Erin Kelly


Erin Kelly is an American film, theater and television actress, best known for her role as Annabelle Tillman in Katherine Brooks' 2006 film Loving Annabelle.

Career

Kelly has collaborated with director Katherine Brooks on three films. Kelly was the title role in Brooks' Finding Kate and Loving Annabelle. Brooks' 2009 feature Waking Madison saw Kelly taking her darkest role to date as Grace, a mental patient with an addictive personality.
Since 2009, Kelly has her own production company, Rock Rose Entertainment, through which she later launched Hitching Post Theatre and the Indie Colorado Cinema Experience, showcasing Colorado films. Kelly is currently the Artistic Director of the BolderLife Festival, a joint venture between Rock Rose Entertainment and the Bolder Media Group.
In 2013 Kelly was a BolderLife Festival's panelist in the 2013 Special Panel of Women in Television, Film and Fashion, with Jessica Clark.

Television

From 2006–2007, Kelly played a recurring character in the Hawaii surfer drama Beyond the Break. The show was filmed on location in Oahu, Hawaii.

Theater

Kelly has studied improvisation at the Upright Citizen's Brigade since 2006. She co-founded the LA Cafe Plays series at the Ruskin Group Theater, where writers, actors and directors start creating a play at 9 a.m. and must perform it by 7:30 pm. Kelly's Loving Annabelle cohorts Katherine Brooks and Jake Newton have performed with the series.
Also with the Ruskin Group Theater, Kelly has appeared in The Vagina Monologues and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
In Denver, Colorado, Kelly played lead roles in several theatrical productions, including:
Kelly was born in San Diego and raised in Boulder, Colorado. Her younger brother Jason Kelly is a singer. In several interviews, Kelly thanks her family for supporting her career. She likes to surf, sail and hike.
Kelly graduated from New York City's Marymount Manhattan College in 2000. She has also studied with the Meisner Technique School since moving to Los Angeles.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003FamishedVioletShort film; directed by Heather Holte
2004Finding KateKateShort film
2006Loving AnnabelleAnnabelle Tillman
2006Beyond the BreakErin6 episodes
2008The ProcessGirlShort film; directed by Shad Thompson
2009Abnormal AbductionCarolVideo short; directed by Shad Thompson
2009Sleepy JoeJenShort film
2010Waking MadisonGrace
2011Hippie Go YuppieShort film
2012Bizarre Love TriangleNicoleShort film
2014Candace