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heart Deal. “One thing that we would talk to each other about is we would get stressed about our individual careers,” Kinney says. “It kind of came from just wanting to have a project that was a little less pressure and more fun. He was out here in L.A. visiting me, and he started writing a song. Then he came in and said,‘Oh, here’s this song that I wrote, what do you think of it?’ I told him ‘It’s good, can I write the sec- ond verse?’ Then we just started writing that way. At Christmas, we were bored and made a website. After we put up the website, imme- diately someone emailed us and asked us to play at Sundance. We were like, we guess we should. If people would ask us to play shows and festivals, we would.”
With her music career taking off, Kinney’s fans might be a little concerned that her act- ing career is slowing down, but that’s not the case either. She’s currently filming a new se- ries for Netflix called Messiah, in which she plays a mother whose daughter has cancer. Her character is one of many who start believing a newcomer who shows up in town is the second coming of Christ, and in her case she hopes he can heal her daughter. While a lot of actresses view playing a mom on screen as a change to their acting career, Kinney doesn’t see it that way.
“A lot of time I play kids, as an actor, so my transition to adulthood has been a little slow- er in certain ways,” Kinney says. “I’m finally playing a mom on TV. I’m finally transitioning into more of this next chapter.” Still, the role isn’t all that different from her previous work. “It’s still a drama, a similar kind of genre and it’s supernatural. I would say the character is different than other ones that I have played though. Stacey is a little bit more impulsive than someone like Beth. I guess playing a mom taking care of a daughter, being an adult, hav- ing a husband and those kinds of relationships,
is definitely a different thing than I have worked on before.”
With her musical career and acting, Kin- ney’s life is in constant motion, but she does find time to relax in her own way. “I like read- ing, poetry and swimming,” Kinney shares. “I love going to the pool or going to the beach. I love being by water. I also really like walking. When I lived in New York City, I would just walk around a lot. I like watching silly TV. But even doing normal at home things is really fun for me. I always tell people I love going to the grocery store and planning out my meals.” Un- fortunately, one thing she doesn’t do much of is watch her old show The Walking Dead. “I love the acting in it,” Kinney says, “but I turned into kind of a wimp. I will watch it and just like cry the full time. It’s not an enjoyable experience because it’s such a violent show.”
What is enjoyable is following Kinney’s ca- reer. From acting to singing, she keeps finding new ways to keep us entertained.
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PHOTOS, RIGHT: CHAD KAMENSHINE