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Kay Smith(VI)

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Kay Smith
The Butler tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this manÂ’s life and family.
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Le majordome (2013)
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When you grow up in America's most dangerous city, Flint, MI, a dream like this seems completely unobtainable and vaguely ludicrous. The external forces of drugs, violence, and poverty exude the power of influence, yet Kay's internal quest for absolute freedom through acting could not be ignored.

Kay was accepted into Harvard University's American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theatre School Institute in 2013. Her intense desire to achieve greatness and personal freedom pointed Kay to the theater. She has been given the opportunity to channel her once private emotions and experiences in a positive manner.

In 2004, Kay obtained a B.A. in Communications and a M.A. in Public Relations from Michigan State University, however it led Kay to sitting behind desks, observing human behavior versus standing on stages illuminating human behavior. It was not until she moved to New Orleans in 2010 that she discovered true happiness and the buried talent that was screaming for attention. The film industry started taking the city by storm after Hurricane Katrina, and Kay subconsciously wanted to know more about it.

Kay started as a featured background artist, yet she was handpicked by four Academy Award winners and nominees. Michael Jackson once said, "Study the great and become greater." Observing and learning from Quentin Tarantino, Gavin Hood, Richard LaGravenese and Lee Daniels caused Kay to take a much-needed inward look. Within one year, she arose from the background and became a principle player.
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    Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013)
    2 Guns
    6.7
    • Additional Crew(Ms. Patton, uncredited)
    • 2013
    Treme (2010)
    Treme
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Principal
    Wes et Travis (2012)
    Wes et Travis
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Captain Sutton Secretary
    Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    Hijack
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Actress



    • God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
      God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
      4.5
      • Jacqueline Jimenez
      • 2018
    • Arkabutla
      Short
      • Bull rider
      • 2017
    • Forest Whitaker in Le majordome (2013)
      Le majordome
      7.2
      • Diane Nash (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Sublimes créatures (2013)
      Sublimes créatures
      6.1
      • Leopard Lady (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
      Django Unchained
      8.5
      • Pony #3 (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Principal
      • 2012
    • Wes et Travis (2012)
      Wes et Travis
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Captain Sutton Secretary
      • 2012
    • Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
      Memphis Beat
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Officer Fox
      • 2011

    Additional Crew



    • Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013)
      2 Guns
      6.7
      • stand-in: Ms. Patton (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, and Jonah Hill in C'est la fin (2013)
      C'est la fin
      6.6
      • stand-in: Rihanna (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • The 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Preshow (2003)
      21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards
      TV Special
      • nominee coordinator
      • 2006

    Producer



    • Hijack
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025

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    The Butler
    Trailer 2:32
    The Butler
    The Butler
    Trailer 2:32
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    • Alternative name
      • Keisha 'Kay' Smith
    • Height
      • 1.68 m
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Pictorial

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      • Female

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