# Kate Lyn Sheil

Kate Lyn Sheil (born June 13, 1985) is an American actress. She has had roles in independent films like You're Next, V/H/S, The Color Wheel, The Sacrament, and House of Cards.

## Early life

Sheil was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a B.F.A. in acting. She also studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

## Career

In 2016, after her film Kate Plays Christine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, she was dubbed "the Meryl Streep of the micro-budget film community" by Rolling Stone.
In 2020, Sheil starred in She Dies Tomorrow directed by Amy Seimetz, which was initially set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020; however, the festival was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released by Neon via video on demand on August 7, 2020.
In 2023, Sheil starred in The Seeding directed by Barnaby Clay, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023.

## Personal life

Sheil has been married to comedian Kyle Mooney since 2021.
When interviewed for the Substack newsletter Perfectly Imperfect in December 2023, Mooney revealed he and Sheil had welcomed a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Aliens | Lisa | Short film |
| 2009 | Knife Point | Anna | Short film |
| 2009 | Impolex | Katie | |
| 2010 | Gabi on the Roof in July | Dory | |
| 2010 | SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission) | Kate Lyn Sheil | |
| 2011 | The Zone | Kate | |
| 2011 | Happy Life | Leslie | |
| 2011 | Silver Bullets | Claire | |
| 2011 | Green | Genevieve | |
| 2011 | The Color Wheel | Julia | |
| 2011 | You're Next | Talia | |
| 2011 | Cat Scratch Fever | Mary Ellen | |
| 2011 | Catching Up at Rock Bottom | Sara | Short film |
| 2012 | The Comedy | Waitress | |
| 2012 | V/H/S | Girl | Segment: "Second Honeymoon" |
| 2012 | Sun Don't Shine | Crystal | |
| 2012 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Ex-Wife | |
| 2012 | The Unspeakable Act | Madeleine | |
| 2012 | First Winter | Kate | |
| 2013 | Pollywogs | Sarah | |
| 2013 | Hellaware | Lexie | |
| 2013 | The Apocalypse | Kate | Short film |
| 2013 | The Sacrament | Sarah | |
| 2014 | Listen Up Philip | Nancy | |
| 2014 | Empire Builder | Jenny | |
| 2014 | The Heart Machine | Virginia | |
| 2014 | Super Sleuths | Sally Blue Frankenfrass | Short film |
| 2014 | Young Bodies Heal Quickly | Sister | |
| 2014 | Helberger in Paradise | Nora | Short film |
| 2014 | Thanksgiving | Kate | |
| 2014 | The Hardest Word | Hannah | Short film |
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Michelle | |
| 2015 | Kiss Kiss Fingerbang | Alison | Short film |
| 2015 | A Wonderful Cloud | Katelyn | |
| 2015 | Tears of God | Ida | |
| 2015 | Equals | Kate | |
| 2015 | Men Go To Battle | Josephine Small | |
| 2015 | Octopus | Olivia | Short film |
| 2016 | Kate Plays Christine | Self | Documentary |
| 2016 | Buster's Mal Heart | Marty | |
| 2016 | Children | Heidi | Short film |
| 2017 | Golden Exits | Patient | |
| 2017 | Brigsby Bear | Nina and Arielle Smiles | |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Bell | |
| 2017 | Radio Mary | Mary | |
| 2018 | Mountain Rest | Frankie | |
| 2019 | The Sound of Silence | Nancy | |
| 2019 | Lost Holiday | Margaret | |
| 2019 | White Echo | Carla | Short film |
| 2020 | She Dies Tomorrow | Amy | |
| 2021 | Kendra and Beth | Beth | |
| 2023 | The Seeding | Alina | |
| 2023 | Jamojaya | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | American Experience | Harriet Beecher Stowe | TV series documentary |
| 2013 | The Traditions | Michaela | TV series |
| 2014–2015, 2017 | House of Cards | Lisa Williams | Recurring role |
| 2016 | The Girlfriend Experience | Avery Suhr | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Outcast | Allison Barnes | 11 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Easy | Annie's Roommate | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | High Maintenance | Jules | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | City on a Hill | Tara Sheehan | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Swarm | Cricket | Episode: "Running Scared" |