Raised in Memphis, TN with 3 older brothers Kelli was a 2 time National Cheerleading Champion at Germantown High School and went on to work for UCA Universal Cheerleading Association 4 years during college. Kelli majored in Broadcasting at the University of Tennessee. After college she moved to NYC to pursue acting and found her way to Los Angeles and became a Member of the Screen Actors Guild in 2005. She became a member of The Stunt Womens Association in 2011.
Stuntwoman Kelli Barksdale began working in the entertainment industry in 2005. She is known for her work on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), The Fabelmans (2022) Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), The Circle (2017), Cooties (2014) and Real Steel (2011). Kelli has stunt doubled for kids on shows like Modern Family and American Horror Story.
