Kelly Lou Dennis is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, writer and actor originally from the Bay Area. Kind of Asian, kind of white and (bisexually) kind of gay, Kelly embraces not fitting the mold and questioning social norms that marginalize.

 

She "parents" two dogs, a cat, and approximately 38 plants (and counting?) One day she will fulfill her dream of raising chickens again like in her childhood. She's also a lefty, making whiteboards her true nemesis.

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AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER

Kelly directed, acted in and cowrote the award-winning short film GOOD GIRLS GET FED, a psychological thriller that brutally spotlights societal expectations and the female experience. It was an Official Selection at festivals including Dances With Films NY, Chattanooga Film Festival, and Panic Fest, and a Semi-Finalist at Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival.

 

FILM AND TV WRITER

Her script RUN | REPEAT was a Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival and a Finalist at the Athena Screenwriting Lab and Page Turner Screenplays.

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In a SUNDANCE COLLAB writing course she developed her first pilot script, GOMORRAH, which imagines a world where women survive by eliciting approval from men… set pointedly in present day. It was a Second Rounder at ISA’s Fast Track Fellowship and a Quarterfinalist at The Script Lab's Screenplay Competition and Page Turner Screenplays.

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AWARD-WINNING ACTOR

Kelly won Best Dramatic Actress at the TBA Awards for THE ONES THAT STAY BEHIND. She and her costar won Outstanding Performance in a Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film festival for short film EXITS.

 

She auditioned into the Master Class at Anthony Meindl’s Studio and additionally has studied with Lesly Kahn and Annie Grindlay. Kelly also trained under Jino Kang (Masters Hall Of Fame) for her role in WEAPON OF CHOICE, as well as MMA for numerous other films.