Jean Marie McKee is an American theatre director, actress, and former model. She is the Artistic Director and a founding member of the Naked Angels theatre company in New York City.
McKee began her career as a model and actress after moving from rural Virginia to New York City at the age of eighteen. She appeared in film and commercial productions, including Skin Deep opposite John Ritter. [1]
Alongside Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marisa Tomei, and other artists, McKee co-founded the theatre company Naked Angels in 1986. She became the company’s Artistic Director in 2017, overseeing its programs and partnerships, including the long-running Tuesdays@9 cold reading series and the 1st Mondays full-length play reading series. She also founded the company’s educational initiative, the 3T Writing Workshops, which provides free creative-writing instruction for youth in foster care, students in New York City public schools, and participants in alternative education programs. [1]
McKee has two children. Her daughter, Imogene Strauss, is a creative director in the music industry who has worked with artists such as Charli XCX and Clairo. [2]