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Kaili Vernoff | |
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 Vernoff at the New York Game Awards in 2019 | |
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Kaili Vernoff is an American actress. While she has many television and film credits, she is perhaps best known for her multiple collaborations with Woody Allen.
Kaili Vernoff was born in Los Angeles, California and lived in many cities as a child, including Park City, Utah and Troy, New York. She attended Boston University where she received a BFA in acting. She moved to New York City upon graduation, where she has lived and worked ever since. Her first feature was the Ed Burns' film, No Looking Back (1998), in which she played "Alice". Soon after that, she worked with Woody Allen for the first time in his film Celebrity (1998), and she ended up on "the cutting room floor".[ citation needed ] Allen cast her in his next feature, the Academy Award nominated Sweet and Lowdown , [1] in which she played the role of "Gracie" opposite Samantha Morton and Sean Penn. She has appeared in six Woody Allen projects in total, most recently in his first foray into television, the Amazon series, Crisis in Six Scenes . She has worked steadily in film, television, and theater. Other notable roles include "Kerry Ridge" in the Hulu drama The Path (2016–2017) and "Karen" in the film Thoroughbreds , had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017.[ citation needed ] Vernoff played a supporting role in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2 as Susan Grimshaw. [2] Performance capture for the role took place on and off for five years prior to the game's release.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | No Looking Back | Alice | |
| 1998 | Celebrity | ||
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown [1] | Gracie | |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Rosie | |
| 2001 | World Traveler | Andrea | |
| 2016 | Dark Night | FBI Agent 1 Jessica | uncredited |
| 2017 | Thoroughbreds | Karen | |
| 2020 | Materna | Jean's Mom | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Another World | Laurie Michaels | July 31 - December 6 |
| 1996 | The High Life | Flannery | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | The Wrong Coast | Various Celebrity Voices | Unknown episodes |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Attorney Pamela Albert | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Jenny | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Affair | Joan | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Jane | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | The Path | Kerry Ridge | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Naomi | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | House of Cards | Alicia Heyman | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Enemy Within | Helen | Episode: "The Ambassador's Wife" |
| 2019 | Tell Me a Story | FBI Agent 2 Sarah | Season 2 main role |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Miranda Cowan |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Susan Grimshaw |
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