Kylie Bunbury (born January 30, 1989)[2][3] is a Canadian-American actress.

Kylie Bunbury
Bunbury in 2019
Born (1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Jon-Ryan Alan Riggins
(m. 2020)
Children1
Parent
RelativesTeal Bunbury (brother)
Mataeo Bunbury (brother)

Life edit

Bunbury was born in Montreal, Canada, to Kristi Novak[4] and Alex Bunbury, a soccer player. Her father is Guyanese-Canadian. She spent her childhood in England (for two years), Madeira, Portugal (for seven years) and Prior Lake, Minnesota, US. She considers Prior Lake home.[5] She has three younger brothers: Teal, Mataeo, and Logan.[6][7][8]

Bunbury became engaged to Jon-Ryan Alan Riggins on April 8, 2018.[9] They married on January 1, 2020.[10] Her pregnancy was announced in June 2021,[11] and their son was born on December 6, 2021.[12]

Career edit

Bunbury originally worked as a model, and began acting at her agency's suggestion.[4][13] She landed her first role as Kathleen in Days of Our Lives for one episode.[13] She also had roles in Prom and The Sitter.[13] Bunbury portrayed Eva in the science fiction CBS television series Under the Dome.[14] Bunbury starred in the Fox drama series Pitch, where she portrayed the (fictional) first female player in Major League Baseball. Pitch was canceled by Fox after one season on May 1, 2017.[15][16][17]

Bunbury starred as Angie Richardson in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us, which premiered on May 31, 2019.[18]

In 2020, Bunbury was in the main cast[19] for the Peacock adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. The series was cancelled after one season. That same year, she began playing Cassie Dewell in the ABC crime drama series Big Sky.[20]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Prom Jordan Lundley
2011 The Sitter Roxanne
2014 No Kid-ing! Lauren Short film
2018 Game Night Michelle Sterling
2020 Eat Wheaties! Allison
2021 Warning Anna

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Days of Our Lives Kathleen Episode: #1.11388
2013–2014 Twisted Lacey Porter Main role; 19 episodes
2015 Under the Dome Eva Sinclair / Dawn Sinclair-Barbara Main role (season 3); 13 episodes
2015 Tut Suhad Television mini-series
2016 Pitch Genevieve "Ginny" Baker Lead role; 10 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Devin Holiday Episode: "Chasing Demons"
2018 Robot Chicken Helga Pataki / Oscar's Mom / Girl (voices) Episode: "Jew No. 1 Opens a Treasure Chest"
2018 Get Christie Love Christie Love TV film
2019 When They See Us Angie Richardson Main role, 4 episodes
2020 The Twilight Zone Claudia Episode: "Try, Try"
2020 Brave New World Frannie Crowne Main role
2020–2023 Big Sky Cassie Dewell Lead role

References edit

  1. ^ "Montreal's Kylie Bunbury on 'Pitch' role". toronto.com. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Siblings Teal and Kylie Bunbury rising stars in soccer and Hollywood". Espn.go.com.
  3. ^ "Twitter / MadelaineHasson: ⓗⓐⓟⓟⓨ". Twitter.com. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. ^ a b "Kylie Bunbury Details New Disney Starring Role "PROM" (Interview with Kylie Bunbury)". Bossip. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Fall TV's breakout star — 'Pitch's' Kylie Bunbury — has Minnesota roots". Twin Cities. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. ^ "Schaerlaeckens: Teal Bunbury follows in father's footsteps". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  7. ^ The Bunbury Bunch: Soccer's Most Talented Family?, retrieved 2023-01-16
  8. ^ "Kylie Bunbury on Instagram: "Favorite photo of my mom and I (& baby Logan in her belly) when we lived in Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹 Mom, thank you for your love that is unconditional, absolute and profound. Beijinhos para a minha mãe 😘🌹 I love you"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  9. ^ "Kylie Bunbury Is Engaged to Jon-Ryan Alan Riggins!". Entertainment Tonight. 2018-04-10.
  10. ^ "Taylor Cole and Cameron Larson, Plus More Celeb Weddings of 2020". Us Weekly. 2020-01-01.
  11. ^ "Big Sky Star Kylie Bunbury Announces She's Pregnant: 'Life is a Series of Awakenings'". PEOPLE.com. 2021-06-22.
  12. ^ "Big Sky's Kylie Bunbury Welcomes First Baby, Son Rumi Walker: "Unimaginable Love"". PEOPLE.com. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  13. ^ a b c "Minnesota model/actress Kylie Bunbury's career is right in focus". twincities.com. 5 March 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  14. ^ "Kylie Bunbury Joins 'Under The Dome'; Nic Bishop In 'Dominion'". deadline.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  15. ^ "Fox releases promo trailer for 'Pitch,' about first female in MLB". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  16. ^ "Fox Teams With MLB on Female Baseball Drama 'Pitch'". hollywoodreporter.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  17. ^ "Baseball drama 'Pitch' gets the hook at Fox". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  18. ^ Patten, Dominic (March 1, 2019). "Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five' Gets Netflix Debut Date, New Name + Teaser". Deadline.
  19. ^ "Brave New World Arrives In The Future It Predicted". New York Times. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  20. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 3, 2020). "Kylie Bunbury To Headline David E. Kelley's PI Drama Series 'The Big Sky' On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

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