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Jackie Kelly

Jackie Kelly

Actor

Jackie Kelly is an award-winning actress and writer from the small town of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. Frequently portraying dark and psychological characters, she got her start in live theater at the age of 12. After discovering a penchant for storytelling, she attended Webster University to earn a degree in screenwriting. At the age of 21, she was cast to play the starring role in her first feature film, In Memory Of (2018), which she was also a co-writer and producer on. She has since acted in several films that fall into the horror genre. Jackie Kelly is currently based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jackie Kelly's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Morality
21%
Self
15%
Society
14%
Bonds
13%
Power
5%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jackie Kelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Jackie Kelly's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Reaper Road(2026)

    as Ramona

  • Down the Long River(2026)

    as Tall Mary

  • Hag (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Protagonist

  • Relentless(2025)

    as Patron

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Oscar Tango Hellwater(2025)

    as Daisy Moore

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Human (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dani

  • The Wolf in the Well (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Assistant Director

  • Anxiety (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Story · as Renee/Connie

  • Bruja (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Red Night at Skye's(2024)

    as Emma

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Once and Future Smash(2022)

    as Edie Sedgwick

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Some Visitors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jennifer

  • The Man in Room 6(2022)

    as Carrie/Mermaid/Charlotte

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Tennessee Gothic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sylvia

  • In Memory Of (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Amber

  • My Blade is Your Salvation (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Willow

  • OPEN THE DOOR (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Spirit

  • Phantasmic (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Liv

  • The Undesirables (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Aylin

  • This is a Zombie Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Natalie

  • Wake Not the Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jack

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 14 of them dated from 2018 to 2026.

Most popular right now

Relentless (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 20: 17 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 20: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 20: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 20: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 20: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s12 · 11 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jackie Kelly's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 11th percentile, the median of the 5 of 7 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Man in Room 6 (2022)

89th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Once and Future Smash (2022)

Motif 79th · 92% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jackie Kelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jackie Kelly's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Nussbaum shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Mixed roles