Chrissy Metz

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Summary

Chrissy Metz is an actor and singer best known for playing Kate Pearson on This Is Us; her other screen work includes American Horror Story: Freak Show and Breakthrough, and she co-wrote a This Is Us episode. Her public comments have repeatedly connected her work to body positivity and plus-size representation, including saying she hoped the role would spark dialogue and that she felt responsible for representing plus-size actors and women. She also performed at a 2019 Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles gala commemorating Stonewall. No public partisan campaigning or sustained advocacy on race, DEI, or LGBTQ issues is on record.