Featured Film Festival Circuit 2026

Out of the Woods

Mimi Kennedy as Diana

Mimi stars as a woman from Max’s past whose unexpected return revives long-buried feelings as Max faces the onset of memory loss. Alongside Frances Fisher and Bruce Davison, Mimi helps anchor a tender drama about identity, devotion, and time.

Winner · 2026 Best Screenplay Out On Film Sal Bardo
Winner · 2026 Best Narrative Feature Film Carmel International Film Festival Sal Bardo
Winner · 2026 Best Narrative Feature FilmOut San Diego
Winner · 2026 Best Director FilmOut San Diego Sal Bardo
Winner · 2026 Best Actress FilmOut San Diego Frances Fisher
Winner · 2025 Best Actress Carmel International Film Festival Frances Fisher

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New Podcast Interview

Mimi Kennedy: Actress, Producer & Author

Take 2 Radio · 51 min

Mimi looks back on a career spanning Broadway, television, and film—and talks about her work as an actor, author, and advocate.

A versatile American talent.

Recognized for her contributions to entertainment, literature, and her passionate involvement in social and political causes.

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Mimi Kennedy

Acting | Writing | Politics

with Eric Roberts

with Kamala Harris

with Peter Cook

with Octavia Spencer

as Ann Landers

in 'The Lady With All the Answers'

with Rhea Perlman

with Meatloaf

with Allison Janney

with Bernie Sanders

with Gloria Steinem

with Lily Tomlin

with Thom Hartmann

with Dolores Huerta

as Stella Liebeck

In Hot Coffee 2024

In The Dark

“We must somehow get rid of this idea that time alone will solve the problem. We must use time.”

Martin Luther King, 1965

Acting

Mimi's numerous iconic roles include:

MOM (Marjorie Armstrong) Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
DHARMA & GREG (Abby O’Neil)
VEEP (Mary King)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Helen)
IN THE LOOP (Karen Clark)

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Author

Mimi Kennedy’s memoir “Taken To The Stage: The Education of an Actress,” documents her early life and career.

Written in the late 1990’s before the roles for which she is now best known; MOM, Dharma & Greg,In The Loop, & Midnight in Paris.
When first published it was praised for addressing the moral and psychological challenges of an acting career.
In 2021, she recorded the audio version with legendary music producer John Boylan.
Mimi has written several pieces related to her activism efforts, especially with and for Progressive Democrats of America.
She is currently working on her first novel.

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Politics

Kennedy was the founding Advisory Board Chair of Progressive Democrats of America in 2004 and remains on its National Board in a leadership role on the Election Integrity Team.

Her work in Election Integrity is nationally recognized, from Capitol Hill to LA County; where she served on the Advisory Panel for LA’s new paper-ballot voting system.

Critics Choice Nominee

About Mimi

MIMI KENNEDY is a sought after American actress. Her acting career spans decades of television, theater and film.

She recently wrapped her 8 year run on the hit Chuck Lorre comedy MOM on CBS. She garnered a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Marjorie in Season 1 of MOM before becoming a series regular in Season 2. (Season 8 premiered on November 5th, 2020. It was announced in February that this would be the final season, with the series finale airing on May 13th. )This was the second pairing of Kennedy and Lorre; she played ‘Abby O’Neil’ on the hit television series DHARMA & GREG for five seasons. Dharma & Greg is currently available to stream on Hulu. All 8 seasons of MOM are currently airing in syndication and on multiple streaming platforms.

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“It was in the course of my pursuit of truth that I discovered nonviolence.”

Gandhi

Reviews of Mimi's Memoir

""Mimi Kennedy is an actress. She is also a talented writer...""

Sort of St. Augustine meets Alec Guinness. Andy Warhol auditions her for a role that requires her to carry a plate of human excrement. Sid Caesar thunders at her, 'GO to acting school!' Her impressions of actors, writers, producers, and directors, while gentle, are nevertheless dead on and insightful.

James Martin SJ

Editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America

"“On Mom, Mimi was our go-to person for the right word for anything. This hilarious and touching memoir proves why.”"

Her stories are wonderful and ring with familiar truths for anyone who acts, for fun or for a living. I'm glad I had eight years with her on our show.

Allison Janey

Actress

"“Taken to the Stage is a testament to the humor, self-knowledge, and wisdom of the splendid Mimi Kennedy.”"

Her book is an actor's memoir, to be sure, and a fine one, but she has far more on her mind than just show business. She addresses her reader in snappy, delightful prose, like a warm-hearted friend with a hundred stories to tell. Some are funny, some are touching, and all of them expand our sense of Mimi - her career, her life, and her fabulous, frantic profession. Reading this lovely book, you savor it all.