Known for Acting
Kelly Mengelkoch – American stage and film actress, born in Wichita, Kansas (no publicly recorded birthday). Earned a BGS in Theatre from the University of Kansas, briefly tried New York after college before finding her artistic home in Cincinnati, Ohio. AEA/SAG-AFTRA member, mezzo-soprano, trained in classical and musical theatre, and an identical twin (sister Kristen Mengelkoch). She is best known as a Resident Ensemble Member of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company since 2004 (nearly 20 seasons), with roles including Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Goneril in King Lear, Queen Margaret in Richard III, and Mrs. Kendall in The Elephant Man. She has also performed at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, The Know Theatre, The Human Race Theatre Company, and Off-Broadway with New York Classical Theatre. Her most notable film roles include Dr. Mary-Sue Kimball in Dark Waters (2019, directed by Todd Haynes), Maddie in The Old Man & the Gun (2018, directed by David Lowery), Helen Kimmel in A Kind of Murder (2016, directed by Andy Goddard), Marlene in Perception (2018), Tammy McCortland in Healing River (2020), and a Cartwright Nurse in C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004). She is also an acting coach at the Cincinnati Music Academy.
Filmography
4 films


Dark Waters
2019 · 2h 7m · US
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.


The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · 1h 34m · US
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.


A Kind of Murder
2016 · 1h 36m · US
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?


C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
2005 · 1h 29m · US
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.