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| known_for = Playing [[Beth Greene]] on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
| known_for = Playing [[Beth Greene]] on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''

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Emily Kinney
Kinney at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International
Born
Emily Rebecca Kinney

(1985-08-15) August 15, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Wayne, Nebraska, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Musician, model, singer-songwriter, actress
Years active2006–present
Known forPlaying Beth Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead
Partnerwants it to be norman reedus
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
LabelsScrumptious, Em-K, Thirty Tigers
Websiteemilykinneymusic.com

Emily Rebecca Kinney (born August 15, 1985) is an American actress and singer,[2] best known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC's horror drama television series The Walking Dead. Kinney has also had guest starring roles on several other television series.

Early life

Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska to Vaughn and Jean Kinney.[1] She and her family frequently moved during her youth, including to Nevada, Oregon, other parts of Nebraska.[3]: 3  Kinney attended New York University for a semester.[4] In 2006, she graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University[5] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.[1] Kinney then moved to New York City, where she pursued a Broadway and acting career.

Career

Kinney performing at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on February 13, 2014

Kinney worked in coffee shops where she began to meet people from the acting and music industries.[3]: 7  She appeared in 20 plays during her four years of college[1] and began her professional acting career at age 23, when she was cast in the play Spring Awakening[3] as Anna, a smart and carefree resident in a tough city. The following year, Kinney costarred as Jean Fordham in the play August: Osage County.[6][3]: 4  She was then cast as Emily on Showtime's The Big C. Later, Kinney appeared on NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where she guest starred as Jeannie Richmonds. Kinney made her film debut with Aunt Tigress playing Aunt Gina. Kinney continued acting in a variety of recurring guest and cameo roles in various films and television shows.[5]

In 2011, Kinney was cast as the recurring character Beth Greene on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama. Although she was actually 25 at the start of production, her character Beth was the 16-year-old sister of Maggie in Season 2.[3] After two years on the program, Kinney received a promotion to series regular.[7] Greene is one of a small group who survive a zombie apocalypse and must constantly battle evil in the form of flesh-eating zombies -- and certain humans who are even more dangerous and diabolical than the zombies themselves.[8][9] The Walking Dead has averaged the highest total viewership of any series in cable television history. In its two most recent seasons, the show had the highest average rating of any cable or broadcast television series in the advertiser-coveted 18- to 49-year-old demographic -- an unprecedented achievement for any cable series.[10]

She contributed to The Walking Dead: AMC Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1, in which she collaborated with Lauren Cohan on the single, "The Parting Glass". Kinney departed the series in 2014,[11] last airing on February 8, 2015, in the ninth episode of the fifth season. For her acting on the series, she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2015.[12]

Kinney returned to the Law & Order franchise in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in the role of Haley Cole.[5] She released her second extended play recording, Expired Love in 2013. It was re-released in 2014 with two additional tracks. In an interview with AMC, Kinney talks about the story of the album: 'Expired Love' is about my story. But I do think that with my acting career, my style seeps into my career a lot. My songs are similar to Tom Waits' in that they're little stories. Sometimes I write songs based on one word or feeling that keeps popping up for me. And I do feel like, because I've never played a character for so long, that it can't help but seep its way into things. It's like, maybe this is why a particular idea keeps coming up for me, because this is something that we keep dealing with on the show!"[13]

