after collecting nearly $97,000 in disability payments
Lawrence Richard
Tue, July 12, 2022 at 4:28 AM
An actress from the hit TV show "Yellowstone" has been charged with two felonies after allegedly collecting nearly $97,000 through a workers' compensation fraud, even though she was still able to work.
Q’orianka Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood, has been charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud after she received $96,838 in temporary disability benefits between 2019 and 2021, the California Department of Insurance said.
According to the insurance department, Kilcher collected the funds for several months while she was working on the set of "Yellowstone." Kilcher played Angela Blue Thunder for four episodes that aired in 2020.
The Paramount Network series "Yellowstone" stars Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and Wes Bentley. It has four seasons.
Kilcher initially started collecting disability insurance after she injured her neck and right shoulder while riding in a production vehicle on the set of "Dora" in October 2018, the insurance company said.
She also denied work the following year citing severe neck pain, resulting from the injury, the company added.