to actor and teacher Ker Wells until his death from pancreatic cancer on August 30, 2019.[6]

Career

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Rendón played Julia "Jules" Langmore, a main role in the 2017 television series Imposters.[7]

In July 2017, she was brought in to replace Zosia Mamet in the role of Patti Smith in the film Mapplethorpe, a biopic based on the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.[8][9][10]

In March 2018, she was cast to play the role of Susan Atkins in the biopic Charlie Says about the life of Charles Manson.[11][12]

In 2021, Rendón was introduced in season 3 of the CW series In the Dark as Leslie Bell, a lawyer and sister of main character Felix Bell. She appeared in a recurring role that season, and was promoted to the main cast for season 4.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Gemini Cassandra
2018 Mapplethorpe Patti Smith
2018 Charlie Says Susan Atkins
2023 One Day as a Lion Lola
2023 The Kill Room Nicole Post-production
2024 Bellyache Dede Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017–2018 Imposters Julia "Jules" Langmore Main role
2020 Almost Family Skylar Episode: "Courageous AF"
2021-2022 In The Dark Leslie Bell Main role
2023- Extrapolations Gabriela Episode: "#1.3"

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Nordstrom. "Breakout Actor Marianne Rendón on Outsiders and Seventies Escapes The costar of "Charlie Says" and "Mapplethorpe" plays opposite Matt Smith in back-to-back roles". WWD. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ Lea Palmieri (3 May 2018). "Marianne Rendón on Her Upcoming 'Imposters' Scene With Uma Thurman: "It's Unlike Anything I've Done"". Decider. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ JOHN BRANDI (28 February 2017). "7 Things to Know About Imposters' Marianne Rendón Take a closer look at this #Imposters small-screen newcomer". Bravo TV. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ |url=https://www.nypress.com/news/she-rose-not-he-roes-IBNP1020120411304119997/%7Ctitle=She Rose Not He Rose|first=NY Press|date=February 16, 2015| website=nypress.com|accessdate=February 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (September 1, 2016). "Marianne Rendón Joins 'My So Called Wife'; 'Roadside Picnic' Casts Chloe Coleman". deadline.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam: Ker Wells".
  7. ^ "Critics Aren't Lying: 'Imposters' is one of the best shows to watch on Netflix". dailycampus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Marianne Rendon replaces Zosia Mamet as Patti Smith in Mapplethorpe". tv3.ie. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  9. ^ WENN (July 4, 2017). "Marianne Rendon replaces Zosia Mamet as Patti Smith in Mapplethorpe". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Matt Smith gets ready for his wig as he tackles controversial new movie". metro.co.uk. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-10. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Celebretainment, By. "Chace Crawford joins Charles Manson biopic Charlie Says". bhpioneer.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Chace Crawford Joins Charles Manson Drama 'Charlie Says'". hollywoodreporter.com. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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