Kimmy Gatewood

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Kimmy Gatewood
Kimmy Gatewood in August 2018.jpg
Gatewood in 2018
Born
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Kimmy Gatewood is an American actress, director, writer and singer.

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Gatewood is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland, and was educated at Paint Branch High School. [1] She has been in a long-running comedy duo with fellow GLOW actress Rebekka Johnson. [1] [2]

The Apple Sisters

Gatewood is co-creator of The Apple Sisters, a World War II musical comedy trio. The group, which consists of herself, Rebekka Johnson, and Sarah Lowe, started in 2007 in New York City.[ citation needed ] They received critical acclaim at the 2008 Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and moved the group to Los Angeles where they continue to perform.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Jersey Boys Angel #1
2015 Fun Size Horror: Volume One JaniceSegment: "Bitter"
2015 Smosh: The Movie Diri, Hairstylist
2021 Good on Paper Director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Community Glee Club Girl #2Episode: Regional Holiday Music
2011–2019 Conan Various characters19 episodes
2012–2016 Epic Rap Battles of History Hillary Clinton / Marilyn Monroe 2 episodes
Also writer
2017 A Christmas Story Live! Cora Apple The Apple Sisters
2017–2019 GLOW Stacey Beswick29 episodes
2018 WWE SmackDown HerselfEpisode: "The Road to WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Begins"
2018–2019 Atypical Coach Crowley5 episodes
2021 The Big Leap directorepisode #7: "Revenge Plot"
2021–2022 Girls5eva 4 episodes
2023 The Muppets Mayhem episode #6: Fortunate Son

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References

  1. 1 2 Jackson, Christine (July 11, 2017). "GLOW's Kimmy Gatewood Talks Comedy, Big Hair, and the Joys of Wrestling". Washingtonian. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. Ethan Alter (June 29, 2017). "'GLOW' Postmortem: Kimmy Gatewood and Rebekka Johnson Break Down Their Big Match". Uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.