Kate Lyn Sheil

Kate Lyn Sheil (born June 13, 1985) is an American actress.

She has had roles in independent films like You're Next, V/H/S, The Color Wheel, The Sacrament, and House of Cards.

Sheil was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.

She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a B.F.A. in acting.

She also studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

In 2016, after her film Kate Plays Christine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, she was dubbed "the Meryl Streep of the micro-budget film community" by Rolling Stone.

In 2020, Sheil starred in She Dies Tomorrow directed by Amy Seimetz, which was initially set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, however the festival was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film was released by Neon via video on demand on August 7, 2020.

In 2023, Sheil starred in The Seeding directed by Barnaby Clay, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023.

Sheil has been married to comedian Kyle Mooney since 2021.

When interviewed for the Substack newsletter Perfectly Imperfect in December 2023, Mooney revealed he and Sheil had welcomed a daughter.

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