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Emily Kinney is an American actress and singer who portrayed Beth Greene in AMC's The Walking Dead.
Emily is known for her roles on The Walking Dead, The Big C, Forever, The Flash, and Masters of Sex. Kinney is a native of Wayne, Nebraska. She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2006.
Along with acting, Kinney is pursuing a career in music. Her EP, Blue Toothbrush, was released in 2011. Her second EP, Expired Love, was released in 2013 and re-released in 2014. Her new single Rockstar was released on 9 December, 2014. Her new studio album, This Is War, was released on 2 October, 2015. After This Is War, as a single, was initially released in April, Emily Kinney toured from May–June 2015. Kinney also portrayed Anna in the re-casting of Spring Awakening on Broadway, being an understudy for Wendla in the same show. In addition, she played Jean Fordham in August: Osage County in 2006 as well. She also played the well known Bug-Eyed Bandit/Brie Larvan in The Flash in 2015 and is set to reappear in Arrow in 2016. She is also an active blogger, writing about her experiences as a young actress in New York for Unscripted Magazine. Kinney also has a career in modeling. In 2016, Kinney stared in Hallmark Channel's Love on the Sidelines as a main cast member and will be appearing on ABC's Conviction as a series regular. On October 28, 2016, her new single, Back On Love, was released. Around a year later, another single followed; Mermaid Song.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Spring Awakening | Anna | Stage Replacement for Anna Understudy for Wendla |
2007 | Hot for Teacher | Tamara Bailey | Short Film |
Aunt Tigress | Gina | Short Film | |
The Gamekillers | The Swarm | TV special | |
2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jeannie Richmond | Episode: Contract |
2009 | The Unusuals | Amanda Maint | Episode: The Apology Line |
It's Complicated | Waitress | Cameo appearance | |
August: Osage County | Jean Fordham | Stage National tour of 2009 | |
2010 | The Good Wife | Milla Burchfield | Episode: Bad Girls |
2011 | The Big C | Emily | 3 episodes |
2011–15 | The Walking Dead | Beth Greene | 37 episodes |
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Haley Cole | Episode: Hunting Ground |
2013 | Concussion | The Girl | Character secondary |
2014 | The Following | Mallory Hodge | Episode: Teacher's Pet |
2015 | Stages | Herself | Documentary |
Forever | Jennifer Schroeder | Episode: Memories of Murder | |
The Flash | Brie Larvan | Episode: "All-Star Team Up" | |
Con Man | N/A | Web series | |
Masters of Sex | Nora | Season 3 (recurring; 4 episodes) | |
The Knick | Nurse Daisy Ryan | Season 2 (recurring; 3 episodes) | |
2016 | Love on the Sidelines | Laurel Welk | TV Movie; Main cast |
Arrow | Brie Larvan | Episode: "Beacon of Hope" | |
2016–17 | Conviction | Tess Larson | Main cast (13 episodes) |
2017 | Ten Days in the Valley | Casey | Main cast |
Discography
Year | Album | Notes |
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2011 | Blue Toothbrush | EP |
2013 | Expired Love | EP |
2014 | Expired Love | Re-release; Additional tracks |
Rockstar | Single | |
2015 | This Is War | Featured singles: "This Is War" & "Birthday Cake" |
2016 | Back On Love | Single; two songs; "Back on Love" & "Popsicles" |
2017 | Mermaid Song | Single |
Trivia
- On April 3rd, 2013, It was announced that she would be promoted to a series regular for Season 4. [1]
- She was promoted to Main Cast for Season 5 with her name being featured in the opening credits.
- Kinney was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in Television for her portrayal of Beth Greene. [2]
- Emily Kinney appeared in Train's music video for Bulletproof Picasso'. [3]
- Kinney stated; "Beth wanted it all and made a big mistake", but that "She is a hero in her own way", in relation to Beth's death. [4]
- In May/June 2015, Kinney went on tour after the release of her single This Is War.
- Kinney is a vegetarian.
- Kinney stopped watching The Walking Dead after Beth was killed off.
- However, she started watching the show again to see her old cast mates and family.
External Links
- Emily Kinney on Wikipedia
- Emily Kinney on IMDB
- Emily Kinney's Twitter
- Emily Kinney's Instagram
- Emily Kinney's Facebook Page
- Emily Kinney's iTunes
- Emily Kinney's Whosay account
References
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley. 'Walking Dead' Promotes Three to Series Regular for Season 4 The Hollywood Reporter (April 3, 2013)
- ↑ Leffler, Samantha. 'The Walking Dead' Nabs Seven Saturn Award Nominations - Cast Reacts! Wetpaint (March 4, 2015)
- ↑ Scott, Jason. Emily Kinney Stars In Train's 'Bulletproof Picasso' Pop Dust (January 24, 2015)
- ↑ Leffler, Samantha. Emily Kinney Says Beth Was a Hero Wetpaint (December 4, 2014)
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