Kathleen Simmonds*

is an actress, Emmy-award winning filmmaker (and reformed attorney) who holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the Actors Studio Drama School and is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio. Select theater credits: Herself (Maureen) directed by Hamilton Clancy, Golden Boy (Lorna) directed by Aaron Latham, A Winter’s Tale (Hermione), Twelfth Night (Olivia) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) for Shakespeare in Bryant Park by The Drilling Company, The Dark Outside (Theater for the New City), A Measure of Doubt (Hudson Guild Theater), Missing Pieces (American Theatre of Actors). Filmmaker credits: Woe is She (GoIndie TV and ROKU); Emmy-nominated Reversing Roe (Netflix) and Emmy-winning Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN/HBO). Kathleen has also been a moderator, panelist and jury member at the Chelsea Film Festival, NYC2Paris Film Festival and NYC WebFest. Kathleen is thrilled to be making her Florida Rep debut with Venus in Fur. Thank you to my biggest fans – Brian, Graham, my parents and Tracy! @kathleensimmondsofficial