Ashley Kay

Actress/Writer/Director, who discovered in the 8th grade during a rehearsal for her school’s production of “The Wiz”, that the entertainment industry was her true, God giving purpose in life. She studied Acting (while minoring in Creative Writing) at her Alum, Saginaw Valley State University from the Fall of 2006-Spring 2011 ; then moved back home to continue working in the industry. Ashley spent a lot of time learning about the business from several different positions while wearing many hats such as Production Assistant, Assistant Director, Location Scouting, etc. but some of Ashley’s notable Actimg credits feature:”The Crucible", " A Streetcar Named Desire" The Detroit Based Web Series, “Carter & Cody”, “Lost & Found”, “Sunset Baby”, and “Ruined”. Ashley was the winner of the 2019 Bricolage Award for Best Actress in a Main Stage Production & was recently nominated for Best Actress in a Short Film at the 2025 Detroit Filmmaker Awards. As Ashley is now focusing more on filmmaking, her recent short film that she completed in 2021, FORGIVE US NOT, won multiple awards and was nominated at several film festivals in and outside of the United States. There are several competed scripts that are ready to be picked up. This next creative phase as a prolific filmmaker is going to be groundbreaking & Ashley is ready for the ride.