Kristen Connolly Signs With Strand Entertainment
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- Strand Entertainment signed actress Kristen Connolly for management, the company confirmed
- Connolly most recently appeared as a series regular in the third and final season of Amazon's The Summer I Turned Pretty
- Connolly is perhaps best known for playing political staffer Christina Gallagher on Netflix's House of Cards, with additional starring roles in CBS's Zoo and the History miniseries Houdini opposite Adrien Brody
- Connolly's film credits include Ethan Coen's Honey Don't!, HBO's The Wizard of Lies alongside Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer (playing Stephanie Madoff), and Deep Water opposite Ben Affleck
- The actress continues to be represented by Paradigm alongside her new Strand management deal
- Strand Entertainment, founded by Jeff Golenberg and Jason Shapiro, has also recently signed actresses Genneya Walton, Sol Rodriguez, and Ashley Benson
Why it matters: Strand's recruitment of Connolly — a working actress with credits spanning Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and major studio films — adds institutional depth to a management firm that has been actively building out its roster with names like Ashley Benson, Sol Rodriguez, and Genneya Walton over recent months.
