Kelly Potts(I)

Kelly's first scrape with the entertainment industry was at the ripe age of 3 when her parents were approached by a talent scout to use her in a shampoo commercial. She's been performing ever since. She graduated with honors from the USC Acting Conservatory where she won multiple awards for her performances including the prestigious Jack Nicholson Award, the James & Nony Doolittle Award, the Aileen Stanley Award, and the Sharon Gless Scholarship. She's worked with some of the top regional theatre directors in the U.S., including Bill Rauch of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Norma Saldivar, formerly of the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and Leslie Swackhamer, formerly of Seattle's ACT Theatre and the Cleveland Play House. Nothwithstanding, some of her favorite performances have been moonlighting in sketch comedy shows with Drama ¾ alongside her preferred comedic sidekick Pam Cook. Kelly's been traveling the world undertaking artistic projects both as a writer and actress, particularly in Italy where she's collaborated with director Stefano Salvati on multiple projects and worked with some of Italy's glitterati, such as Gina Lollobrigida and Gianni Morandi, among others. She's making her big screen debut in cinemas across Europe in October 2008 in Albakiara (2008). She's currently in development on a sitcom for US television and in negotiations to co-produce an international release for the cinema. In her spare time Kelly translates screenplays, acts as a ghostwriter, and is in final edits on her middle-grade novels, which she's also illustrated.