A self-described “socialist socialite” is getting mocked mercilessly online for failing to recognize legendary actor Wallace Shawn’s most famous roles — after meeting him to campaign for Zohran Mamdani .
Ella Devi, 18, sparked immediate scorn when she posted a selfie with the 81-year-old star of stage and screen in Manhattan on Sunday — but only acknowledged him as “the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis” in the CBS show “Young Sheldon.”
“Canvassing for @ZohranKMamdani in the east village today and the actor who plays dr. strugis in young sheldon is in my canvassing group!!” she wrote alongside the snap.
The photo quickly went viral as she was widely trolled for glossing over Shawn’s decades-long acting career — including his notable role as the cackling kidnapper Vizzini in “The Princess

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