78. Kerri Lynn Miller: Actress, Writer, and Director

You've undoubtedly seen Kerri on TV. She's an outstanding actress, writer, and director that has co-starred with celebs like Jennifer Lopez on Shades of Blue (NBC), Julian McMahon on FBI Most Wanted (CBS), and Peter Coyote on Blue Bloods (CBS). Kerri's acting career was quite a detour from her original plan of medical school. She caught the acting bug in a monologue class in college at West Virginia University and the rest is history, eventually studying acting in the William Esper Studio.  Kerri also gets very real about what it is like to be a woman in the TV/film industry. She is currently working on her first feature film: Awaken Her, a female-driven, surreal, psychological thriller set in the plastic surgery world. 

Included in this interview:

The event that led her to ditch medicine and pursue acting
Getting bitten by the "acting bug"
The early days of her acting career
How she learned to get comfortable in her own skin
Difference between public speaking and a monologue (Even actors get afraid of public speaking too!)
The importance of having your mental game in check, no matter your profession 
Being on-camera vs being live on-stage
The inspiration behind Awaken Her, her first feature film
The pressure to comply with beauty standards as an actress
Evolution of beauty standards through the years
Rhinoplasty and how she first started feeling self-conscious about her appearance 
The traumatic experience that made her question her self-worth
Insecurities regarding body image and how people in media have perpetuated that
How acting, meditation, and motherhood have helped her break free from her past physical insecurities
How insecurities that start from childhood still impact you later in life
Is acceptance of our body image really getting better in the modern world?
The shame and stigma associated with plastic surgery
The need for diversity in the film industry
Uncomfortable situations women face in the film industry
Her experience with the "casting couch" 
More about her upcoming feature film, Awaken Her

Kerri is raising equity for Awaken Her, be a part of this promising project and invest here: https://wefunder.com/awakenher

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