Coley Campany

Birthplace

Memphis, Tennessee

Biography

Coley Campany calls herself an idea generator and loves to take projects from conception to birth as a writer, director, actress, producer, whatever. She loves collaborating and looks forward to blending all the fantastic artists she knows while creating cool art projects together. Coley began her artistic career as a professional ballet dancer in Memphis, TN, where she danced for twelve years. In 2012, she moved to New York to start a new career as an actor. Coley connected with the Labyrinth Theater Intensive Ensemble, where she began her path as a writer and visual storyteller. It's also where she met Kim! She co-wrote a play in 2016 called Still, Birth. a play about pregnancy loss that combines stories of various ways pregnancies end. Coley includes her own story of having two late-term abortions in the play. She continues to tell her story to spread awareness for women's reproductive rights. After moving to Atlanta in 2017, Coley added another arm to her career path with comedy. She's a founding member of the sketch comedy team, Meekus. They've made several sketches for stage and screen. The pandemic inspired her to write and create her own work. Several sketches came out of that time, including Supermodel Twinning with Kim Berrios Lin. This year, Coley finished a passion project that is now making the festival circuit called A Skosh Askew, a two-women filmed sketch series. Coley can also be seen on screen in Candy, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The First Lady, Watchmen, and the upcoming season of Heels and Mike.