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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.
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 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Wayne, Nebraska, United States
- Occupation
- actor / musician / singer / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- University
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Emily Kinney born?
Born August 15, 1985 (age 40).
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.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.