Actor and producer Kelly McCreary served on the Equal Justice Society board of directors from April 2015 through September 2023.
A native of Milwaukee, Wis, Kelly McCreary began her pursuing professional acting career upon graduation from Barnard College. She has appeared on stages throughout the country and New York City, as well as in commercials, television and film. Kelly is best known for her nine seasons portraying Dr. Maggie Pierce on ABC’s hit series, “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Kelly has had the opportunity to live out her artistic mission of giving voice to unheard stories of unseen peoples throughout her career, including such productions as the Kennedy Center National Tour of “Color Me Dark,” Dominique Morriseau’s “Follow Me to Nellie’s,” Broadway’s “Passing Strange,” and “Caroline, or Change” at Centerstage in Baltimore.
Kelly is an associate member of IAMA Theater in Los Angeles; a founding member of Jaradoa Theater, a company committed to community outreach in New York City; and an associate artist with The Civilians, a theater company that creates new work based on creative investigation into vital questions of the present.