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Marissa in Odd Mom Out 

Recent News

.After finds its streaming home at IFT network

Following a successful tour of the festival circuit winning countless awards, .After The Series lands at the Indie Film Theatre Network.  You can finally binge watch all the episodes here.  It's a fabulous show with an all-star cast so enjoy!

​https://www.iftnetwork.com/aftertheseries  
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Mommy Heist to play on France 3

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​Mommy Heist is a hit in Europe.  The comedy short that screened at festivals all over the US, in the UK, India and Serbia, is now on television in France. Mommy Heist is playing on France 3.  If you happen to be in Paris, you can probably catch it. 
​Tres Bien!  

.After nominated for 5 awards including Best Dramatic Series at the Minnesota Webfest

This charming, hilarious and heartbreaking web series is making the festival rounds and getting a lot of attention.  Canedy plays the lead's older sister-  an over-protected and serious cop who knows that no woman is good enough for her brother...or is it the other way around? 
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Canedy returns as an UES mom in the Netflix comedy Friends from College

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Once again Canedy embodies the role she was born to play: a woman from the Upper Eastside whose heels are almost as high as her alimony and who is self-centered but never self-aware. "Janet", Canedy's alter-ego, first  appears in episode 203.

Wildflower to screen as part of the NYWIFT immigrant stories series

Canedy had the pleasure of working on the beautiful short film ,Wildflower, last summer and is thrilled that it has been chosen for this screening series. Inspired by true events, Wildflower is a short film about an immigrant struggling to make a heartbreaking choice while pursuing her dream of making it as a professional singer in New York. 
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Chicago City Limits Begins Their Third Season at The Palace Theatre

Canedy returns to Stamford, Connecticut with Chicago City Limits for another hilarious LaughTrax season.  Join them on November 18th for their opening night and enjoy a few laughs.  These days we need to smile as often as possible.
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Marisa Returns for Season 3 of Odd Mom Out

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Filming has almost wrapped for season three of OMO and Canedy had the delight of bringing the Kale-loving, Hamilton-obsessed UES mom, Marisa, to life once again.  Be sure to tune in on July 12th to watch the antics unfold.  It is going to be a hilarious and unpredictable season!

Mommy Heist Official Selection in the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival

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After screening at the Hollywood Short Film Festival, "Mommy Heist" will screen at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival on July 7th.  Canedy and her daughter, Davis, filmed this hilarious short together and are excited it will be showing so close to their family in Chattanooga.

Atlanta Comedy Film Festival

Canedy finishes another season with Chicago City Limits at the Palace Theater

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For the second season, Chicago City Limits was the anchor show at the Laugh Trax series at the Palace Theater in Stamford, CT.  She improvised musicals, impersonated Hillary and enjoyed the fabulous audiences that always come out to support CCL at the Palace.  She looks forward to returning in October for a third season.

Canedy plays a bossy older sister in After

In an instance where art imitated life, Canedy played Sam, the tough-love older sister, in the web series .After.  She channeled her own experiences as a sometimes bossy but always well-meaning older sister to bring Sam to life. 
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Canedy returns as Marissa in Season 2 of Odd Mom Out
​The Upper Eastside momzilla you love to hate is back.  Canedy and her ice-mom ways can be seen in the cold opens for
Episode 202- Fasting and Furious
Canedy improvised all of Marissa's reactions to kale being declassified.
Episode 203- Hamming It Up
Canedy appeared in the same episode as her dear friend Javier Munoz (who now plays Hamilton on Broadway).


Mommy Heist to premiere at CU Film Festival at Lincoln Center

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Last summer, Canedy and her daughter, Davis, starred in the comedy short, Mommy Heist.  It is the story of three moms and a baby who hold up a jewelry store. It will be debuting at the Columbia University Film Festival on Saturday, May 14th at 7pm.  Join us as Davis walks the red carpet for the first time (although probably not her last).​ You can purchase tickets here.

Epic Mic Drop with Naomi Watts

Canedy shot a commercial for the Australian version of Netflix, Presto, with the lovely Naomi Watts.  Unless you are in Australia you won't be able to see it, except for here. 

Canedy Throws a Tantrum (or Three) on Odd Mom Out

Catch Canedy as Marissa the sour-faced UES mom with rage issues on the hit BRAVO series Odd Mom Out.
Season 1
Episode 3- Dying to Get In
Episode 9- The Truth Fairy

Odd Mom Out Premieres June 8th on Bravo

Look who is in the trailer!

Guest Star on Blue Bloods- Season Finale "The Art of War"

Canedy guest starred as a trauma team nurse who gets physical with Danny Reagan on the season finale of Blue Bloods. Episode 522 "The Art of War"
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Guest Star on The Blacklist

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Canedy's first appearance on back on network television was as Megan Shulte on the hit NBC drama "The Blacklist".  She and her TV daughter have a very disturbing morning walk to the school bus.  The episode was directed by Andrew McCarthy, so Canedy's Teen-Beat heart throbbed a little faster when she was on set. 

Episode 213 "The Deer Hunter".

Recurring Role on Odd Mom Out


Canedy returned to work after becoming a mom and played...wait for it... a mom!  However, that is where the similarities end between Canedy and her on-screen counterpart, Marissa.  While Canedy is certainly a hippie mom, Marissa is an Upper Eastside Momzilla whose favorite way to communicate is through looks of disgust and tantrums. You can check out the new scripted series on BRAVO starting June 8th.
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Click on image to watch the trailer for "Odd Mom Out"

Two National Commercials


For these new spots, Canedy gained two adorable families and fed them pizza and pastries.

For Toaster Strudel, she enlisted the help of the adorable Hans Strudel to wake her children using synchronized toasters and some choice German words.

For Pizza Hut, Canedy and her husband were thrilled when a random man informed them they could super size their pizzas for a low price. 

They were a blast to shoot, the crew was fantastic and she got to eat her yearly quota of doughy goodness.

Canedy LOVES being a mom on television!

3 Guest Star appearances on 
ABC's What Would You Do?

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Canedy recently appeared in 3 segments on ABC's What Would You Do? She was a mother with postpartum depression, a confused waitress and a girl being bullied by a make-up consultant.

VH1's 100 Greatest...

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Canedy just worked on 7 installments of the VH1 series 100 Greatest... as a celebrity guest. She shared her thoughts on Kids Stars, Sexy Artists, JLo, Pearl Jam, *nsync, Michael Jackson and LL Cool J.  

Michael Jackson
*nsync
Pearl Jam