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{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1981)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}

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| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.| alma_mater = The New SchoolActress|singer}}| years_active = 2000–present| spouse = Cato Herring| children = 2| parents = Peter MuiTeresa Carpio}}Teresa Victoria Carpio (born 5 April 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Prudence in the film Across the Universe (2007), in which she sang the Beatles song “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. She gained further recognition for playing Valerie in Limitless (2011) and Shelby Prince in the Lifetime television series The Client List (2013).She is also known for her starring roles in theatre, including Arachne in the original Broadway production of (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) (2011) and Eurydice in the Citadel Theatre production of Hadestown (2017).

Early life

Teresa Victoria Carpio was born in April 1981 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Hong Kong singer Teresa Carpio, with whom she has performed on stage as a guest singer, including at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.WEB, 2011-04-03, T.V. Carpio Returns to SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark,www.broadwayworld.com/article/TV-Carpio-Returns-to-SPIDERMAN-Turn-Off-the-Dark-20110403, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030830/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TV-Carpio-Returns-to-SPIDERMAN-Turn-Off-the-Dark-20110403, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-07, BroadwayWorld, Her father was Peter Mui, a fashion designer who founded YellowMan, a successful tattoo clothing brand,WEB, Munoz, Lorenza, 2008-01-17, Wearing pride on sleeve,www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-17-fi-petermui17-story.html, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030718/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-17-fi-petermui17-story.html, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-07, Los Angeles Times, and co-founded Tungtex Holdings Co., a Hong Kong-based garment maker.WEB, YellowMan turns ridicule on head,mailtribune.com/business/yellowman-turns-ridicule-on-head, Munoz, Lorenza, 2008-01-22, Mail Tribune, 2020-05-07, August 23, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200823030806/https://mailtribune.com/business/yellowman-turns-ridicule-on-head, live, WEB, Kersor, Sun, 2011-01-04, Daily Style Phile: T.V. Carpio And Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark,guestofaguest.com/new-york/daily-style-phile/daily-style-phile-tv-carpio-and-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark, live,guestofaguest.com/new-york/daily-style-phile/daily-style-phile-tv-carpio-and-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark," title="web.archive.org/web/20180715131228guestofaguest.com/new-york/daily-style-phile/daily-style-phile-tv-carpio-and-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark,">web.archive.org/web/20180715131228guestofaguest.com/new-york/daily-style-phile/daily-style-phile-tv-carpio-and-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark, July 15, 2018, 2020-05-07, Guest of a Guest, Carpio spent much of her childhood at an international school in Hong Kong and then, at the age of 11, moved to Springfield, Missouri. When she was 14, Carpio moved to New York. Carpio initially was an ice skater and planned on pursuing that as a career to become an Olympic ice skater but she was injured and realized as a teenager that she was not good enough.WEB, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark - The Amazing Backstage Adventures: T.V. Carpio Plays Arachne,www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8I_eMAPF-U, January 20, 2011, YouTube, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8I_eMAPF-U, August 23, 2020, May 12, 2020, WEB, Smith, Nigel, 2011-03-19, Next Factor: T.V. Carpio,www.mtv.com/news/2803192/next-factor-tv-carpio/, live,www.mtv.com/news/2803192/next-factor-tv-carpio/," title="web.archive.org/web/20200509001233www.mtv.com/news/2803192/next-factor-tv-carpio/,">web.archive.org/web/20200509001233www.mtv.com/news/2803192/next-factor-tv-carpio/, May 9, 2020, 2020-05-07, MTV News, Carpio studied jazz vocals for two years at The New School.WEB, Wing-Sze, Lee, 2008-02-28, T.V. Carpio,www.scmp.com/article/627892/tv-carpio, live,web.archive.org/web/20200407005747/https://www.scmp.com/article/627892/tv-carpio, April 7, 2020, South China Morning Post, WEB, T.V. Carpio, Spider-Man’s Lead Villainess, Talks New Role,wwd.com/eye/people/tv-carpio-spider-mans-lead-villainess-talks-new-role-3436648/, Lynch, Matthew, 2011-01-20, WWD, 2020-05-07,wwd.com/eye/people/tv-carpio-spider-mans-lead-villainess-talks-new-role-3436648/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160315020836wwd.com/eye/people/tv-carpio-spider-mans-lead-villainess-talks-new-role-3436648/,">web.archive.org/web/20160315020836wwd.com/eye/people/tv-carpio-spider-mans-lead-villainess-talks-new-role-3436648/, March 15, 2016, live, WEB, Actress T.V. Carpio on Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Julie Taymor, and Risk Management,movieline.com/2011/02/08/actress-tv-carpio-on-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-julie-taymor-and-risk-management/, Yamato, Jen, 2011-02-08, Movieline, 2020-05-13,movieline.com/2011/02/08/actress-tv-carpio-on-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-julie-taymor-and-risk-management/," title="web.archive.org/web/20200407005751movieline.com/2011/02/08/actress-tv-carpio-on-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-julie-taymor-and-risk-management/,">web.archive.org/web/20200407005751movieline.com/2011/02/08/actress-tv-carpio-on-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-julie-taymor-and-risk-management/, April 7, 2020, live,

