Celeste O'Connor facts for kids

Celeste O'Connor is an actor born in Kenya on December 2, 1998. They are known for their roles in movies like Selah and the Spades and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Celeste is an American actor who has appeared in several films since 2017.

Early Life and Education

Celeste O'Connor was born in Nairobi, Kenya, on December 2, 1998. Their father is White-American, and their mother is Kenyan. Celeste and their younger brother grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.

They went to Notre Dame Preparatory School. Celeste also studied the violin and singing at Peabody Preparatory. In April 2020, Celeste was attending Johns Hopkins University. They were studying public health and pre-medicine. They also took classes in Islamic studies. Celeste is interested in how things like food security, housing, and education affect people's health.

Acting Career

Celeste O'Connor began their acting career in 2017. In 2018, they played a younger version of a character in the Netflix movie Irreplaceable You. They also appeared in the 2019 film Wetlands.

In 2019, Celeste played Paloma Davis in the movie Selah and the Spades. Critics noticed their calm and thoughtful acting in the film.

In July 2019, Celeste was chosen for the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife. This film came out in 2021. They played the same character again in the 2024 sequel, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. In May 2022, Celeste was cast as a main character in the superhero movie Madame Web, which was released in 2024. It was also announced in December 2024 that they would appear in Scream 7.

Personal Life

Celeste O'Connor cares a lot about making the entertainment industry more diverse. They want to see more different kinds of people in movies and TV shows. Celeste is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. This means they prefer to be called "they" instead of "he" or "she."

Filmography