- “I read all the books, I played all the games. It's been a part of my life for so long, it's truly a dream come true.”
- — Kennedy McMann on playing Nancy Drew
Kennedy McMann is an American actress who portrayed Nancy Drew in The CW's 2019 television series Nancy Drew.
Biography[]
Kennedy McMann is the daughter of Lisa McMann, an American novelist, and Matt McMann, a writer and musician. She has a brother named Killian.
Before being cast as Nancy Drew, Kennedy McMann appeared as Sara Moreland on Gone in 2017 (episode: 1.06 Family Photo) and as Carol Solomon in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2018 (episode: 20.04 Revenge).
On February 14, 2019, Deadline announced that McMann was cast for the role of Nancy Drew in The CW's television adaptation.[1]
On November 10, 2020 Kennedy announced on Instagram that she got married to her fiance Sam McInerney in a small ceremony. She said they would have a bigger ceremony post COVID with their family since they couldn't attend the wedding in Canada. [2] [3]
Nancy Drew fan[]
McMann is notably a big fan of Nancy Drew, and she grew up reading the books and playing the games. Her favorite game is The Phantom of Venice because "the mini games are really great" and she likes the visuals of it.[4]
Beginning May 13, 2024, Kennedy McMann began livestreaming her playthrough of the recently-released Nancy Drew game Mystery of the Seven Keys.
Images[]
Videos[]
Interviews[]
Group interviews and panels[]
Video game livestream[]
Trivia[]
- Kennedy McMann has talked openly about her mental health. She was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) at nine years old. Her father also had OCD, and he recognized the symptoms in Kennedy.[5] Kennedy also started getting panic attacks at eighteen years old.[5]
External Links[]
Kennedy McMann on The Internet Movie Database- Kennedy McMann on Instagram
Interviews and articles:
- July 2, 2019, Comicbook.com: Kennedy McMann On the "Dream Come True" of Playing Nancy Drew by Russ Burlingame.
- October 2, 2019, Cosmopolitan: There’s a New Nancy Drew in Town, and Kennedy McMann Was Destined to Play Her by Emma Baty.
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as Nancy Drew
Riley Smith • Alvina August • Pamela Sue Martin • Stephanie Van Dyck • Adam Beach • Sara Canning • Sinead Curry • all
References[]
- ↑ Deadline, The CW Pilot Finds Its Nancy Drew In Kennedy McMann, Casts Leah Lewis, Sets Larry Teng To Direct, Melinda Hsu To Run. February 14, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbN85cjxUa/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbOT-7jZg-/
- ↑ Kennedy McMann did an Ask Me Anything session on Instagram, and that answer was retweeted by a fan here.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kennedy McMann And Leah Lewis – Navigating Mental Health | The CW, May 27, 2019.