Mandalynn Carlson

Biography

Mandalynn Carlson is an American actress from Michigan who moved to Hollywood for screen work. Her first film role was a supporting part in the action biopic Machine Gun Preacher, with Gerard Butler, and she went on to appear in Detroit projects including the period piece Mary's Buttons and Naked Angel. After playing the lead in the NBC pilot Brenda Forever, which was not picked up, she appeared on Scandal. She acted with Dean Cain in Small Town Santa (2014) and starred in A Horse for Summer (2015) as a teen in foster care. She appeared in a skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and in a season premiere of Grey's Anatomy. In 2017 she directed an episode of Creepy Chronicles and executive produced other episodes through Smash the Glass Pictures. She also had a recurring role as Katy Trisk on the Pure Flix series Hilton Head Island.

27years old

Turns 28 on August 25in 288 days

Born August 25, 1999Detroit
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 5 years2014 to 2019

Every film, newest first

2019A Merry Christmas MatchIMDb rating 5.9
2015A Horse TaleIMDb rating 5.6
2014Small Town SantaIMDb rating 4.3

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Behind the camera
In 2017, Carlson directed "The Keeper", episode 102 of Creepy Chronicles, a series that debuted on Amazon Prime. Under her company Smash the Glass Pictures, she also served as executive producer on episode 2 and episode 3, "Pool Party".
First role
In 2013, Carlson landed her first pilot, NBC's Brenda Forever, playing the lead with Ellie Kemper and Ken Marino. The network passed on the pilot.