Career

After realizing that she could no longer pursue ice skating, Carpio began her career as a dancer. She danced with NSYNC at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, performed on Last Call with Carson Daly, and danced in music videos for Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.WEB, T.V. Carpio opens up about wild ‘Spider-Man’ ride,www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-tv-carpio-opens-up-about-wild-spider-man-ride-2011jun06-story.html, Kennedy, Mark, 2011-06-06, San Diego Union-Tribune, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030814/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-tv-carpio-opens-up-about-wild-spider-man-ride-2011jun06-story.html, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-07, In 2001, Carpio was a contestant on The WB television show Popstars, alongside Nicole Scherzinger, but did not win.INSTAGRAM, baby_norman, Norman, Baby, #TBT #Popstars! Pt. 2 Here the final 15 contestants are put into groups of 5, to compete in #LA at The #Viperroom for one last time, in…, BvSpZYIh0e6, March 21, 2019, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030810/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/BvSpZYIh0e6/, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-14, She made her television debut portraying a laundry lady in Law & Order (2002) and later appeared in one episode of The Jury (2004). Carpio portrayed Gail in She Hate Me (2004) and had her first major role as Angela Tsing in Sucker Free City (2004), both films directed by Spike Lee. Carpio made her Broadway debut in Rent as Alexi Darling and others, from December 2006 until April 2007.WEB, Gans, Andrew, April 4, 2011, Following Injury, Spider-Man Actress T.V. Carpio Returns to Broadway Musical,www.playbill.com/article/following-injury-spider-man-actress-tv-carpio-returns-to-broadway-musical-com-177891, live,www.playbill.com/article/following-injury-spider-man-actress-tv-carpio-returns-to-broadway-musical-com-177891," title="web.archive.org/web/20190114155547www.playbill.com/article/following-injury-spider-man-actress-tv-carpio-returns-to-broadway-musical-com-177891,">web.archive.org/web/20190114155547www.playbill.com/article/following-injury-spider-man-actress-tv-carpio-returns-to-broadway-musical-com-177891, January 14, 2019, 2020-05-07, Playbill, Carpio decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Carpio’s breakthrough came when she played Prudence, a gay cheerleader, in the film Across the Universe (2007), directed by Julie Taymor. She sang a rendition of the Beatles song “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Carpio’s father, Peter Mui, appeared in the film as an extra in the role of a prankster.INSTAGRAM, Today would have my dad’s 67th birthday. I wish he could have met my kids. I wish he could have been there for my opening night of…, tvcarpio, B_lHUs4j5H-, April 29, 2020, 2020-05-12, August 23, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200823030813/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/B_lHUs4j5H-/, live, From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the Broadway musical (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), directed by Julie Taymor,WEB, Watching T.V. Carpio,www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/t-v-carpio-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark, 2011-06-17, Interview Magazine, live,web.archive.org/web/20180522085841/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/t-v-carpio-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark, May 22, 2018, 2020-05-07, with whom Carpio had worked a few years earlier.WEB, Behind the Scenes of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark,www.wmagazine.com/story/behind-the-scenes-of-spiderman/, Zhong, Fan, June 13, 2011, W Magazine, live,web.archive.org/web/20180105005948/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/behind-the-scenes-of-spiderman, January 5, 2018, 2020-05-13, Previews began on November 28, 2010, where she originally played one of the Greek narrators, Miss Arrow. Due to the departure of original Arachne actress Natalie Mendoza, Carpio officially replaced her in the role on January 4, 2011, after covering multiple times during Mendoza’s absence.WEB, Gans, Andrew, 2011-01-03, T.V. Carpio Succeeds Natalie Mendoza as Arachne in Broadway’s Spider-Man,www.playbill.com/article/tv-carpio-succeeds-natalie-mendoza-as-arachne-in-broadways-spider-man-com-174868, live,www.playbill.com/news/article/146315-TV-Carpio-Succeeds-Natalie-Mendoza-as-Arachne-in-Broadways-Spider-Man," title="web.archive.org/web/20121019125808www.playbill.com/news/article/146315-TV-Carpio-Succeeds-Natalie-Mendoza-as-Arachne-in-Broadways-Spider-Man,">web.archive.org/web/20121019125808www.playbill.com/news/article/146315-TV-Carpio-Succeeds-Natalie-Mendoza-as-Arachne-in-Broadways-Spider-Man, 2012-10-19, 2021-06-10, Playbill, During revisions, Carpio’s role was decreased extensively as the creative team and many critics believed the villainess was not working for the show. Carpio suffered a neck injury during a performance in March 2011. She made a full recovery and returned to the show over two weeks later.WEB, Healy, Patrick, 2011-03-22, ‘Another ‘Spider-Man’ Actress Injured - NYTimes.com,artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/another-spider-man-actress-injured/, live,artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/another-spider-man-actress-injured/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110323105444artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/another-spider-man-actress-injured/,">web.archive.org/web/20110323105444artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/another-spider-man-actress-injured/, March 23, 2011, 2011-06-30, The New York Times, During this time Carpio made her major film debut in Limitless (2011), alongside Bradley Cooper, which premiered in March of that year. After delays, Spider-Man officially opened on June 14, 2011. Carpio departed the show on November 13, 2011.WEB, Gans, Andrew, 2011-10-28, Broadway’s Spider-Man to Welcome Rebecca Faulkenberry and Christina Sajous,www.playbill.com/article/broadways-spider-man-to-welcome-rebecca-faulkenberry-and-christina-sajous-com-184295, live,www.playbill.com/news/article/156033-Broadways-Spider-Man-to-Welcome-Rebecca-Faulkenberry-and-Christina-Sajous," title="web.archive.org/web/20120701202904www.playbill.com/news/article/156033-Broadways-Spider-Man-to-Welcome-Rebecca-Faulkenberry-and-Christina-Sajous,">web.archive.org/web/20120701202904www.playbill.com/news/article/156033-Broadways-Spider-Man-to-Welcome-Rebecca-Faulkenberry-and-Christina-Sajous, 2012-07-01, 2012-07-29, Playbill, Carpio has continued making various acting appearances on television, in films, and on stage. Most notably, Carpio had a recurring role as Shelby Prince in the Lifetime series The Client List (2013),WEB, T.V. Carpio,www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tv-carpio/credits/193911, live,www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tv-carpio/credits/193911/," title="web.archive.org/web/20151009160649www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tv-carpio/credits/193911/,">web.archive.org/web/20151009160649www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tv-carpio/credits/193911/, October 9, 2015, 2020-05-27, TV Guide, WEB, Matyas Kelemen - Is Someone Lovin You (Music Video) {{!, TV Carpio|url=https://matyaskelemen.com/portfolio/tv-carpio-is-someone-lovin-you/|website=Matyas Kelemen|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030816matyaskelemen.com/portfolio/tv-carpio-is-someone-lovin-you/|url-status=live}} portrayed Satomi in The Scribbler (2014),WEB, Berkshire, Geoff, 2014-09-19, Film Review: ‘The Scribbler’,variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-scribbler-1201309524/, live,web.archive.org/web/20190509074837/https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-scribbler-1201309524/, May 9, 2019, 2020-05-13, Variety (magazine), Variety, and starred as Eurydice alongside Reeve Carney in Hadestown (2017) at the Citadel Theatre.WEB, Gans, Andrew, October 11, 2017, Spider-Man’s Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, and T.V. Carpio Will Reunite for Hadestown in Canada,www.playbill.com/article/spider-mans-patrick-page-reeve-carney-and-tv-carpio-will-reunite-for-hadestown-in-canada, live,www.playbill.com/article/spider-mans-patrick-page-reeve-carney-and-tv-carpio-will-reunite-for-hadestown-in-canada," title="web.archive.org/web/20190429155801www.playbill.com/article/spider-mans-patrick-page-reeve-carney-and-tv-carpio-will-reunite-for-hadestown-in-canada,">web.archive.org/web/20190429155801www.playbill.com/article/spider-mans-patrick-page-reeve-carney-and-tv-carpio-will-reunite-for-hadestown-in-canada, April 29, 2019, 2020-05-08, Playbill, She then portrayed Sophie, a deaf woman, in the short film Noise (2018) which debuted in October 2018 at the Austin Film FestivalWEB, July 2020, Cinemalayon Pictures - Noise,www.cinemaloyan.com/noise, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030828/https://www.cinemaloyan.com/filmography/, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-08, Cinemalayon Pictures, and was released online on September 13, 2019, on Omeleto.WEB, Noise {{!, Romance Short Film|url=http://omeleto.com/250947/|website=Omeleto|access-date=2020-05-08|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030814omeleto.com/250947/|url-status=live}} In 2019, Carpio performed in the ensemble of Little Shop of Horrors at the Pasadena Playhouse.WEB, Gordon, David, 2019-08-21, George Salazar-Led Little Shop of Horrors Announces Full Casting,www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/news/george-salazar-led-little-shop-of-horrors-announce_89595.html, live,web.archive.org/web/20200407005748/https://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/news/george-salazar-led-little-shop-of-horrors-announce_89595.html, April 7, 2020, 2020-04-07, TheaterMania, WEB, Musbach, Julie, 2019-08-21, Pasadena Playhouse Completes Cast of George Salazar Led LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS,www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pasadena-Playhouse-Completes-Cast-of-George-Salazar-Led-LITTLE-SHOP-OF-HORRORS-20190821, live,web.archive.org/web/20200407005747/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pasadena-Playhouse-Completes-Cast-of-George-Salazar-Led-LITTLE-SHOP-OF-HORRORS-20190821, April 7, 2020, 2020-04-07, BroadwayWorld,

