Minka Kelly

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Minka Kelly

Kelly at the 2007 NBC Upfronts, May 14, 2007
Born Minka Dumont Dufay
June 24, 1980 (1980-06-24) (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present

Minka Dumont Kelly (born Minka Dumont Dufay;[1] June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for starring in the NBC series Friday Night Lights as Lyla Garrity, the 2011 film The Roommate, and a reboot of the 1970s television series Charlie's Angels. She also made several appearances in the first two seasons of Parenthood.

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[edit] Early life

Kelly was born in Los Angeles.[2] She is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay[3] and Maureen Dumont Kelly, an exotic dancer and single mother, and the granddaughter of actor and investment advisor Richard Ney. [4] Kelly and her mother often moved to different communities, before settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico by the time Kelly was in junior high school.[5] During a Craig Ferguson interview, she stated that she is of French descent on her father's side and Irish descent on her mother's side.[6]

When Kelly was 19, after graduating from Valley High School in Albuquerque,[7] Kelly returned to Los Angeles.[5] While on a test shoot for a modeling agency, she was approached by a former Playboy Playmate interested in managing her, and who placed Kelly as a receptionist at a surgeon's office who would provide Kelly breast augmentation in exchange for hours worked. She ultimately decided against the procedure, leading to her being fired.[5] However, the exposure to the medical field prompted her to attend school for a year to become a surgeon's assistant; afterward, she worked as a scrub tech.[5] She spent four years in that vocation while also auditioning as an actress before landing the new NBC television drama Friday Night Lights, based on the high school football movie of that name.[5] In the interim, she had small roles in movies and shows, including the film State's Evidence, and a recurring guest role on the TV sitcom What I Like About You.[3]

[edit] Career

In preparation for her role as cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights, she trained with the Pflugerville High School cheerleading squad.[2] Kelly received praise for her acting on the series, with The New York Times calling her performance "heartbreaking."[8]

She shot a cameo for The Kingdom, alongside Jamie Foxx. Peter Berg, the creator and pilot director of Friday Night Lights, directed the film.[9] Kelly was the lead actor on The CW's 2009 pilot Body Politic, which did not go to series. Kelly was a member of the ensemble quartet that starred in the CBS comedy pilot Mad Love, playing Kate, a Midwestern girl who falls in love with Henry at the top of the Empire State Building, but was replaced by Sarah Chalke.[10]

Kelly appeared with Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Emily Deschanel, and Katharine McPhee in a video slumber party featured on FunnyorDie.com to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up 2 Cancer.[11]

In 2010, Kelly was named "Sexiest Woman Alive" in the annual Esquire magazine feature.[5] She accepted a role in the Off Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore for an April 27 through May 29, 2011 run with Conchata Ferrell, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara, and B. Smith.[12]

She played a lead role in the remake of the television series Charlie's Angels during the 2011-12 United States network television season.[13]

She joined an eight-day, four-country United Service Organizations tour in December 2011 with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, Robert Horry, Jordin Sparks, Thomas Miles and Sergeant Major Bryan Battaglia.[14][15]

[edit] Personal life

Kelly dated Dylan Brazil in 2005,[16] and had relationships with actors Chris Evans and Donald Faison. She dated musician John Mayer from September 2007 to January 2008. From May 2008 to August 2011, she dated baseball player Derek Jeter.[17][18][19]

[edit] Filmography

List of film credits
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Something Corporate - If You C Jordan (Music Video) uncredited
2004 Turbo-Charged Prelude uncredited
2005 Devil's Highway River
2006 The Pumpkin Karver Tammy Boyles
State's Evidence –
2 Fast 2 Furious uncredited
2007 The Kingdom Ms. Ross
2009 (500) Days of Summer Autumn
2011 The Roommate Sara Matthews Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama
Just Go With It Joanna Damon
Searching for Sonny Eden Mercer post-production
List of television credits
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Cracking Up Monica One episode
Drake & Josh Stacey One episode
2005 American Dreams Bonnie one episode
What I Like About You Ricki three episodes
2006–2009 Friday Night Lights Lyla Garrity Major role
2009 Body Politic Frankie Unaired CW pilot
2010–2011 Parenthood Gaby Recurring role
2010 Entourage Herself Season finale
Mad Love Kate Unaired episode
2011 Charlie's Angels Eve French Lead role
2011 How to Be a Gentleman Lauren Guest role - 1 episode

[edit] References

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  2. ^ a b No byline (2007). "Minka Kelly" AskMen.com. Retrieved 2007-10-02
  3. ^ a b Sturtz, Rachel (November 2006), "Funny Joke froma Beautiful Woman", Esquire. 146 (5):41
  4. ^ "Minka Kelly Bio". Tribute.ca. http://www.tribute.ca/people/minka-kelly/32643/. Retrieved 2012-01-18. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f D'Agostino, Ryan. "Minka Kelly Is the Sexiest Woman Alive 2010", 'Esquire, October 11, 2010. Accessed 2010-10-11. WebCitation archive.
  6. ^ "Watch out Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly is Esquire's sexiest woman alive | Amy Andrews Gossip Girl". IrishCentral. http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/watch-our-derek-jeter-minka-kelly-is-esquires-sexiest-woman-alive-104748459.html. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  7. ^ "Emarrassing Celebrity Yearbook Pics! Minka Kelly". US Weekly. http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/photos/embarrassing-celebrity-yearbook-pics-201144/13853. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  8. ^ No byline (2006). "Full Biography", NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2007-10-02
  9. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (December 29, 2006), "You Can Find 'Friday Night Light' on Monday, Tuesday … Even Friday Night". New York Times. 156 (53808):E37
  10. ^ "It's True Love for Minka Kelly". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Minka-Kelly-Cast-1014812.aspx. 
  11. ^ Kate Stanhope (October 1, 2009). "Deschanel, Hannigan and Others Cop a Feel for a Cause". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Deschanel-Hannigan-Cop-1010367.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-01. 
  12. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 14, 2011). "Minka Kelly, Susan Sullivan Set for Love, Loss... Off-Broadway". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149900-Minka-Kelly-Susan-Sullivan-Set-for-Love-Loss-Off-Broadway. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 
  13. ^ Jessica Derschowitz (October 14, 2011). ABC cancels "Charlie's Angels". CBS News. Accessed 2011-10-16.
  14. ^ United Service Organizations (2011-12-12). "@the_USO status". Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/the_USO/status/146355003228037121. Retrieved 2011-12-19. 
  15. ^ "Photos: Gen. Dempsey Sets Out on First USO Tour With Top Talent in Tow". United Service Organizations. 2011-12-20. http://www.uso.org/general-dempsey-chairmans-tour-winter-2011/. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  16. ^ "Minka Kelly" Savvy.com, 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-02
  17. ^ Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly wedding is just talk, says friend, Daily News, January 13, 2010
  18. ^ Weiss. Shari (January 18, 2011). "Minka Kelly: I'm not marrying Derek Jeter – in the next month, at least". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/18/2011-01-18_kelly_minka_im_not_marrying_derek_jeter__in_the_next_month.html. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 
  19. ^ "Minka Kelly, Derek Jeter Split After 3 Years". US Magazine. August 26, 2011. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/minka-kelly-derek-jeter-split-after-3-years-2011268. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 

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