Kelsey
McCallister

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As an active member of SAG-AFTRA and the TV academy, Kelsey's lifelong passion for the cinematic arts can be felt throughout her colorful body of work. Whether she is writing, directing, producing, editing or in front of the camera, Kelsey has experience excelling in all of these fields.

Growing up on the stage, Kelsey devoted her childhood/young adulthood to musical theater and classical dance training. She continued her pursuit of the arts at USC, studying Broadcast Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Business and achieved her graduate degree from Pepperdine University. While in school, Kelsey interned at local news stations, acted in many student films and served as a reporter at Annenberg Television News. She spent a few years after college in front of the camera, nabbing small roles in pilots, commercials and local plays/musicals. Her behind-the-scenes career started out as a Producer’s Assistant to Sam Ruben (the beloved entertainment anchor) at KTLA Channel 5 News. She went on to gain valuable experience working as a Producer's Assistant at Entertainment Tonight, under the direct order of the famous Senior Segment Producer, Bonnie Tiegel.

Establishing McYoLo Entertainment in 2018, Kelsey has since created a 35 minute documentary called Golfingly Yours and 3 mini-series: Dating Diaries, The Accessorized Home and Kindness with Kelsey. She has had the pleasure of working with the best from crews at networks like HGTV and Lando Entertainment. Kelsey enjoyed the thrill of earning a 2020 Emmy nomination for her work on HGTV’s hit show, “A Very Brady Renovation”.   She renewed her membership to SAG-AFTRA in 2025 and has since appeared in several independent films with ambitions to gain more roles in TV and film. She has studied her craft all over town, at SAG's LA Conservatory, acting schools like the Heller Studio, Joanne Baron and the Beverly Hills Playhouse and participated in workshops with on-camera coaches like Marki Costello and Murisa Harba. Kelsey maintains a TikTok account, writing and recording silly bits all about the topsy turviness of the dating world. Check her out at @Dating_Diaries1!

From 2017-2019, Kelsey's philanthropy, "Boutique of Blessings", served almost 4000 California Wildfire victims with huge donation drives she organized throughout the state. From 2022-2024, Kelsey served as the Creative Director on a nonprofit board to save Weddington Golf and Tennis in Studio City, CA from being torn down. She engaged with thousands of patrons, created content for social media (IG @savelariveropenspace), spearheaded billboards and other means of advertising and planned community events for the supporters of this cause. Kelsey personally met with LA councilmembers at City Hall, spoke at large hearings and led rallies and protests, fighting to preserve the green, open space.  Sadly, the beloved golf and tennis facility was torn down in May, 2024 but its memory will live on in hearts of its loyal patrons forever.

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