Biography

Kelly Eviston-Quinnett recently appeared as Helen in Propeller One-Way Night Coach with John Travolta, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is now available on Apple TV. It was number one in it’s opening week and continues to be in the top three movies on Apple TV! An actor, educator, and intimacy choreographer, Kelly serves as Head of Acting at the University of Idaho and was the recipient of the first Uta Hagen Teaching Award. Her professional career began after receiving the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, which led to roles on All My Children and One Life to Live. Balancing a career in performance and education, Kelly is passionate about storytelling, actor training, and intimacy choreography. She has spent decades mentoring emerging artists, fostering authentic, imaginative work rooted in empathy, collaboration, and the creation of safe, dynamic spaces for performance both in the classroom and on stage. Films include: Frank with John Gries and Britt Robertson, Home of the Brave with Samuel L. Jackson, Mozart and the Whale with Josh Hartnett, The Basket with Peter Coyote, Mr. Write with Martin Mull, Brothers and Sisters with Franco Nero and Stefano Accorsi. Plays include: What the Constitution Means to Me? By Heidi Shreck, GO.PLEASE.GO. by Emily Feldman at Montana Repertory Theatre, National New Play Network’s rolling premiere of Lucky Me by Robert Caisley, Bus Stop with Ellen Travolta, and more. Kelly has had the good fortune of being a guest artist for the MFA Playwriting Workshop at the Kennedy Center with the National New Play Network and worked on plays with and by Steve Yockey, Martyna Majok, Meg Miroshnik, Michael Mitnick, Dan Le Franc, Aurin Squire and Lindsey Ferrentino.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kelly Eviston-Quinnett

Graduated Northern Kentucky University

Received the Irene Ryan Award in 1990.

In 1995, she won the regional Irene Ryan Acting Award.