Biography
Kathleen M Wilce is a New York based theatre and film actor whose passion for Shakespeare brought her to London, England where she has also studied the British stage. Notable NY Theatre credits in which she played lead roles include: Anna in Anna Karenina (which she also produced) at ATA's Beckmann Theatre, Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Helen in Helen Keller, Maggie, in Maggie a Girl of the streets by Stephen Crane, Dominique DeWilde in Taming the Bull as part of the Strawberry One-Act Festival at St. Clement's Theatre, Bettina Barnes in Psycho Beach Party by Charles Bush, Agnes in Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, Susha in The Gamblers, adaptation by Arthur Reel, Darla in Homecoming 1972 as part of the Summer Shorties Festival at Turtle Shell Theatre and most recently Sofia in In Love Again at The Manhattan Repertory Theatre. Her Film/TV credits include: The Sopranos, Sex in the City, Boardwalk Empire, Celebrity Ghost Stories: The Rebecca DeMornay Story, Monsters Inside Me Episode 204-206 on the Animal Planet, The Psychologist in a music video by rap artists: Mazz & Sneakas, commercials: Played a Mom for a Children's Tylenol commercial produced by Eye Patch Productions, Ogilvy & Mather and most recently modeled for an Infomercial for Warren-Tricomi's hair product "Repair". Other films include: Journey to the surface of the Earth, Icebreaker, Soul Mate, and several other short indie films and voice overs which are available upon request. She has written, directed and performed in several of her own one-act plays that ran Off-Off Broadway including; Marie Tesoro Mio, Hershey Kisses, Wet Socks, The Game, and I am a Vietnam Vet. When she's not acting she can be found directing and her directing credits include: Summer by Edith Wharton, Cold Reading, Discovery Date, Obnoxious Beauty and Iced Cubed by Edan Schappert. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Director's Award at Kean University for Outstanding Performance and Rehearsal Technique. She has studied Film Technique with Bill Hopkins at Stella Adler Studio, Acting/Directing with Aleksey Burago at HB Studios, Audition Intensive with George DiCenzo at The School for Film And Television,Singing/Movement with Elizabeth Hodes at H.B. Studios and completed an intensive program in Russian Art Theatre at Columbia University under the Direction of Slava Dolgatchev and Oleg Kheyfets. She recently finished shooting the short film "Molly" playing the role of Kathy produced by 435 Films. She performed her solo Theatre production of "Love without Law", a play which she wrote and performed in December at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Fall Festival 2011. She will be seen playing the role of Joyce in the upcoming short film "Youth & Death" and most recently performed the lead role of Dr. Vanessa Michaels in the play "From the Inside" which was performed at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in March 2012.
