About Rhona McKenzie: Actor and Advocate

Rhona is a Scottish actor, stand up comedian, and access coordinator passionate about disability issues, dedicated to supporting disabled creatives in film, television, and theatre while also showcasing her own performative work.

Rhona is an ambulatory wheelchair user and has worked for 25 years within the disability sector within organisations such as the UK civil service, various Scottish housing associations and national charity organisations. Rhona was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to sit on Social Security Disability panels.

Rhona is a stand-up comedian, an Olivier Award nominee, UK Funny Woman finalist, Ginger Ale Comedy best female comedian and London’s Rubber Chicken Club best act. Rhona has played comedy venues including The Comedy Store, Leicester Square Theatre, The Stand Comedy Clubs, Breakneck Comedy and the Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals.

As an actor Rhona has also performed at numerous theatres including Birmingham Rep, The Crucible, The Everyman, Leeds Playhouse, New Wolsey Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse and both the Royal Stratford East and the National Theatres in London.

Rhona has also written for various publications and modelled for an award-winning clothing brand, Molke

Rhona is currently one of a handful of trained ACs in the country who provide specialist access coordination services for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent cast and crew. She also provides a Disability consultancy to productions in TV, Film, Theatre, Music and Events. She has worked to scale such as feature film, high end TV, large music events and festivals. She has trained on the Mark Milsome Film and TV online safety passport course, is first aid at work certified and is also ASIST suicide prevention qualified.

Among Rhona's various qualifications she has a BSc degree in feet (well she trained in podiatric medicine but essentially it's feet isn't it?).

Representation is paramount in allowing society to feel inclusive. Without companies such as Molke, real women would feel ostracised much like the bad, old days

Rhona McKenzie- model for UK underwear brand Molke

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