Kali Hawk Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the State University of New York, Purchase with a degree in Musical Theater
• When she originally left New York for Los Angeles, it was to pursue a music career, with acting being something she did on the side in small projects, like the indie film "Issues․"
• Made her acting debut with an uncredited role in the 1998 film "Celebrity․"
• Quote: "The most fascinating part of getting to know someone is to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and․․․to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective․"
• Quote: "[Connie in Let's Stay Together"] certainly does some things in the episode that I would not do in real life, but that's kind of the fun of playing characters that are different from you․ You get to find compassion for other personality types․""
• Best known for her role as Trudy in "Couples Retreat," as Shelby in "New Girl," and as Kahlua in "Bridesmaids․"
• She entered high school at age 12 and started college at SUNY Purchase at age 16