AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS
AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS
Kristi Ray is an award-winning actress whose work as a leading woman in independent film has earned international recognition for more than fifteen years. Based in the Southeast, she has appeared in dozens of acclaimed narrative features and shorts that have collectively received over 50 awards, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Outstanding Performer of the Year, and multiple Grand Jury Prizes.
Her career began at age seventeen with the lead role in the Southern avant-garde feature The Virgins. Shortly thereafter, she was invited by referral to train under Lola Cohen at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City, where she received a full scholarship and deepened her craft through intensive method training.
As her career evolved, Kristi became increasingly aware of the limited and stereotypical opportunities available to women—both on screen and behind the camera. In response, she co-founded the award-winning, female-led production company Honey Head Films in 2016. A proud multi-hyphenate, she has since produced nearly 100 projects, including three feature films, often serving in dual roles as producer and lead performer.
She stars in the critically acclaimed Honey Head feature A Song for Imogene, which she also produced. With small-town roots and a restless curiosity, Kristi has lived and worked in all seven of America’s major production hubs before ultimately settling in Wilmington, North Carolina. Outside of film, she is a painter and a proud new mama.
