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Katelyn Nichols is an American theater, film, and TV actress from Memphis, TN. She grew up performing on stages around the Memphis, TN. and North MS. area. Her performances received positive reviews among theater critics all across the Memphis community. In 2008, she won her first Best Leading Actress award for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in 'The Miracle Worker' at Desoto Family Theater. In an interview during the production she stated, "I've always wanted a role where I could really push myself and stretch my acting abilities," and she continued to do just that. One year later, she starred in South Pacific as Nellie Forbush, and would later win Best Leading Actress in a Musical. One review stated "Katelyn Nichols is strong and appealing as Nellie Forbush, the girl next door whose heart is in an uproar. Nichols has a delightful presence and strong voice -- ideal for the role." http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/jun/25/its-some-enchanted-evening-for-theater/ http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2008/sep/26/dramatic-role-tests-abilities/

She won multiple Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards over the years for both plays and musicals, proving her mettle in both categories onstage. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/feb/09/7th-annual-allies-winners/?print=1  Throughout the years, she worked on multiple film sets as both an actor and on crew, to "learn and appreciate" all aspects of people's roles on set.

She can be seen in several independent films like 'I Can't Turn It Off', 'Earthrise' and 'M-Power'. Her national television debut was on NBC's 'We the People' as the lead in a half hour episode. She worked for Jonas Group Management in 2011 (with clients including the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and Jordin Sparks) while shooting the independent film, Treble Reel, where she was able to showcase her 8 1/2 years of Irish Dance training for her leading role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaEBEuSVTkY http://www.desototimes.com/articles/2009/02/07/news/doc498cc73f05e80649879006.txt http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2008/feb/02/34089/

Katelyn has been active in leadership organizations in school and in the community throughout middle school, high school, and college. She was the youngest member on multiple executive leadership boards in the community, including Imagine Memphis. http://timestribune.blogspot.com/2009/02/sbec-senior-katelyn-nichols-is-next.html She attend The University of Memphis on a full four year acting scholarship in addition to being a recipient of the leadership scholarship program, Emerging Leaders. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/ArticleEmail.aspx?id=57175  She now resides in New York City where she has been seen in several Off Off Broadway plays and Off Broadway musicals. https://twitter.com/KatelyNichols