[2] Growing up, Kennedy says there were very few people of colour around, and she was friends with the sole black girl at her school.

[5] Kennedy was originally cast in the J. J. Abrams-produced 2010 spy drama series Undercovers as the younger sister of the female lead (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw)[6] but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.

[7] Kennedy played Melissa Glaser in the CW series The Secret Circle,[8] until the show was cancelled after one season in May 2012.

Kennedy was cast as the ambitious Nassau prostitute named Max on the Starz TV show Black Sails.

[12] She appeared as a guest star in the 3rd season of the sketch comedy TV series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson in 2023.