Personal life

Carpio is married to Cato Herring, a DJ. They have two children together, one daughter and one son, and live in California.WEB, 2017-05-10, T.V. and Cato’s House Hustle: Crisis Averted,www.apartmenttherapy.com/t-v-and-catos-house-hustle-crisis-averted-243574, live,www.apartmenttherapy.com/t-v-and-catos-house-hustle-crisis-averted-243574," title="web.archive.org/web/20171115113045www.apartmenttherapy.com/t-v-and-catos-house-hustle-crisis-averted-243574,">web.archive.org/web/20171115113045www.apartmenttherapy.com/t-v-and-catos-house-hustle-crisis-averted-243574, November 15, 2017, Apartment Therapy, WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cLmvFRKzk8, TV Carpio - Is Someone Lovin You (Official Music Video), YouTube, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030845/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cLmvFRKzk8, August 23, 2020, INSTAGRAM, tvcarpio, Fundraising for MASKS for Heroes of New Orleans, B_Tb0P9DYLt, April 22, 2020, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030815/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/tv/B_Tb0P9DYLt/, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-12, INSTAGRAM, reevecarney, Carney, Reeve, Reeve Carney, Always so wonderful getting to see my dear dear friend, and ridiculous talent @tvcarpio!!!, BzL1JpMFcQm, June 26, 2019, live,web.archive.org/web/20200823030841/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/BzL1JpMFcQm/, August 23, 2020, 2020-05-14,

Filmography

Film {| class“wikitable”

! Year !! Title !! Role !|2004|She Hate Me|Gail||2007Across the Universe (film)>Across the Universe|Prudence||2011Limitless (film)>Limitless|Valerie||2014The Scribbler (film)>The Scribbler|Satomi||2018|Noise|Sophie|Short film“>

Television {| class“wikitable”

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes|2002|Law & Order|Laundry Lady|Episode: “Patriot”|2004|Sucker Free City|Angela Tsing|Television film|2004The Jury (TV series)>The Jury|Esme Kingman|Episode: “Mail Order Mystery”|2011|Late Show with David Letterman|Arachne|Episode: “18.100”|2011|Body of Proof|Jinx|2 episodes|2013The Client List (TV series)>The Client List|Shelby Prince|Recurring role; 11 episodes|2014Anger Management (TV series)>Anger Management|Kiri|Episode: “Charlie Tests His Will Power”|2014Stalker (TV series)>Stalker|Robyn|Episode: “Love is a Battlefield”|2015|Rizzoli & Isles|Zoe Blyer|Episode: “Gumshoe”|2017Bloodline (TV series)>Bloodline|Lauren Chu|Episode: “Part 30”|2023|Chicago Med|Dr. Grace Song|

Theatre {| class“wikitable”

!Year!Title!Role!Theatre|2006–2007Rent (musical)>Rent|Alexi Darling / Ensemble|Nederlander Theatre|2010–2011|(Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark)|Arachne|Foxwoods Theatre|2017|Hadestown|Eurydice|Citadel Theatre|2019Little Shop of Horrors (musical)>Little Shop of Horrors|Ensemble|Pasadena Playhouse

Awards and nominations {| class“wikitable”

!Year!Award!Category!Nominated Work!Result!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}2007|Online Film & Television Association|Best Adapted SongI Want to Hold Your Hand” from Across the Universe (film)>Across the Universe| {{won}}- content above as imported from Wikipedia
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