Kelley is an actor, singer, and born & raised New Yorker.
She is co-lead singer songwriter of her band Daisy the Great (over 500M streams worldwide). More info on the band here.
Kelley’s mom is a coloratura soprano, and Kelley fell in love with music as she learned to sing and harmonize with her mom at a very young age. Kelley began performing in theatre productions as a kid and soon began studying classical voice. She started writing music in her early teens and has been studying with legendary vocal coach Don Lawrence since she was 16.
Kelley has performed in many productions and workshops in NYC at Playwrights Horizons, The Pearl Theatre, Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, The New Victory, Atlantic Stage 2, The Flea Theater, Players Theater, and with 101 Productions, Ltd.
She holds a BFA in Acting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, studying primarily at the Atlantic Acting School and additionally at the Experimental Theatre Wing. She has also studied at HB Studio, UCB, and at Circle in the Square.
IG: @kelleynicoledugan and @daisythegreatband