Grace Kiley
Actor • Director • Playwright
Grace Kiley is an award-winning actor, director, and playwright known for her compelling work in theater and film. She is currently producing and performing in Collected Stories by Donald Margulies. As the founder of Kiley Ensemble, she has directed acclaimed productions, including The Baby Dance and Time Stands Still.
Her solo show, Grace Kelly: Longing for Grace, received multiple accolades, including Best One Woman Show at the United Solo Festival, and was featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 59E59 Theaters in New York.
Grace’s screen credits include Daddy Issues, Patricia Says Goodbye, Silver Stream (which she also wrote, directed, and produced), Revolution’s a Lie, SITO, and The Comedy alongside Tim Heidecker. Her stage roles span classics like All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, Shirley Valentine, and Six Degrees of Separation.
AWARDS: BEST ACTRESS: 2024 –Rome International Comedy Shorts, Boden Film Festival, Sweden, Northeast Film Festival, New Jersey Shorts Award, Daddy Issues; New Jersey Film Awards, Between Floors, 2021: Katra Film Festival Audience Choice, Silver Stream actor, writer, director 2019: Best One Woman Show, 2012 United Solo International Festival & Best Encore 2014; Superior Supporting Actress, 2009 IMTF.
An esteemed educator, Grace teaches Directing at NYU’s Tisch Kanbar Institute for Film & TV, and has taught acting at the Stella Adler Studio and Trinity/LaMama Urban Arts Program. She also runs her private studio, Grace Kiley Acting, coaching performers worldwide and preparing students for top drama programs like Juilliard, NYU, and LAMDA. She is a member of the Playwrights/Directors Unit (PDU) at The Actors Studio and holds professional affiliations with AEA and SAG-AFTRA.
Additionally, Grace is a Therapeutic Coach for Creatives, holding an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, with a private practice based in New York City.