Kimberly Connolly was born in Stuart, Florida. She
first got involved in acting as part of a musical program at Indian
River State College at the age of 14. While still in high school, she
enrolled in the local college and was cast in several college plays and
musicals.
As soon as she graduated high school Kimberly moved to New York with
the help of a scholarship and studied acting at the New York
Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Here, she studied theatre, movement,
voice, improv, on-camera acting and Meisner.
Eventually, Kimberly moved out to Los Angeles, enrolling at the
Elizabeth Mestnik Studio. She began taking improv classes at Second
City Hollywood, starring in short films, national commercials, TV, features, and even co-creating and
starring in a play titled "Stranded" at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
in 2013. She also studied with Yale graduate Gregory Berger at the Berg
Studios.