Carolyn Bridget Kennedy

Actor (SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA) Filmmaker at Demure Duchess Pictures
Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Filmmaker, Director and Comedian

Los Angeles, California

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October 2014

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About Carolyn

Carolyn Bridget Kennedy is an award-winning actor (SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA) and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Carolyn appears in the 4th season of the award-winning Netflix Original series “The Umbrella Academy” and in an upcoming ABC Studios comedy series “How to Die Alone". She was a lead in a multi-cam sitcom pilot filmed in front of a live studio audience at USC.

Carolyn is an improv maven. She has completed The Groundlings Advanced Improv and Writing Lab in their Performance Track and is invited up by the Main Company to Advanced Writing Lab (one level below Sunday Company). In addition, she completed the Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City Hollywood Conservatory programs. She improvises in the Steinkellner Workshop led by Deanna Oliver and Phyllis Katz of The Groundlings and Bill Steinkellner. She has performed stand up at comedy clubs in LA.

Carolyn has studied acting as a working actor with Larry Moss in his Master Class; Advanced Acting Technique with Jason Alexander; and at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Director Howard Deutch in their Advanced Scene Study Class. She has trained in Alexander Technique with Kristof Konrad and Jean-Louis Rodrigue and worked with voice coach Denise Woods. She has also trained with Margie Haber Studios (Master/Advanced Class), Gunnar Rohrbacher at Actors Comedy Studio, and
Lesly Kahn.

Carolyn has been cast in numerous projects with the top film schools in the world, including American Film Institute, UCLA, USC, CalArts, and Loyola Marymount.

Carolyn has honed her comedy sketch writing skills at The Groundlings and with a former showrunner for MadTV and has submitted a spec comedy sketch packet to Saturday Night Live. At Second City Hollywood she co-wrote and performed in three live sketch comedy Grad Revue shows, “Saturday Night Quarantine Fever”. She also wrote, produced, directed and acted in a micro short film “Masks”, which screened during the live shows. That film earned 22 laurels from film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Berlin, including a win for Best Comedy, multiple wins for Best Microfilm, and a nomination for Best Picture.

In 2020, with “isolation” and “online” the reality, Carolyn created and co-wrote a pilot script for a half-hour comedy series, “InFirm”. It was a Quarterfinalist at the Oscar®-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and the prestigious CineStory Foundation TV Retreat & Fellowship Competition. It was a Finalist (in the Top 20) at the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. In addition, it placed in Scriptation Showcase Script Competition, FILMMATIC Comedy Screenplay Awards, Richmond International Film Festival, Stage 32 Diversity Springboard Screenwriting Contest, and Finish Line Script Competition.

Also in 2020, Carolyn directed her first short film “Just Desserts” (which she also wrote and produced), spawned from a directing course with an AFI Fellow. The film starred her 86-year-old mother. It garnered 16 laurels from film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Berlin, including wins for Best First Time Director, Best Indie Film, and Outstanding Achievement, as well as a nomination for Best Picture. A few months later, she directed her second short film, “The Gift” (which she also wrote and produced). It garnered 9 laurels from film festivals in New York and Los Angeles, including a nomination for Best Indie Short (Low Budget).

In early 2021, Carolyn wrote, produced, directed, and starred in her short comedy film, “Janet”, for which she won Best Lead Actress in an Indie Film at New York Film Awards and at Festigious International Film Festival. She was nominated Best Screenwriter at the Alberta Film & Television Awards. So far, “Janet” has garnered a total of 11 film festival laurels, including Quarter-Finalist at Top Shorts Film Festival and Official Selections at Los Angeles Film Awards and at LA Webfest.

In 2022 Carolyn wrote, produced and starred in 3 further short films. “Dope Mom” garnered a total of 10 film festival laurels. It won Best Microfilm at Top Shorts Film Festival. Carolyn was nominated Best Lead Actress in an Indie Film at Los Angeles Film Awards. It was also nominated Best Microfilm at Los Angeles Film Awards, a Semi-Finalist at Festigious International Film Festival, and an Official Selection at New York Film Awards. “Shrew” garnered a total of 13 film festival laurels. It won Best Microfilm at Festigious International Film Festival, was nominated Best Picture at New York Film Awards, and was a Semi-Finalist at Los Angeles Film Awards and at Top Shorts Film Festival.

Carolyn is an accomplished voice-over actor, with a national network voice-over booking. In early 2020, Carolyn was cast in the lead role of “Margaret”, the mother in the famed series “Father Knows Best”, for two live performances of a Radio Play produced by SAG-AFTRA at The Autry theater in Los Angeles.

Carolyn is an active member of the Television Academy, Women in Film LA, Raindance Los Angeles, Film Independent, SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Women in Film & Television Alberta, Women in Film & Television Vancouver, and Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. In 2019, she was selected into Women in Film LA’s year-long Mentorship Program as both an actor and content creator.

Carolyn has overcome personal obstacles, including losing over 110 pounds over two decades ago. Her perseverance, down to earth nature and unique sense of humor have earned her a strong following on social media, with over 105,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) and over 10,000 on Instagram. She has been featured in over 90 interviews in online publications, print magazines, talk shows, podcasts, and radio shows around the globe.

