Kealani (kay-uh-lah-knee) Petito is an actor, director, chef, and performing artist who engages with the current zeitgeist. Born in Kauai, Hawaii & coming from Italian-Catalonian roots, her early years were spent moving all over the U.S. with her mom, a lifelong educator & ESL instructor. She is currently living in East Harlem, New York.

Recent acting credits include NYU Graduate Film, Buried Charm (dir. & written by Djibril Keita), To The Floor (dir. Sam Besca), and Atlantic Acting School’s 2024 Alumni Industry Showcase.

She has devised and created innovative theater with The Fool Volk Collective (previously in residence at La Mama) and Parent Theatre Company.

Kealani attended the British American Drama Academy Midsummer In Oxford ‘23 program (run in association with the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University) and is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

She is an avid learner of all things spiritual and philosophical. She loves anything related to astrology, the planets, and the stars. She also loves punching and kickboxing and playing the baritone ukulele. She often consults her cards, The Mushroom Oracle Deck, for guidance on life’s biggest mysteries!

IG: @kealanipetito \ @cookingwithkealani