Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Kate Lyn Sheil
American actress (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Kate Lyn Sheil (born June 13, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She has had roles in independent films like You're Next, V/H/S, The Color Wheel, The Sacrament, and House of Cards.[2]
Remove ads
Early life
Sheil was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.[3] She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a B.F.A. in acting. She also studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[4][5][6]
Career
In 2016, after her film Kate Plays Christine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, she was dubbed "the Meryl Streep of the micro-budget film community" by Rolling Stone.[7]
In 2020, Sheil starred in She Dies Tomorrow directed by Amy Seimetz, which was initially set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020; however, the festival was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released by Neon via video on demand on August 7, 2020.[8][9]
In 2023, Sheil starred in The Seeding directed by Barnaby Clay, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023.[10]
Remove ads
Personal life
Sheil has been married to comedian Kyle Mooney since 2021.[11]
When interviewed for the newsletter Perfectly Imperfect in December 2023, Mooney revealed he and Sheil had welcomed a daughter.[12]
Filmography
Film
Television
Remove ads
References
Further reading
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads