ABOUT KELLY

Kelly McLaughlin is a Meisner-trained actor as well as aerialist, dancer and writer based in Los Angeles.

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon (Public Policy & Graphic Design), Kelly worked in New York’s advertising world, while also working as a dancer and aerialist. After dipping her toes into acting classes and improv, she pursued her passion by joining the 2-year Acting program at Esper Studio in New York City.

While in New York, Kelly worked on some amazing projects doing the festival rounds (I Am Ana was selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner) and headlined an immersive aerial theater show at the House of Yes. As a creator, she created short (short) horror films with 1MinHorror, ran the Dixon Place script-incubator project TableReadNYC, and has brought many dance projects to NYC stages.

In her free time, Kelly loves to hike, make pottery, play horror video games and volunteer with animals! With a surprising arsenal of "apocalyptic and athletic skills," friends refer to her as “the person you want on your team in the zombie apocalypse.”