Dani Kind

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Dani Kind
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Kind at Canadian Film Centre Annual Gala & Auction, 15 February 2018
Born
Danielle Kind

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Children2

Dani Kind is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Kind chose her career in grade nine after seeing an actress perform a monologue. She then joined her high school's improv team, and took theatre arts at college. [1] [2]

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Career

Kind is most noted for her role as Anne Carlson in the television series Workin' Moms , [3] [4] for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [5] [6] Kind is repped by Patterson Talent Management. [7]

Kind also has a recurring role as Mercedes Gardner in Wynonna Earp . [8]

Kind often acts for the Hallmark Channel. [9]

Capsule, a short film with Kind as the director, was funded by an Indiegogo campaign and closed at 109%. [10] [11] [12]

Personal life

Kind is a mother to two sons. [13] [14]

Filmography

Stage

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Posers [17] Sadie
2003OutrageTV AdministratorUncredited
2006Maid of HonorMollie Wynn
Black WidowerStacyTV film
2007Like Mother, Like DaughterEmily WilkinsTV film
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Goth GirlVideo; uncredited
Christie's RevengeChristie ColtonTV film
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Waitress
2008Dead at 17Danni HarrisTV film
Picture This High School GirlTV film
2009 Carny Leopard WomanTV film
Summer's Moon Amber
Sleep BuddyBeckyShort film
2011The Righteous TitheLara
2012DanielCall GirlShort film
2013Finding ChristmasCourtneyTV film
2014 October Gale Wait Staff
2015DennisJennyShort film
On the Twelfth Day of ChristmasGraceTV film
2016The Night Before HalloweenDetective ReeseTV film
2017Yellow LinesSophieShort film
2018 The Lie Trini
2019DotageJackieShort film
Bradley Borgen - The Actor Who Could Not CryAngry MomTV film
The Banana Splits Movie Beth
Bear TrapJason DaleyShort film
2020Two Deaths of Henry BakerLucille
2023 I Used to Be Funny Jill
2024CapsuleShort film; director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives TV ReporterEpisode: "The Code"
2010 Pure Pwnage JulieEpisodes: "Losing to a n00b", "Girls"
2012 The L.A. Complex MeghanEpisode: "It's All About Who You Know"
Murdoch Mysteries PeggyEpisode: "War on Terror"
2013 Cracked Kate FincherEpisode: "Night Terrors"
Played AbiEpisode: "Fights"
2014 Saving Hope BlakeEpisode: "Nottingham 7"
The Divide Pauline McDanielEpisodes: "And the Little Ones Get Caught", "I'm for Justice"
2015 Remedy Renee HudsonEpisode: "When You Awake"
2016 Good Witch SarahEpisodes: "Driven", "Second Time Around"
Flower Shop MysteriesJillian Knight OsbourneEpisode: "Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted"
Four in the Morning Dr. LittleEpisode: "Blow"
2017–2023 Workin' Moms [18] Anne CarlsonMain role
2017–2021 Wynonna Earp Mercedes GardnerRecurring role (seasons 2–4): 18 episodes
2018 In Contempt A.D.A. MiltownEpisodes: "Banned", "Necessary Force"
2019 Ransom Donna PerezEpisode: "Stay of Execution"

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