Lydia Kelly

Acting

Syracuse, New York, USA

Lydia Kelly is a US-based actress and dancer, born and raised in Syracuse, New York. She graduated from Ithaca College in May 2021 with a BFA in Acting and minors in dance and educational studies, spending a semester in London studying theatre, dance, stage combat, and intimacy coordination. She is a passionate sailor, having grown up as a sail racer in upstate New York. Her filmography includes The Bride! (2026, as Restaurant Woman #1), Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (as CK Employee), and Turning (as Kristen, World Premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival). Her NYC theatre credits include Public Access at Unit J, BITCHES at East Village Basement, and an off-Broadway staged reading of Off the Books at the Irish Arts Center. In production she served as a casting intern on Zach Wood's directorial debut The Accompanist, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2026. She is also working on director Maya Shore's debut short Carrier.