Kaili Vernoff is an American actress. While she has many television and film credits, she is perhaps best known for her multiple collaborations with
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
.
Biography
Kaili Vernoff was born in Los Angeles, California and lived in many cities as a child, including
Park City, Utah
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and
Troy, New York
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. She attended
Boston University
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where she received a BFA in acting. She moved to
New York City
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upon graduation, where she has lived and worked ever since. Her first feature was the Ed Burns' film, ''
No Looking Back'' (1998), in which she played "Alice". Soon after that, she worked with
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
for the first time in his film ''
Celebrity
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'' (1998), and she ended up on "the cutting room floor". Allen cast her in his next feature, the Academy Award nominated ''
Sweet and Lowdown
''Sweet and Lowdown'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama mockumentary film written and directed by Woody Allen. Loosely based on Federico Fellini's film ''La Strada'', the film tells the fictional story, set in the 1930s, of self-confident jazz guit ...
'',
in which she played the role of "Gracie" opposite
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for tw ...
and
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
. She has appeared in six Woody Allen projects in total, most recently in his first foray into television, the Amazon series, ''
Crisis in Six Scenes
''Crisis in Six Scenes'' is an American television miniseries written and directed by Woody Allen for Amazon Studios. Allen wrote and directed six episodes for the half-hour series, marking the first time he has done so for television. It is avai ...
''. She has worked steadily in film, television, and theater. Other notable roles include "Kerry Ridge" in the Hulu drama ''
The Path'' (2016–2017) and "Karen" in the film ''
Thoroughbreds
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'', had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
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in January 2017. Vernoff played a supporting role in the 2018 video game ''
Red Dead Redemption 2
''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...
'' as Susan Grimshaw.
Performance capture for the role took place on and off for five years prior to the game's release.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Divorce: The Greatest Hits — Short Film Shows Absurdity of BreakupsKaili Vernoff Finds ‘The Way’; Scott Porter Joins ‘Outcast’Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 Competition, Next LineupsSundance 2017: Hulk Hogan Trial, Anton Yelchin & Ferguson Unrest Among Pics On U.S., World Cinema & NEXT SlatesSundance Film Festival Announces First Wave of 2017 FilmsSusan Grimshaw's Actress Describes Four Years Of 'Red Dead Redemption 2'Sisterhood, shotguns and slapping: Red Dead Redemption 2's cast talk around the virtual campfire
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20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
Living people
People from Los Angeles
Year of birth missing (living people)