BIO
Holly Cinnamon is an actor, singer-songwriter and music producer based in NYC and Toronto. Film and TV credits include playing the Deputy Press Secretary in Kathryn Bigelow's latest feature House of Dynamite (Netflix), a five-episode arc on Season 3 of Marvel's Daredevil (ABC/Disney+), and guesting on Alert: Missing Person's Unit (Fox), Succession (HBO), Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+) and upcoming on The Savant (AppleTV).
Holly made her Off-Broadway debut in Dear Jane and has appeared in numerous regional theatre productions across Canada. She stars at the title character in the indie film Velma Major, which features her original song “PARADOX” and her cover of Connie Converse’s “How Sad, How Lovely”, both self-produced through her indie record label, Female Gayze Music.
As a recording artist, Holly Cinnamon has released nine singles and is working on her first full length album. You can check out her music on any streaming platform under “Holly Cinnamon” and watch her self- directed music videos on YouTube. Holly has performed live at Brooklyn Pride, Toronto Pride and Halifax Pride, and regularly performs at the iconic Stonewall Inn. She was honored to headline a night recognizing Henrietta Hudson founder Minnie Rivera at the inaugural Weekend of Women on Fire Island, and to open for Kat Cunning at Elsewhere for NYC Pride 2024.
Holly (she/they) identifies as a queer femme lesbian and has synaesthesia. She is open to discussing any aspect of her identity or a character’s identity, be it gender or sexuality in the casting and/or creative process.
Originally from a small town outside Edmonton (Amiskwaciwâskahikan), Alberta in Canada, Holly has been based in New York City (Lenapehoking) going on 10 years now (where she dreamed of living since she fell in love with Barbra Streisand at 13) and Toronto (Tkaronto) is her home in Canada. Her heritage is white European, with primarily Irish, Scottish, Danish and Norwegian ancestry.
Holly is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA, AEA, CAEA, ASCAP, SOCAN and Ring of Keys: an arts advocacy organization of musical theatre professionals who self-identify as queer women, transgender, and gender non-conforming artists.