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Mette Towley
Mette Towley (born May 31, 1991), known mononymously as Mette (stylized in all caps) or Mette Narrative, is an American dancer, actress and singer.
| Mette Towley |
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| (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991Owatonna, Minnesota, U.S. |
| University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts |
| Dancer, actress, singer |
Mette Towley (born May 31, 1991), known mononymously as Mette (stylized in all caps) or Mette Narrative, is an American dancer, actress and singer.
Towley was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, and raised in Severn, Maryland, and Alexandria, Minnesota. Towley has a white father and a Ghanaian mother, and self-identifies as mixed race. Her father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant. She was introduced to dance at age five at Baltimore School for the Arts student recitals.
She graduated from Jefferson Senior High School of Alexandria, Minnesota in 2009 and earned a degree in dance from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota.
Towley's breakthrough role was as the dancer in the music video for Lemon by N.E.R.D. and Rihanna. Towley performed in the 2019 films Hustlers, and in Cats in the role of Cassandra.
Towley has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She performed in the 2020 superhero movie The Old Guard in the minor role of Jordan, Nile's friend in the Marines. In 2021 she released the song and music video Petrified. She appeared as Barbie Video Girl in the 2023 Barbie film adaptation. In November 2023, she opened for Jessie Ware's UK tour after her first headline shows in London, New York and Los Angeles, and opened The Fashion Awards at The Royal Albert Hall.
On 11 January 2024, Towley released the single "Darling Drive" with Scottish producer Sam Gellaitry, a song inspired by the street she grew up on in Minnesota.
In May 2024, Taylor Swift announced on social media that Towley was one of three artists who were opening for the London shows of the Eras Tour alongside Paramore, Towley's being the June 21 show, with Griff and Benson Boone opening for the June 22 & June 23 shows respectively. Additionally, her work "Mama's Eyes" was nominated for the Best Contemporary Song Ivor Novello Award.
Towley's song Mama's Eyes was featured in the Feels Like Gap campaign for fashion company GAP.
Towley currently resides in Los Angeles.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hustlers | Justice | |
| Cats | Cassandra | Motion capture performance | |
| 2020 | The Old Guard | Jordan | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Barbie Video Girl |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| METTENARRATIVE | Released: 22 September 2023 | |
| Label: Grand Darling Corp., RCA | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Petrified" | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "MAMA'S EYES" | METTENARRATIVE |
| "VAN GOGH" | ||
| "FOR THE PEOPLE" | ||
| 2024 | "DARLING DRIVE" | Non-album singles |
| "BET" | ||
| "MUSCLE" | ||
| 2026 | "ANXIOUS TO LOVE YOU" | |
| "COMING OF AGE" |
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- Mette Towley at IMDb
- Mette Official Website
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