María Kemp is an actress, tap dancer, and body percussionist. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Theatre and Acting from UNAM's Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT), where she received the Gabino Barreda Medal. She has an interdisciplinary profile that combines acting, rhythm, and physical expression, with work in theatre, dance, and international projects.

In theatre, she has performed in plays such as Django con la soga al cuello, Eurídice según Eurídice—for which she won the ACPT Award for Lead Actress in a Musical—Bodas de Sangre, Pez Globo, and Puedes Verme. Author of the monologue El mundo es una planta carnívora, which she has performed outside Mexico and which earned her the awards for Best Actress, Best Play, and Best Direction at the Cairo International Monodrama Festival, as well as Best Physical Theater at the United Solo Festival Off-Broadway in New York. She has also performed in Turkey with Allstar U.S.A Entertainment in the shows Mediterra and Rendez Vous, directed by Khalid Freeman (STOMP) and Giulio Scatolla (Cirque du Soleil). Invited by the Mexican Cultural Institute in New York, she taught the workshop Actuación y Ritmo, Hacia una actuación sonora ("Acting and Rhythm: Towards a Sound Performance").

In her free time, she enjoys playing the drums, listening to jazz, and cooking.