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Emily Kinney is credited as a musician, singer and stage actor. Emily Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska, United States on August 15, 1985. That works out to 41 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Nebraska Wesleyan University.
My Take
I'll be honest — I didn't expect Beth Greene to be the character that wrecked me on The Walking Dead, but Emily Kinney made that quiet, hymn-singing farm girl feel completely real in a show full of chaos and gore. She took what could've been a fragile background character and turned Beth into someone with actual spine, and her soft acoustic performances in the middle of the apocalypse were genuinely affecting. What I also respect is that Kinney didn't just lean on the TV fame — she's been putting out indie folk-pop music as a serious singer-songwriter on her own terms, which feels authentically her. A Nebraska kid who studied theater, moved to New York for Broadway, ended up iconic on cable TV, and still makes music she clearly believes in — that's a quietly impressive career arc.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emily Kinney
- Name (Japanese)
- エミリー・キニー
- Reading
- えみりー・きにー
- Born
- August 15, 1985 (age 41)
- Origin
- Wayne, Nebraska, United States
- Occupation
- actor / musician / singer / stage actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://emilykinneymusic.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/emmykinney/
- Xhttps://x.com/emmykinney
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Kinney
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2371083
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Emily Kinney born?
Emily Kinney was born on August 15, 1985 and is 41 years old.
Where is Emily Kinney from?
Emily Kinney is from Wayne, Nebraska, United States.
What does Emily Kinney do?
Emily Kinney works as actor, musician, singer, stage actor, television actor.
Where did Emily Kinney study?
Emily Kinney attended Nebraska Wesleyan University.
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