about

Actor, Writer, Producer currently living in LA. 

After growing up in Philadelphia, Kristen graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama that she earned in just three years *Hair flip*

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Kristen is known for her portrayal of the titular Lisa in I Am Lisa, a revenge thriller directed by horror vet Patrick Rea. The film is widely available to stream, rent, or buy and a sequel is in development. Watch on Peacock!

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Recently released: Obsessed with the Babysitter premiered on January 9th 2021. Kristen stars in this dance thriller as the babysitter Elaine. 

Kristen also stars in WongFu's (3M subscribers) rom-com series Dating After College, in the Amazon Prime series Bulge Bracket​, and in Fake News Writer, a comedic web series that won the 2019 Webby Award for Online Entertainment!

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Kristen stars in two newly released rom-coms Wedding Screeners and The Christmas Dance, as well as The Hoarding, a short directed by and starring Karen Gillan of Jumanji and Avengers, that is currently being developed into a feature film with Warner Bros. 

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Kristen is a performer on the UCB Mess Hall improv team Parliament and is the writer and producer of two feature films that are currently in pre-production.

She is also the Producer of the feature film Bobcat Moretti starring Vivica A. Fox, Taryn Manning, Matt Peters, and Oscar-nominee Sally Kirkland, in which Kristen shares a scene with Taryn and Matt. 

Kristen is driven by her strong sense of empathy and a passion to illuminate honest human behavior in nuanced and empowered female characters. But really, this is all an elaborate plan to someday be a celebrity guest judge on the Food Network Channel. 

frequently asked questions... by nobody in particular

FAVORITE MOVIE QUOTE?

• "The more you know who you are and what you want, the less things upset you." -Sophia Coppola's Lost in Translation

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5 DREAM THEATRE ROLES?

• Kayleen in Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries

• Lil' Bit in Paula Vogel's How I Learned To Drive

• Margaritah in Jessica Goldberg's Stuck

• Tilda in N Richard Nash's Echoes

• Chris Gorman in Neil Simon's Rumors

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FAVORITE ROLES YOU'VE PLAYED ON STAGE?

• Heidi in Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles

• Raymonde Chandebise in Georges Feydeau's A Flea In Her Ear

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3 REMAKES YOU'D WANT TO BE IN?

• Jo in the 100th remake of Little Women

• Scarlett in a remake of Clue

• Elaine in the remake of Seinfeld that will never and should never occur

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IF YOU COULD STAR AS SOMEONE IN THE BIOPIC OF THEIR LIFE, WHO WOULD IT BE?

• Aly Raisman, USA Olympic gymnast

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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IF YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY, WHO WOULD IT BE?

• Oh Captain, My Captain, Robin Williams

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WHEN ARE YOU MOST CREATIVE?

• When I'm trying to fall asleep 

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WHEN ARE YOU MOST COMPETITIVE?

• When I'm playing the board game Clue

BAD HABITS?

• Nail/cuticle biting

• Reading the last line of a book before starting it

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT?

• I saw Hamilton in its second month on Broadway with its original cast for $50...!

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IF YOU COULD ONLY BRING 3 THINGS TO A DESERTED ISLAND, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

• Chapstick

• Skinny Pop Kettle Corn flavor

• A book of Sudoku

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BEST PIZZA IN NYC?

• Bravo Pizza, specifically in Union Square

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MOST YOU'VE EVER PAID FOR A LATTE?

• $6.25 and it was damn good... thanks a lot Almond Milk