Kinley Quinn

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Kinley Quinn
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Born (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAisling
CitizenshipNo1
OccupationActress • model
Years active2011–present
Notes
1: Denotes if individual is a citizen (yes) or subject (no) of the Empire. For more details regarding citizenship see here

Kinley Quinn is an Aisling actress who began her career in 2011, but is best known for her role in Pecina High, a teen drama show broadcast by Apex Broadcasting Company. She was selected in 2014 to appear starting in the shows 5th season after Apex choose to drop actress Natalie Neville from the show. Since then, a rivalry has existed between the two actresses.

Early life

Kinley was born on January 19, 1998 in an upscale neighborhood of Fife to <parents>. During her time in school, she became interested in acting at an early age and often preformed in school-sponsored performances of classic plays and narratives.

Career

Quinn attended a comedy camp hosted by the Del Rego Institute of Design in 2009 at the age of 11, and was selected by a talent scout with De Brito Mills to appear in one of the companies kids cereal advertisements. In 2011, Volante Media Group approached Quinn's parents regarding her appearing in a new conceptual show to air on the networks kids-centered channel, Kidz Korner, later that year. The show, entitled ...and A Bag of Chips was to be a live-action, kid oriented sketch comedy-variety show. With her parents approval, VMG signed Quinn for a one year contract, with the option to renew for four seasons if the show was successful.

At the age of 13, after appearing on several kids television shows aired on Kidz Korner, a subsidary of Volante Media Group, she was given her own Saturday morning show, entitled Kinley Mania. The show was untimely unsuccessful, airing for only one season before being canceled.

At age 14, Kinley was appeared in a competition held by designer Cuithbeart Aguiar to select a model for his newest line of female juniors apparel. Kinley won the contest, though later contestants would dispute her winning, citing that her father had conspired and offered a substantial bribe to Aguiar to ensure his daughter would win. She entered into a contract to appear in a variety of photo shoots and commercial recordings to promote Aguiar's attire, and later a line of swimwear by the same designer.

In 2022, Quinn starred alongside Julie Miskell, Neassa Bennett, adult entertainer Ciara Canton in her first mainstream role, and EDM artist Adelaide in Girls Just Want To Have Fun. The movie tells the story fo four high school students who are ostracized by their peers for listening to electronic dance music. The four girls seek to expose their classmates to EDM music by having EDM artist Adelaide preform at their high school prom, having only two weeks to travel to Fife, find the performer, and enlist her in their cause. The movie received mixed reviews from views, and was a marginal success.

Personal Life

In a 2013 interview, Kinley stated that she was incredibly happy with the direction her life was taking, and that one of her heroes and role models was fellow model Nélida Forst. The two actually met and did several photo shoots together in late 2014 for Cuithbeart Aguiar.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 - 2013, 2014 ...and A Bag of Chips Herself
2013 Kinley Mania
2015 - 2018 Pecina High Aneta Mera
2019 That Thing About You Julia Cales


Film
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Léannah