Emily Kinney

Emily Rebecca Kinney (born August 15, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.[1] She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC’s horror drama television series The Walking Dead (2011–2015, 2018). Kinney has also appeared on several other television series, including Showtime’s critically acclaimed Masters of Sex and The CW’s The Flash and Arrow.[2] In 2016, she co-starred in the ABC series Conviction, alongside Hayley Atwell.

Kinney was born in 1985 in Wayne, Nebraska, to Vaughn and Jean Kinney.[3] She and her family frequently moved during her youth, including to Nevada, Oregon, and other parts of Nebraska.[4]: 3  Kinney attended New York University for a semester.[5] In 2006, she graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University[6] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.[3] Kinney then moved to New York, where she pursued a Broadway and acting career.