NANCY KENNY
ACTOR | WRITER | VOICE ARTIST
ACTRA | CAEA | UDA | PGC | SARTEC
Nancy is a human who does many things.
Usually artsy things, but sometimes YouTube watching things.
She likes to stand on stages or in front of cameras to tell stories, give voice to things that aren't said, and hopefully make you feel something true in the process.
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WRITING
ACTING
Histoire sans faim (Season 1) - TFO (Coming Soon)
FROM (Season 3) - Paramount +
Sullivan’s Crossing (Season 1) - CW / Crave / CTV
Coming Soon
Mad Madge
January 20 - February 8, 2026
Neptune Theatre
Fountain Hall Stage
Margaret Cavendish was a woman ahead of her time. A philosopher, poet, scientist, author, and playwright - she represented everything a woman should not be in the 17th century.
This bawdy comedy is loosely based on history, but more than anything it's a celebration of a wild woman who never settled for anything less than achieving her dreams.
Paying homage to Jane Austen and Tina Fey in the same breath, this laugh out loud contemporary-period mashup suggests that perhaps a woman’s hunger for unbridled attention is not so shallow, after all.
Written by Rose Napoli
Mad Madge was commissioned and premiered by Nightwood Theatre (Toronto, ON), through the support of Kate Amesbury, in April 2024
Mad Madge is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca
Nancy’s narrative short film, created through AFCOOP’s Film 1 Program, is doing the film festival circuit run! Six Feet Over is her directorial debut.
Credits:
Written & directed by Nancy Kenny
Cinematography by Doug Graham
Editing by Sam Vigneault
Featuring:
Samantha Gardiner, Nancy Kenny, and Julia Williams
Nancy’s documentary, On the Fringe, about touring the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit premiered at NorthWest Fest, Canada’s oldest documentary film festival.
It recently won Best Documentary Film at the 2023 Screen Nova Scotia Awards!
Screening and licensing
opportunities available!
I Don’t Feel Pretty/Chu pas cute, Nancy’s bilingual, absurdist dark comedy of failed womanhood,
was selected for
Theatre Passe Muraille’s 2022-2023 BUZZ Development Series.
It also recently received funding from Arts Nova Scotia and Support 4 Culture.
From L to R: Nancy Kenny, Stephanie Smith & Judith Hermann reading from
I Don’t Feel Pretty / Chu pas cute at Dark Day Monday in Toronto.
We would like to acknowledge funding support for this project from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
We acknowledge the support of
Arts Nova Scotia.
We acknowledge the support of Nova Scotia Gaming - Support 4 Culture.
In celebration of the play’s 10th Anniversary, Roller Derby Saved My Soul has been turned into a radio drama with brand new, never before released content, written and performed by Nancy Kenny.
Listen to the first 5 minutes now!
Want to hear more? Buy it now for $5.
The file will be yours to keep!
August 15th is National Acadian Day in Canada.
With a history defined by tragedy, courage and perseverance, Acadians have preserved their traditions and culture for over four centuries.
As a proud Acadian from New Brunswick, Nancy was thrilled to appear in and narrate this Heritage Minute on the deportation of her people.
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Roller Derby Saved My Soul by Nancy Kenny
Softcover Book - $15 CDN
Roller Derby Saved My Soul by Nancy Kenny
E-book - $5 CDN
Roller Derby Saved My Soul by Nancy Kenny - Radio Play - $5 CDN