Chrissy Metz

Chrissy Metz

Birthday: September 29
Birthplace: Homestead, Florida

Chrissy Metz is an American actress. She is best known for her role in This Is Us as Kate Pearson, My Name Is Earl as Chunk, and American Horror Story: Freak Show as Barbara/Ima Wiggles.

Her performance in This Is Us earned her a 2017 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Chrissy Metz is an American actress. She is best known for her role in This Is Us as Kate Pearson, My Name Is Earl as Chunk, and American Horror Story: Freak Show as Barbara/Ima Wiggles.

Her performance in This Is Us earned her a 2017 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

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Awards & Nominations

1 Nomination
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Chrissy Metz, as Kate Pearson
  • This Is Us
  • NBC
  • 20th Century Fox Television

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Chrissy Metz at the 71st Emmys Governers Ball.
Chrissy Metz on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Chrissy Metz and Sandra Oh
Chrissy Metz
2017 Writers Nominee Reception
2017 Writers Nominee Reception
Television Academy performers celebration
Siddhartha Khosla, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Pierce at WORDS + MUSIC, presented Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
Susan Kelechi Watson,  Mason Cook, Kyla Kenedy, Chrissy Metz, and Cedric Yarbrough at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
Chris Sullivan, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson,  Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
Chris Sullivan, Mandy Moore, Dan Fogelman, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
Susan Kelechi Watson, Mandy Moore, and Chrissy Metz at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Chrissy Metz at the 71st Emmys Governers Ball.
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Chrissy Metz at the 71st Emmys Governers Ball. 

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Chrissy Metz on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
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Chrissy Metz on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.

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Chrissy Metz and Sandra Oh
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Chrissy Metz and Sandra Oh on the red carpet at the 70th Emmy Awards.

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Chrissy Metz
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Chrissy Metz on the red carpet at the 70th Emmy Awards.

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2017 Writers Nominee Reception
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Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel and Chrissy Metz attend the 2017 Writers Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at the Saban Media Center in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles.

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2017 Writers Nominee Reception
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Chrissy Metz speaks at the 2017 Writers Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at the Saban Media Center in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles.

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Television Academy performers celebration
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Chrissy Metz attends the Television Academy's 2017 Performers Peer Group Celebration of the 69th Emmy Awards at Montage Beverly Hills on Monday, August 21, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Siddhartha Khosla, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Pierce at WORDS + MUSIC, presented Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
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Siddhartha Khosla, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Pierce at WORDS + MUSIC, presented Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.

 

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Susan Kelechi Watson,  Mason Cook, Kyla Kenedy, Chrissy Metz, and Cedric Yarbrough at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Susan Kelechi Watson, Mason Cook, Kyla Kenedy, Chrissy Metz, and Cedric Yarbrough at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Chris Sullivan, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson,  Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Chris Sullivan, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Chris Sullivan, Mandy Moore, Dan Fogelman, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Chris Sullivan, Mandy Moore, Dan Fogelman, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Milo Ventimiglia at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Susan Kelechi Watson, Mandy Moore, and Chrissy Metz at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Susan Kelechi Watson, Mandy Moore, and Chrissy Metz at the 2017 Television Academy Honors at the Montage Hotel on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

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