Kennedy McMann

BFA ACTING/MUSIC THEATER, 2018

Since graduating from the School of Drama in 2018, Kennedy McMann has forged a successful career in television. With appearances in “Law & Order SVU” and “Gone,” Kennedy is best known for her work on television as the titular character of the CW’s “Nancy Drew” opposite Scott Wolf. The series premiered in October 2019, and after four seasons, ended in August 2023.

In March 2023, McMann appeared as Joni DeGroot — a lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder — in the Good Doctor episode “The Good Lawyer.” 

Her upcoming projects include AMC’s “The Terror: Devil in Silver,” in which she plays the younger version of a character played by Judith Light, a fellow CMU alum. She will also star in the independent feature comedy “Brewmance” opposite SNL’s Alex Moffat.