Kamala Lopez, one of film’s most versatile actresses, was born in New York City to a mother from Madras, India and a Venezuelan father, Lopez lived with her parents in Caracas until the age of fourteen, studying in British and American schools. Upon the family’s return to New York, Ms. Lopez acquired an agent and began training at the famed Herbert Berghof Studio. While still in high school, Ms. Lopez was cast in CTW’s Sesame Street as Mercedes, Maria’s cousin, a role she portrayed for two seasons before she was accepted to Yale University.

At Yale, Ms. Lopez double majored in Philosophy and Theatre Studies while continuing her professional acting career doing episodic television work over summer breaks. While at college, Ms. Lopez studied with many respected teachers such as Nikos Psachoropoulos, Bart Teush, Jim Simpson and Lynn Singer and was selected by Jerzi Grotowski to participate in his Objective Drama Workshop in Irvine, California.

She performed in numerous plays including the Yale Mainstage production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters and the Yale Drama School production of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past.

After graduation, Ms. Lopez moved to Los Angeles and continued her training with some of the world’s most progressive and renowned acting teachers including: Sylvain L’Hermitte, a resident director of La Mama and founder of the multi-lingual theatre company, Terre de Scene; the late Sanford Meisner, his two year master class and one year director’s lab; Milton Katselas, training in his professional level Saturday Class; and, most recently completing the professional intensive in Madrid with Juan Carlos Corazza (the famed Argentinian teacher of Javier Bardem and many other award winning Spanish actors)

On screen, Ms. Lopez can be seen in many diverse, major motion pictures, notably: I Heart Huckabees, directed by David O. Russell, opposite Dustin Hoffman and Mark Wahlberg as the latter’s wife, Molly; starring opposite Raul Julia in The Burning Season, directed by John Frankenheimer for HBO Pictures/ Warner Bros. (winner of several Emmy and Golden Globe Awards); as crack addicted Belinda opposite Laurence Fishburne in New Line’s Deep Cover directed by Bill Duke (New Line); opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. as Pilar, the southern dance hall girl who wins his heart in Lightning Jack (Savoy); as Anna, the sexually lethal government agent in Love and Action in Chicago opposite Courtney Vance and Regina King; headlining Lizzie Borden’s racy, irreverent Let’s Talk About Sex episode of the international co-production Erotique; and her introductory feature lead as Cheech Marin’s sweetheart Dolores in Born in East L.A.

Some of the highlights of Ms. Lopez’s extensive television career include: the Amnesty International sponsored episode of “21 Jump St.” (for which she won the Imagen Award); opposite Christine Lahti and Ruben Blades in Crazy From The Heart (winner of the Ace Award); opposite Glenn Close in Stones For Ibarra; and guest leads on “24”, “ALIAS”, “JAG” and “NYPD Blue” among many other pilots, telefilms and episodic programs.

Ms. Lopez is presently recurring on the hit NBC show “Medium” as attorney Kristine Romney. She had a recurring role on Showtime’s critically acclaimed series, “Resurrection Blvd.” as artist Sulinda Serrano, girlfriend of Michael De Lorenzo’s character, Carlos. She also had recurring roles on “The Division” as Lisa Vidal’s sister, Connie, and on the CBS series “The Handler”.

Her commitment to the theatre has continued: onstage at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in Eduardo Machado’s Floating Islands (a series of four Cuban plays); playing Rosalind in the controversial New York production of As You Like It at the RAPP Arts Center; being a member of East L.A. Players, a repertory company of classically trained Latino actors; and performing stand up improvisational comedy with the group Caught in The Act.