Kerri Randles is a multifaceted individual who has spent several years honing her skills in the entertainment industry, exceling in various roles such as acting, writing, and project development for film, stage, and television.
Her journey in the industry began in Chicago, Illinois, where she started her acting career, which eventually led to her working with renowned directors Oliver Stone and William Friedkin on projects like Heaven and Earth and Jailbreakers, respectively.
Subsequent roles include her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the HBO film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, directed by Martha Coolidge, as well as roles in Poor White Trash and Scenes of the Crime. Her most recent collaboration was with Angelina Jolie on Clint Eastwood's Changeling.
In addition to her acting career, Kerri has also ventured into the world of stage performances, debuting her one-woman show Can't You Hear Me Knockin? at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival, which received rave reviews. The show went on to have a successful limited engagement in New York and will make its way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2011. A memoir, Can't You Hear Me Knockin?, is slated for release in 2012.
In 2005, Kerri founded her own production company, Littlecommando Productions, which has been instrumental in bringing various projects to life. One notable example is her involvement in Alison Eastwood's directorial debut film Rails & Ties, which she helped to bring to the big screen and successfully tour the festival circuit.
Kerri was also a key player in the release of Exit Through the Gift Shop, which premiered at Sundance and went on to have a successful L.A. premiere and Oscar campaign in 2011. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she is an avid art collector and producer of shows for artists.
Some of her notable collaborations include working with Banksy on his Los Angeles show Barely Legal in 2006 and producing The Sex Lives of Mannequins in Chicago and Los Angeles for producer Charles Evans Jr.