[ KAYLA MARIE COATES ]

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Kayla created and became the Initiative Director for Blackmagic Collective's Career Advancement Diversity Initiative, Emerging Actors, which was an eight month intensive program for vetted professional actors who have starred in several indie projects. This initiative worked closely with the First Frame Initiative for vetted new and upcoming directors who have the opportunity to direct the professional actors and receive redirection from veteran directors in the industry. These initiatives took classes and workshops with Champions such as Tiffany Little Canfield, Kate Rhodes James, Katie Locke O'Brien, Michael Kostroff, Bonnie Gillespie, and many more. 

SCARE ACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021

Kayla received the Scare Actor of the Year award in Pool for their first year working at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2021.

TOP 32 MONOLOGUE COMPETITION

MONOLOGUE MADNESS LA 2022

Kayla made the Top 32 in the Monologue Madness Competition LA 2022 out of over 200 actors who applied and auditioned. 

FILMOGRAPHY

I'll Bee There

COMING SOON 2023

Lead / Short Film

Director: Kayla Marie Coates

DITI Pictures

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Eventually

COMING SOON 2022

Lead / Short Film

Director: Pedro Borges

Kitchen Films

Stoned Breakups 

COMING SOON 2022

Guest Star / Web Series Season 

Two Finale

Director: Benjamin Shalom-

Rodriguez

Ocean Avenue

COMING SOON 2022

Lead / Short Film

Director: Amber Romero

Poolhouse Films

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D!NG

COMING SOON 2022

You've Got This

COMING SOON 2022

Supporting / Web Series Pilot

Director: Mark Needle

Mark Needle Enterprises

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"CANCELLED" by
Courtney Govan

Supporting / Music Video

Director: Jack Walterman

Artist: Courtney Govan

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Udhaare Supne (Borrowed Dreams)

Supporting / Short Film

Director: Amrit Kour

Brown Girl Joy Productions

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