Kinney's new single, Rockstar, was released December 9, 2014.[14] After her departure from The Walking Dead, she made guest appearances on several television shows, including a starring role in the sixteenth episode of ABC's Forever titled "Memories of Murder"[15] and a co-starring spot in the eighteenth episode of The CW's The Flash titled "All-Star Team-Up".[16] She also landed recurring television roles on Cinemax's The Knick and Showtime's critically acclaimed Masters of Sex for four episodes.[17][18] Kinney starred in Train's music video "Bulletproof Picasso".[3]: 10 [19] Kinney released her new studio album, This Is War, on October 2, 2015. As well as This Is War, the album featured another single, Birthday Cake.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Aunt Tigress Gina Film debut
2009 It's Complicated Waitress Cameo appearance
2013 Concussion The Girl Character secondary
2015 Stages Herself Documentary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hot for Teacher Tamara Bailey TV short
The Gamekillers The Swarm TV special
2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jeannie Richmonds Episode: "Contract"
2009 The Unusuals Amanda Maint Episode: "The Apology Line"
2010 The Good Wife Milla Burchfield Episode: "Bad Girls"
2011 The Big C Emily Season 2 (recurring; 3 episodes)
2011–15[21] The Walking Dead Beth Greene 37 episodes
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Haley Cole Episode: "Hunting Ground"
2014 The Following Mallory Hodge Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2015 Forever Jennifer Schroeder Episode: "Memories of Murder"
The Flash Brie Larvan / Bug-Eyed Bandit Episode: "All Star Team Up"
Masters of Sex Nora Everett Season 3 (recurring; 4 episodes)
The Knick Nurse Daisy Ryan Season 2 (recurring)

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Spring Awakening Anna[22] Replacement for Anna
Understudy for Wendla
2009 August: Osage County Jean Fordham[22] National Tour of 2009

Discography

  • Blue Toothbrush (2011)
  • Expired Love (2013, 2014)[a][23]
  • This Is War (2015)
  1. ^ Kinney re-released the studio album with additional tracks.

Tours

  • This Is War Tour (2015)[24]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Result
2015 The Walking Dead Saturn Awards - Best Supporting Actress Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Emily Kinney". Biography. TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Emily Kinney". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Potts, Michael. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Emily Kinney". What Culture. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Emily Kinney Interview on 106.7 LiteFM". YouTube.
  5. ^ a b c Korbelik, Jeff (February 8, 2012). "NWU graduate enjoying TV, stage and music success". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Laurence Lau and Emily Kinney". Playbill. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Slezak, Michael (April 3, 2013). "The Walking Dead's Season 4 Cast– Tyreese, Sasha, Beth Upgraded To Series Regulars". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "Beth Greene". amc.com. AMC. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Walking Dead". http://www.amc.com/. AMC. Retrieved September 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (October 13, 2014). "'The Walking Dead' Season 5 Premiere Hits Series High Ratings in Adults 18-49 & Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  11. ^ Ross, Dalton. "Emily Kinney gives the inside scoop on that 'Walking Dead' shocker". ew.com. EW. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  12. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (August 15, 2014). "Captain America, The Walking Dead lead 2015 Saturn Awards nominations". HitFix. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  13. ^ Taylor, Andrew (March 9, 2013). "Q&A – Emily Kinney (Beth Greene)". AMC. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  14. ^ Ross, Dalton (December 9, 2014). "Watch 'Walking Dead' star Emily Kinney in her new 'Rockstar' music video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  15. ^ Ashley, Kendall (January 15, 2015). "The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney Signs on For ABC's Forever". Cinema Blend. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  16. ^ Prudom, Laura (February 9, 2015). "'Walking Dead' Star Emily Kinney to Menace 'The Flash'". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  17. ^ Schaefer, Megan. "'Walking Dead' Alum Emily Kinney Talks Norman Reedus, 'The Knick' And More At 2015 Shorty Awards". International Business TImes. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  18. ^ Haas, Rachel. "The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney Joins Masters of Sex". IGN. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  19. ^ Bulletproof Picasso (starring Emily Kinney & Reid Ewing). TrainVevo. YouTube (Music Video). Train. January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  20. ^ Ross, Dalton (September 25, 2015). "'Emily Kinney exclusive: Stream her This is War album right here'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  21. ^ Ross, Dalton (December 1, 2014). "Emily Kinney gives the inside scoop on that 'Walking Dead' shocker". Entertaiment Weekly. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  22. ^ a b "Emily Kinney Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  23. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (March 10, 2014). "'Walking Dead' Star Emily Kinney Resurrects 'Expired Love' On New Album". MTV news. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  24. ^ Scott, Jason (March 11, 2015). "Walking Dead's Emily Kinney Opens Fire On 2015 This Is War Tour". Popdust. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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