Carol Kaufman
Actress
Carol started her acting career in theater opposite Robert Forster in Clifford Odet’s “The Big Knife” and subsequently had a run of leading roles at The West Coast Ensemble where her love of theater was born and her performance as Catherine Holly in Suddenly Last Summer received rave reviews and attracted the attention of her first manager. She continued doing plays and TV & Film with appearances in “Unsolved Mysteries” and “Any Day Now” with Annie Potts. She then became involved in Playwrights Kitchen Ensemble at the Coronet theater lead by Dan Lauria, and performed in staged readings opposite actors including Dan Lauria, Ray Abruzzo, George Segal, Gary Cole, Carol Kane, Rebecca DeMornay, Lou Diamond Phillips, Nancy Travis, Lorraine Newman, Pamela Reed, etc. She is currently (2024) streaming in “Nanny Dearest” a Lifetime movie on Prime, and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction XF. Other recent films include “Meteor Moon,” “Killer Grades” and “REM.” She is absolutely thrilled to be back on the boards in three new 10 minute plays in the Short+Sweet Hollywood Festival 2024. Carol’s other passions include advocating for and spending time with animals, riding her Harley, people watching, reading, and enjoying the great outdoors. She looks forward to the day she’s touted as the next “overnight success” who has actually been acting since before there were cellphones.