ABOUT

Kathleen Kuhn is an Actress, Writer and Director. Growing up dancing ballet, her passion for acting and storytelling became what moves her as she explores the human experience and her own sensitivity, depth, curiosity and humor. Her short film- HOUSE HUNT: TOPANGA CANYON- written and directed by Kuhn, was recognized in a number of film fests including Best Comedy in the LA Indies fest, Semi-Finalist in the Fade-in Awards Comedy Competition, and Finalist in the Austin Comedy Film Fest for Best Acting Performance (by Kuhn) as well as Best Picture.

Since moving to LA, she’s acted in 14 and counting Ruskin Group Theatre “Café Plays”, working with incredible Directors such as Dan Attias (Homeland, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Billions, The Wire, Entourage), and writers like Ken Levine (Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons) and David Fury (Lost, 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and she directed 3 of them. She also directed for the new Silverlake Theatre company @TemporalRefugeeFoundation and is playing the lead in a piece she’s stoked about this coming February 6th & 7th!

She’s been working on and acting in short films mainly, as well as writing the first season of a series (5, 1 hour episodes) and a new sketch comedy series going into pre-prod. Nearly fully recovered from a car accident that threw her off balance- quite literally- for a few years, she’s fired up for 2026 and her rediscovered energy and health!!

She has trained with some incredible teachers at T. Schreiber and Stella Adler studios, Bob Krakower for on camera- Master level classes, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Caymicheal Patton Studios, and Soho Shakespeare Company. She greatly appreciates the work of Karen Braga and Carol Reynolds for Alexander Technique and Body Dynamics (respectively) for the actor. She was fortunate enough to be directed by Terry Schreiber in his Spring 2015 Tennessee Williams production. 

Film credits include TINDER PEOPLE, STAR PEOPLE, WINFIELD HISTORICAL TIMES AND OTHER ODDITIES, comedic web series TRAGIC RELIEF and the pilot ENTER THE BOX. She is currently focusing on her feature film LA FOULE, and series THE VENUS. Commericial credits include ADORE ME (TV), URBANSITTER LLC.'s print and internet campaign this year, and WISE APPLE lunchables (internet & TV), and NIVEA lotion (print). Her work with Take 3 Talent in NY has allowed her to branch into the world of Voiceover as well.

She loves nature, travel and an eco-conscious lifestyle, is a major francophile and cinéphile, used to teach French in NYC, and practices Pranic Healing.

Half Texan (Linklater, when are we working together!?), half Coloradan, she’s also lived in France (Paris and Aix), Germany and Portugal. Army brat? Actually yes, but it’s only her adventuresome nature that took her those places. Kathleen was educated at the University of CO in Boulder. She got the “theatre bug” while playing Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” in Columbine High School’s 2001 production. She embarked on her career in film in Boulder via assisting documentary filmmaker Sandy McLeod on SEEDS OF TIME. Compelled to pursue the narrative story, she moved to NY on three days notice with a one-way ticket and suitcase to start on her first feature film and never left- well until the tail end of the pandemic- it was time to try the West Coast!

REEL

RECENT WORK

Film

Jocasta Tragic Figure by Whit Flint

Jane in The Circle by Héloïse Chung

Court TV plaintiff Judge Lauren Lake

House Hunt: Topanga Canyon (See NEW WORK page)

Theatre

Ruskin Theatre Group Cafe Plays

Temporal Refugee Foundation

Commercial

Nivea Skincare

Urban Sitter Inc. Web and Print

IG @katcinephile