about

Actor, Writer, Producer currently living in LA. 

Kristen grew up in Philadelphia with her stereotypically crazy Greek-American family and 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 available to rent online or through Redbox and is coming to streaming, DVD, On Demand, and Blu-Ray in March 2021. 

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

Kristen also stars in the Lifetime original film Mommy Would Never Hurt You, in WongFu's (3M subscribers) newest rom-com series Dating After College, and in Fake News Writer, a comedic web series that won the 2019 Webby Award for Online Entertainment!

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Coming soon: Kristen stars in two rom-coms Wedding Screeners and The Christmas Dance, and 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. A sequel to I Am Lisa is also in development.

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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, Oscar-nominee Sally Kirkland and more.  

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 it's second month on Broadway with its original cast for $50...!

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IF YOU COULD ONLY BRING 3 THINGS ONTO AN ISLAND, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

• Chapstick

• Skinny Pop Kettle Corn flavor

• A book os Sudokus

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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