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Kaylan Drake Burnette is an American actress and fashion model.


Early life and career

Burnette was born in
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, and studied art history at the
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before moving to Los Angeles, California, hoping to intern as a production assistant. Instead she was cast as "Marfa Girl" in
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's feature film. In a ''
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'' review,
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opined that although Burnette didn't "have much craft as an actress", she approached the role with a "sense of humor". As a model, Burnette was (coincidentally) discovered in
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, Texas while on vacation in 2013. She debuted at Celine's pre-fall 2013 fashion show, and has walked for designers like
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. Burnette is pursuing a master's degree in filmmaking from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.


Filmography


References

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