This post was originally published on this site
Kayden Tokarski, a 13-year-old Orange County actress who plays a young Julia Roberts’ character in “Gaslit” on Starz, won her sixth Best Young Acting Award since 2021.
Kayden won four best young actress awards for her role in the independent film “I Miss Her, Too.” She won an international Gold Best Young Actor award and Silver Best Acting Duo award from the Independent Shorts Awards and a Best Young Actress from Vegas Shorts. Most recently, on September 29, she won a Best Child/Young Actress award from the Indie Short Fest Los Angeles International Film Festival. Last year, Kayden won two Best Young Actress awards for her role in the independent film “Message from the Mermaids.” Kayden won an international Gold Best Young Actress award from the Independent Shorts Film Festival and a Best Young Actress award from the Venice Shorts Film Festival.
Along with starring in several films including “My Melancholy Baby” on Amazon Prime and playing the role of 13-year-old Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts) on “Gaslit,” Kayden is currently filming a sci-fi SAG-AFTRA feature film “Roswell Delirium” by director Richard Bakewell that is set in the 1980s and is scheduled for release August 2023.
Along with acting, which she began pursuing at age 10, Tokarski is an advocate. She served as keynote speaker for the 34th annual Walk Against Drugs in Orange County last year – spreading the message to tweens and teens to say NO to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and vaping – and was also a “celebrity” speaker for last year’s Red Cross LA fundraiser that also featured Mario Lopez. Tokarski was also part of the Joyful Child Foundation’s 2019 (founded and led by Erin Runnion) “Be Brave, Be Safe” pilot aimed at empowering kids against predators.
