| Intro | American actress | ||
| A.K.A. | Guevara-Prip, Yadira, Yadira Guevara Prip, Yadira Helena Guevara Prip | ||
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Actor Film actor Television actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 22 May 1995 | ||
| Age: | 25 years | ||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||
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Yadira Helena Guevara-Prip (born May 22, 1995) is an American stage and television actor, best known for her work on Star Trek: Discovery, Supernatural, and See.
Career
Prip began her work as an actor on the stage in New York City, landing roles in many works by Latin American playwrights and theatre companies. During the 2010s Prip performed in productions by the Atlantic Theater Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, and INTAR Theater, among others. In 2016 Prip played the character of Lala in the world premiere of Pia Scala-Zankel;s play Street Children, for which she was praised by The New York Times.
Prip made her television debut in 2016 on the Amazon Prime Video series Mad Dogs In 2017 she landed the role of Kaia Nieves on the Supernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters. Prip went on to reprise the role for Supernatural‘s 13th and 14th seasons. In 2018 Prip made her first appearance in the Star Trek franchise portraying the Xahian queen Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po in the premiere episode of Short Treks on CBS All Access. She reappeared for Star Trek: Discovery‘s second season, returning as Po for the season’s last two episodes.
In 2019 Prip appeared as a core cast member in the first season of the dystopian science fiction series See. The show was one of four inaugural scripted serials to be featured with the launch of Apple Inc.’s streaming service Apple TV+ in November 2019, and Prip starred as Bow Lion, a shadow warrior for a clan of nomadic people living 500 years in the future. Apple renewed the show for a second season shortly after its debut. In December 2019 the website Cinemaholic reported that Prip would return for season 2.
Other work
In 2018 Prip worked with the Breaking Walls Foundation to bring dozens of teens from around the world to Santiago, Chile for a residency of theatrical and creative writing workshops.