Kristen Olson(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
To an outside observer, Kristen looks like your normal,
run-of-the-mill, middle-aged Midwestern mom, or maybe the nice lady
next door who brings you cookies on your birthday. After discovering that her suppressed dorkyness and sarcasm were, in
fact, assets, Kristen embraced those qualities with extensive improv
training at the Groundlings, Second City Training Center, and Bang
Comedy Institute. Her acting career thus far has included a number of
dramatic roles in various independent films and The Young and the
Restless. But it's her small, comedic role as lighthouse keeper Nora
McQuoddy in an episode of ABC's darkly quirky comedy "Pushing Daisies"
that really stoked her passion for subtle, oddball comedy. She
continues to experiment with other comedic characters in a
self-produced series of micro-short comedy videos, including "Helen
Parker, blogging queen" and "Diane my @$#% neighbor," and in the
webseries "Half-Baked."
