Kendall Grace Leary

About
Kendall Leary is a bicoastal actress and writer currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. Right now you can watch Kendall as "Nora" in the rom-com "Meet Cute in Manhattan" on Prime, or playing Julia Roberts on HBO's "Pause with Sam Jay."
Kendall is theatrically trained. In addition to studying acting in her youth at the summer conservatory "CCY" at Wesleyan University, she continued her studies at Marymount Manhattan College where her classes included Voice and Speech, Script Analysis, Shakespeare, Viewpoints, and Suzuki Method just to name a few. Kendall then spent a semester studying International Journalism in Rome, Italy where she paired her studies with Commedia dell’arte and character development.
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Recently Leary has joined the "BK Gang", taking advanced workshops at Bob Krakower's studio in Manhattan.
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During her time at New Haven's Cooperative Arts and Humanities, Kendall was awarded "Best Actress"(2013). In the same year, she was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA.
When Kendall is not acting or writing about herself in third person, you can find her playing shortstop in an adult softball league, walking her dog through McCarren Park, or saying phrases like "Why do the Mets let me down every year?"
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RECENT NEWS
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2025
Out now! Kendall filmed in a leading role for the feature film "Meet Cute in Manhattan" Available VOD on Prime

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2025
2024
Kendall will be seen playing Mara in the feature film 'Karma Bums' (2025)
Recently in the Cannes Film Market
Kendall plays 'Julia Roberts' in this episode of "Pause with Sam Jay" on HBO Max