DAYS OF OUR LIVES has had a long list of cast members throughout the years. Now, the long-running drama series is welcoming Kennedy Garcia to the mix. Kennedy Garcia is the latest actress to join the cast of Days of Our Lives.
She was born with Down Syndrome , and, at the age of three, she was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia , according to IMDb . Originally a model, Kennedy was the first American Girl model with Down Syndrome. She has also been the face of brands like Justice, Claire's , and Disney .
The actress told TVInsider how she felt about being cast as Felicity. She said, “I got the audition for Felicity last year, and I was so excited! “I have wanted to be on a soap opera for a long time, so for a role to come up for a teenager with Down syndrome was just amazing!” While Days of Our Lives will be Kennedy's first time working on a soap opera , it's far from her first acting job. In 2023, she was in the short Bamboozled, playing Bailee.
She also acted in two Dhar Mann Studios videos. Kennedy had a small uncredited role in 2010 when she worked on the film Pure Country 2: The Gift. Days of Our Lives first premiered on NBC in 1965.
The daytime drama is currently airing its 59th season. While the show used to air new episodes every weekday on NBC, in 2022 it went digital format, and new episodes now air on Peacock . Kennedy's first episode on the show aired on May 20, 2024.
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