Kris Carr

As an actress, Carr has worked both on and off Broadway, in regional theater, film, television, and dozens of commercials. She originated roles such as the ghost of Marilyn Monroe in Mr. Peter's Connections by notable playwright Arthur Miller; she has toured with the National Touring Company of Chicago; and has directed and performed in productions running at The Sundance Theater Institute. Carr has held faculty positions at The Playwrights Horizons Theater School and Stone Street Studios, both divisions of New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, graduated with an English degree from Marymount Manhattan College, and received her certification in holistic health education from the prestigious Hippocrates Health Institute. She also holds the distinct honor of being the first spokesperson for The Urban Zen Initiative, Donna Karan’s philanthropic global well-being program.

Carr has been featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, The Early Show, the Today Show, Montel, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. She frequently speaks at conferences and fundraisers for various cancer organizations, and is a contributing writer for several national magazines.