IMDb: www.imdb.me/carolynbridgetkennedy

Gender:
Female

Height:
5' 8"

Weight:
155

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Long

Hair color:
Blonde

Eyes:
Hazel

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Credits

Necromancers (2020)
Film by Brett Calkins Lead
Til Life Do Us Part (2020)
Film by Aaron Goldenberg Supporting
To Feel A Body (2019)
Film by Justine Chen Supporting
Hop Frog (2019)
Film by Mida Chu Lead
The Doctors (2019)
Television by CBS Co-Star
For the Defense (2018)
Film by Travis Stone Lead
Mad Management (2018)
Film by Travis Stone (Comedy) Lead
New Age Family (2018)
Film by Travis Stone (Comedy) Lead
Street Agents (2018)
Film by Travis Stone Lead
The Specialists (2018)
Film by Travis Stone Lead
Not a Fairytale (2018)
Film Producer
Jindua (2017)
Film by Navaniat Singh (Family) Supporting
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania (2017)
Film by Herschell Gordon Lewis (Comedy and Horror) Supporting A horror anthology comprised of four distinct segments that feature a raucous combination of satirical humor, horror, gore, and enough surprises to satisfy film enthusiasts and horror fans alike.
Super Speed Dates (2016)
Film by Neil Schell (Comedy and Short) Lead When a group of women attend a Super Speed Dating event, they soon begin to wonder if the men have another side to them.
The Bridget Linden Show (2012 - 2015)
Television by Carolyn Kennedy (Comedy) Series Regular
Danger Pay (2015)
Television by Neil Schell (Comedy) Series Regular A beautiful, classy woman takes a high paying job to work for a very strange attorney. She tries to survive his bizarre behavior as she reaches for her real goals in life.
WBFTV Comedy (2015)
Television by Neil Schell (Comedy) Series Regular
Galaxy Trek (2015)
TV Series by Vulcan TV Series Regular
Fargo (2014)
Television (Crime, Drama and Thriller) Actress The all new "true crime" case of Fargo's new chapter travels back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, where a young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang and a major Mob syndicate. Helping him piece things together is his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson. The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes Karl Weathers, the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Joe Bulo, the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe's bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is Mike Milligan. Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling - but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by ... Written by FX Networks
The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
Film (Comedy and Romance) Actress In this romantic comedy, The Right Kind of Wrong, Leo Palamino is a failed-writer-turned-dishwasher made famous for his many flaws and shortcomings in a blog called "Why You Suck," a huge Internet success written by his ex-wife. Then Leo meets Colette, the girl of his dreams... on the day she is marrying the perfect man. And so, the ultimate underdog story begins as Leo, a fearless dreamer, risks all to show Colette and the whole wide world all that is right with a man famous for being wrong. Written by SPF
Bluff (2013)
Television (Drama) Actress A crime show that follows the adventures of various police officers and detectives.
The Horses of McBride (2012)
TV Movie (Drama and Family) Actress When Nicki discovers two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she is determined to find a way to set them free.
Heartland (2012)
Television (Drama and Family) Actress A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
Off Screen
Television by Amazon (Comedy) Lead

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Awards

Official Selection - Web Fest New York (New York, US) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Web Series Festival Global (Hollywood, US) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Central Alberta Film Festival (Canada) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Official Selection - High Desert International Film Festival (Nevada, US) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy - LA WEBFEST (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - LA WEBFEST (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Award Nominee - LA WEBFEST (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy - LA WEBFEST (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Nominated: Best Fiction Web Series - Alberta Film & Television Awards (Canada) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase (Fort Worth, TX) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Online Screenings - Miami Web Fest (Miami, FL) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Semi-Finalist - Austin Revolution Film Festival (Austin, TX) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Finalist - Austin Revolution Film Festival (Austin, TX) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Nominated: Best Int'l Short Comedy Film - Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase (TX) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Award of Merit - Elevation Indie Film Awards (Ireland) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Toronto Independent Film Festival (Toronto, ON) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Official Selection - Airdrie Film Festival (Alberta, Canada) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Official Selection - Asia Web Awards (Seoul, Korea) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Nominated: Best Sketch Comedy - Asia Web Awards (Seoul, Korea) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Nominated: Best Ensemble Cast - Asia Web Awards (Seoul, Korea) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Winner: Best Sketch Comedy - Asia Web Awards (Seoul, Korea) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Roma Web Fest (Rome, Italy) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Winner: Lead Actress - IndieFEST Film Awards (La Jolla, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Los Angeles CineFest (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Los Angeles Film Awards (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Official Selection - Los Angeles Film Awards (Los Angeles, CA) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Official Selection - Canada Shorts Film Festival - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Award of Merit - Canada Shorts Film Festival - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Winner: Lead Actress - Accolade Global Film Competition (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Winner: Best Original Story - Los Angeles Film Awards (Los Angeles, CA) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2017)
Official Selection: Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (Los Angeles, CA) - "Danger Pay"
(2017)
Nominated: Best Pilot - WebFest Montreal (Canada) - "Danger Pay"
(2016)
Semi-Finalist - Winchester Short Film Festival (UK) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2016)
Official Selection - Super Geek Film Festival (Florida, US) - "Super Speed Dates"
(2016)

Education

Killian's Workshop - Commercial Workshop - Killian McHugh
Beverly Hills Playhouse - Advanced Scene Study (Current) - Allen Barton, Howard Deutch
Flappers Comedy Club - Stand Up - Renee Percy
Beverly Hills Playhouse - 12-Week Audition Class - Art Cohan
The Groundlings - Master Classes - Lauren Burns, Phyllis Katz
The Groundlings - Advanced Improv - Emily Pendergast, Kiel Kennedy
Upright Citizens Brigade - Improv 401 - Julie Brister, Betsy Stover
The Second City - Conservatory - Tim Paul, Rebecca Sage Allen
Scott Sedita Acting Studios - Sitcom Acting Technique - Scott Sedita, Tony Rago
Scott Sedita Acting Studios - Comedy & Co-Star Intensives - Scott Sedita, Tony Rago
Robert D'Avanzo - On-Camera Audition Class - Robert D'Avanzo
Danielle Eskinazi Casting - Commercial Callback Intensive - Danielle Eskinazi