Kelly LeBrock
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| Kelly LeBrock | |
| Born | March 24, 1960 New York, New York, United States |
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| Other name(s) | Kelly Le Brock |
| Occupation | Actress, supermodel |
| Years active | 1976—present |
| Spouse(s) | Victor Drai (1984—1986) Steven Seagal (1987—1996) |
Kelly LeBrock (born March 24, 1960) is an American-born Canadian-Irish actress and model, known for her acting debut in The Woman in Red and the following Weird Science.
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[edit] Personal life
LeBrock was born in New York City, New York, and raised in London, England and in the countryside in Sussex. She is the daughter of a French-Canadian father who at one time owned his own mine and worked as an accountant, and an Irish mother who was a model and housewife.[1] Her first marriage was to film producer and restaurateur Victor Drai in 1984, but they divorced in 1986. Between 1987 and 1996, she was married to Steven Seagal, by whom she had three children, Annaliza (b. 1987), Dominic (b. 1990) and Arissa (b. 1993).[2]
[edit] Career
LeBrock began her career as a model at the age of sixteen. She went on to appear on thousands of covers and magazines including a Christian Dior advertisemnt. LeBrock also became one of Eileen Ford's most sought-after models. She was the Pantene spokeswoman who spoke what would become the pop-culture phrase, Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. LeBrock became a phenomenon for a short time in the 80s based upon her appearances in two movies, The Woman in Red (1984) and Weird Science (1985). In 1985 she was awarded the ShoWest award for "Female Star of Tomorrow". LeBrock and Drai divorced in 1986. She married martial arts expert and actor Steven Seagal in 1987 and they moved to a ranch in Southern California. In 1990 she starred in Hard to Kill opposite Seagal. She appeared in Betrayal of the Dove (1993), Tracks of a Killer (1995), Hard Bounty (1995) and several other films.
LeBrock gave up much of her acting career in order to raise her three children. After her divorce from Seagal in 1996, she continued living on the ranch outside Los Angeles.[3] She had roles in the film Wrongfully Accused (1998), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002), and Zerophilia (2005).
In 2005, she expressed a desire to lose weight and restart her film career after experiencing a notable weight gain in recent years (as indicated in an interview for Entertainment Tonight)[citation needed]. LeBrock became a contestant on VH-1's Celebrity Fit Club 3. Captain of the team "Kelly's Bellies", she lost 31 pounds, and although she later regained the weight, she maintains that she is very happy and has come to terms with no longer being a "size 2". LeBrock appeared in the third UK series of Hell's Kitchen but was voted off by the public. She no longer wished to remain in UK and chose to devote her time to people who were terminally ill.[citation needed] She plans to return to Bristol, England in 2009 to shoot her 2nd independent film with Director Billy Prince and writer/producer Tim Francis.[citation needed]
In 2006 she starred in the award-winning, independent film Gamers: The Movie. As of 2007, her most recent film was The Mirror.[citation needed]
[edit] Filmography
- Prep School (film) (2009) (pre-production) as Miss Waters
- The Mirror (2007) as Mary Theophilus
- Gamers (2006) .... Angela's Mom
- Zerophilia (2005) as Woman in RV
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002) as Morgana
- Wrongfully Accused (1998) (as Kelly Le Brock) as Lauren Goodhue
- Hard Bounty (1995) as Donnie
- Tracks of a Killer (1995) as Claire Hawkner
- David Copperfield (1993) (TV) (voice) as Clara
- Betrayal of the Dove (1993) as Una
- Hard to Kill (1990) (as Kelly Le Brock) as Andrea Stewart
- Weird Science (1985) as Lisa
- The Woman in Red (1984) (as Kelly Le Brock) as Charlotte
