Kaley Ronayne — The Bare Magazine

Gorgeous Kaley Ronayne returns to us in this the sequel to our shopping adventure in NYC at the legendary vintage gem of a shop Early Halloween. It is almost Halloween after all! In our last post we showcased Kaley’s personal style through polaroids prior to flying off to Atlanta to start filming season 6 of the hit medical drama “The Resident” You can now catch her shining talent playing ER doctor Cade Sullivan on the FOX network. Enjoy this beauty channeling her inner retro bombshell and chatting about what she’s currently up to…including a fresh list of bare essentials.

The Bare Magazine: How are you enjoying this season - please share some personal highlights so far.

Kaley Ronayne: So far, this season has been great! Very different for me compared to last season in terms of storylines. The addition of Andrew McCarthy as my TV dad has exposed Cade's past wounds to the audience and I think it helps reveal her more vulnerable side. Some personal highlights -- celebrating 100 episodes of the show! Although I haven't been on for all 100, it was so nice to support the hardworking cast and crew who reached such a rare milestone. Episode 3 tackles a subject I am really passionate about, and episode 2 has some of my favorite scenes I have ever done on the show. We have this incredible director name Paul McCrane who was an actor on the TV show ER, and he really knows his stuff. There is a huge choreographed emergency room scene that we spent essentially all day on and it was extremely difficult to shoot, but was completely worth it. It was almost entirely one shot, and it captured the chaos of the ER perfectly -- I get puked on, I'm screaming instructions, we run out of space -- it was awesome.

Bare: What is most compelling and challenging to you about your role?

KR: For me, the balance of personal and professional sides of Cade is the aspect of the role that I find challenging. Who she is with her patients and who she is in her personal life are very different. And sometimes, those two sides get muddied -- the personal issues can creep into workplace medical scenes unconsciously. The show is also very different from other projects I've done before, primarily because the structure of the procedural is different from a narrative structure. Finding ways to grow and show new sides of the character, keeping it fresh in the same setting week after week is the challenge. Right now, what I find the most compelling about the character is that she's in a new stage of her life -- she's in a relationship, she's settled into her job at the hospital, she is in a good place with her dad. Those are all very new things for this character, who is somewhat of a commitment phobe adrenaline junkie. Dealing with the struggle of that growth and trying to resist her old habits is what makes for a compelling personal storyline.

Bare: Can you share what you think makes the show such a hit?

KR: I really think it's the alchemy of several things -- timely medical plotlines, incredibly well cast and talented actors, personal stories of both the patients and the doctors. It's not your typical procedural that keeps the main characters' personal lives out of the plot, the writers do a great job of humanizing the heroes who save the day. The combination of those things is what has kept it going for over 100 episodes.

Bare: Take us through a day off in Atlanta...where do you hang, shop, grab a drink/meal?

KR: On the weekends, I would definitely say my focus is being outside and eating delicious food. I love the Beltline because I am a huge walker -- I'm not really into driving. I love it because the pathway basically gives you access to the entire city. So usually I will stroll on the Beltline, where they sometimes have pop up vintage markets or artists booths. My happy place is definitely Staplehouse for a daytime hang, Bread and Butterfly's brunch is a close second. Grant Park farmer's market for produce, Chrome Yellow for coffee, Elemental Spirits for natural wine, Tuscany at Your Table for authentic Italian sandwiches and pasta. I also love to go to the movies -- Landmark cinema has a great selection of indie films playing at any given time.

Bare: Have you found a favorite vintage shop or two? (we know you love your vintage!)

KR: Of course I immediately went to Little Five Points, which is an area that is known for vintage. I'm really into No Signal, Drugstore, Little 5 Vintage, and The Clothing Warehouse.

Bare: What are you missing most about NYC?

KR: Number one thing is being able to walk anywhere at any time and get anything that I need! But I also miss theatre, my friends, Citibikes, being spontaneous, bodegas, the subway, the museums. I am trying to recreate all of those things and explore more here in my home away from home.

Bare: Who is your best friend...your anchor and why?

KR: I am the type of person who has like 20 people that I call my best friend, so that's hard to answer, but when I think of my anchors in life I think of my two very close friends who are both actors. We have this amazing three way friendship that borders on codependence. Recently we have all three been working in different places, but our Facetimes are my lifeline. There's a true lack of ego or competition, just pure love and support. It's one of those intimate friendships where we all take turns crying to each other or building each other up. I think what's so special is that it's very equal, sometimes I'm the weeping willow and other times I am doling out the wise advice. They are the funniest, smartest people I know, so I turn to them when I am spiraling about something stupid or having an existential crisis, which is...often.