Mary Wiseman

Personal context

Summary

Mary Wiseman is an American actor best known for playing Sylvia Tilly in Star Trek: Discovery, with other screen work including Baskets and The Residence. She has described Discovery’s cast as reflecting a diverse community and said that including more voices makes people more generous and understanding; she has also spoken about the need for queer and trans representation to go beyond token visibility and for people to feel safe on set. Wiseman has publicly identified as queer, saying she has dated and loved people of all genders, and has discussed sexism and body-shaming in entertainment.