Kerry O'Malley (born September 5, 1969) is an American actress. She starred in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. She played a supporting role in the David Fincher film The Killer (2023).[1]
O'Malley was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.[2] She is the sister of Mike O'Malley, with whom she starred in the short-lived sitcom The Mike O'Malley Show.[3] She graduated from the Duke University and the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University.[4]
O'Malley began her career appearing on various stage productions. In 1998 she received Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Best Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for Elmer Gantry at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[5] She performed on Off-Broadway and Broadway, notable playing Baker's Wife in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination.[6] On television, O'Malley was regular cast member on the short-lived sitcoms Costello (1998) and The Mike O'Malley Show (1999). She made her big screen debut in the 1998 crime drama film Rounders. She later appeared in films The Happening (2008), Case 39 (2009), Side Effects (2013), Earth to Echo (2014), Annabelle (2014), Terminator Genisys (2015) and Annabelle: Creation (2017).
On television, O'Malley made guest-starring appearances on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NYPD Blue, The King of Queens, My Name Is Earl, Monk, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Hart of Dixie, Masters of Sex and Grey's Anatomy. She had recurring roles on Brotherhood, Boardwalk Empire, Shameless, Strange Angel, Snowpiercer and Why Women Kill.[7] In 2017 she starred in the short-lived crime drama Those Who Kill.[8]
In 2023, O'Malley starred in the action thriller film The Killer directed by David Fincher, receiving positive reviews for her performance.[9][10] In 2024 she appeared in the thriller film Mea Culpa directed by Tyler Perry.[11]