Kelly Karbacz

Last updated
Kelly Ann Karbacz
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Stuyvesant High School (1996)
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Known forActress
Spouse
Phillip James Griffith
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(m. 2007)​

Kelly Ann Karbacz is an American actress. [1]

Early life and education

Karbacz was born in Queens, New York and raised in Queens and Manhattan. In 1996, Karbacz graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, part of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[ citation needed ]

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Personal life

In 2005, Karbacz met Phillip James Griffith on the production of But I'm a Cheerleader for the New York Musical Theatre Festival and they married in September 2007. [2]

Credits

Filmography

YearTitleRoleEpisodeRef(s)
1999 Sesame English Niki2 episodes [1]
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jill FosterEpisode: "Runaway" [1]
2002 Undeclared JaneEpisode: "The Day After" [1] [3]
2002 Law and Order Jenny SnyderEpisode: "Dazzled" [1] [3]
2002RuboutJennifer TV movie [1]
2003 Regular Joe Joanie Binder, a freshman at Queens College who is raising a toddler on her own.Main role; 5 episodes: "Puppetry of the Pennies", "Time and Punishment", "Boobysitting", "The Mourning After" and "Butt Out Ski" [1] [4]
2003A Tale of Two PizzasLisa [1]
2004 Without a Trace SaraEpisode: "Gung-Ho" [1]
2004First BreathHannah [1]
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Renata VirginiEpisode: "Unchained" [1]
2007 Queens Supreme Ms. SchmidtEpisode: "Let's Make a Deal" [1]
2008 Get Smart Judy [1] [5]
2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control Judy Direct-to-video [1]
2012 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Jess WhitleyEpisode: "Father's Shadow" [1]
2013 Do No Harm Lt. Tracey McCoyEpisode: "But I'm Allergic to Cats" [1]
2016–2017, 2019 Orange Is the New Black Kasey SankeyRecurring role (season 4-5), guest (season 7) [1]
2020 Chicago Med Kim TylerGuest Episode: It May Not Be Forever [1]

Theatre

YearProductionRoleNotesRef(s)
2005 Rent Maureen JohnsonBroadway; Nederlander Theater [6] [1]
2005But I'm A CheerleaderGraham New York Musical Theatre Festival [7] [1]
September 2006NighthawksInspired by the Edward Hopper painting of the same name; Kirk Douglas Theatre [8] [9] [10] [1]
2010I Got FiredJenny New York Musical Theatre Festival [11] [12] [1]
2012 First Date CaseySeattle production [13] [14] [15] [1]

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  2. ↑ "A Piece of Broadway Visits Huntington". Huntington Public Schools.
  3. 1 2 "KELLY KARBACZ BIOGRAPHY". Broadway World.
  4. ↑ Speier, Michael (March 27, 2003). "Regular Joe". Variety .
  5. ↑ "Get Smart - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.
  6. ↑ JONES, KENNETH (April 29, 2005). "Broadway's Rent Turns Nine Years Old April 29". Playbill .
  7. ↑ "But I'm A Cheerleader To Debut At NYMF With Chandra Lee Schwartz, Kelly Karbacz, Natalie Joy Johnson, John Hill And More". Broadway World . August 25, 2005.
  8. ↑ HODGINS, PAUL (September 10, 2006). "Theater: 'Nighthawks' is hardly picture-perfect". The Orange County Register .
  9. ↑ HERNANDEZ, ERNIO (August 27, 2006). "Hopper's Iconic Painting Nighthawks Comes to Life on Stage in L.A., Aug. 27". Playbill .
  10. ↑ Verini, Bob (September 7, 2006). "Nighthawks". Variety .
  11. ↑ Healy, Patrick (September 26, 2010). "Creating a Musical Is the Best Revenge (or Catharsis)" . The New York Times .
  12. ↑ PIERRE, CINDY (August 15, 2012). "I Got Fired". Backstage .
  13. ↑ HODGINS, PAUL (September 10, 2006). "Theater: 'Nighthawks' is hardly picture-perfect". The Orange County Register .
  14. ↑ HERNANDEZ, ERNIO (August 27, 2006). "Hopper's Iconic Painting Nighthawks Comes to Life on Stage in L.A., Aug. 27". Playbill .
  15. ↑ Verini, Bob (September 7, 2006). "Nighthawks". Variety .
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