Minka Kelly

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Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly 2012.jpg
Kelly at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2012
Born Minka Dumont Dufay[1]
(1980-06-24) June 24, 1980 (age 38)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Valley High School
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2003–present
Parent(s) Rick Dufay
Maureen Dumont Kelly

Minka Kelly (born Minka Dumont Dufay;[2] June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She is most known for her roles in the television shows Friday Night Lights (2006–2009), Parenthood (2010–2011), Charlie's Angels (2011), and Almost Human (2013).

Early life[edit]

Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California.[3] She is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay[4] and the late Maureen Dumont Kelly. Kelly and her mother moved to various communities before settling in Chicago by the time Kelly was in junior high school.[5] She has French, Irish, and Dutch-Indonesian ancestry.[6][7]

Career[edit]

After graduating from Valley High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico,[8] Kelly returned to Los Angeles.[5] While on a test shoot for a modeling agency, she was approached by a former Playboy Playmate who was 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] That 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 technician. During the four years she spent in that vocation she continued auditioning for film and television roles.[5]

In 2003, Kelly made her acting debut as an extra in the short film The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious, a six-minute introduction to the action film 2 Fast 2 Furious. This was followed by a guest appearance on Cracking Up. She has since appeared in a number of television shows such as Entourage, Drake & Josh, and American Dreams. In 2005, Kelly landed a three-episode recurring role on The WB comedy series What I Like About You.

In April 2006, Kelly was cast as a series regular on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. The show, based on the high school football film of the same name, follows a high school football team in the fictional small town of Dillon. Kelly played the role of high school student and cheerleader Lyla Garrity. In preparation for her role as a cheerleader she trained with the Pflugerville High School cheerleading squad. The series premiered on October 3, 2006, with Kelly receiving praise for her performance with The New York Times calling her performance "heartbreaking." At the end of the show's third season Kelly left the series as her character left for college.[9]

Kelly at the Paris Hilton: Marquee The Star Sydney 2012[10][11]

In 2006, Kelly starred in the horror slasher film The Pumpkin Karver, and had a bit role in State's Evidence. In 2007, she reunited with Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg in the film The Kingdom in a cameo role as Ms. Ross alongside Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner.[12] In 2009, she also made a cameo in the film, 500 Days of Summer.

In August 2008, Kelly was cast as the protagonist in The CW pilot Body Politic. She played the role of Francesca "Frankie" Foster, who moves to Washington, D.C. to work for a senator and befriends a group of eager up-and-comers. Despite acclaim from critics who viewed the pilot,[13] The CW did not pick up the series. Kelly also appeared in the pilot for the short-lived CBS ensemble comedy series Mad Love playing the role of Kate, a Midwestern girl who falls in love with Henry at the top of the Empire State Building. When the show was picked up, Kelly was replaced by Sarah Chalke.[14]

In April 2010, Kelly appeared on the NBC drama series Parenthood. She played the role of a behavioral aide to the child character Max who is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Kelly went on to appear in nine episodes of the show before making her final appearance in the episode "Taking the Leap" which aired on March 29, 2011. That same year, 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 27–29, 2011, run with Conchata Ferrell, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara and B. Smith.[15]

In December 2010, ABC announced that Kelly was cast in the planned reboot of the crime drama series Charlie's Angels. She played the role of street racer Eve French. The pilot was filmed in March 2011 and the series was picked up on May 13, 2011. Charlie's Angels premiered on September 22, 2011, to over 8.76 million viewers. The series received unanimously negative reviews from critics. Despite a planned 13 episodes, ABC cancelled the series after the premiere of the fourth episode due to low ratings.[16] The series concluded on November 10, 2011.

In February 2011, Kelly starred as the protagonist on the Screen Gems thriller film The Roommate. The film follows a college freshman whose roommate has an obsession with her that turns violent. The film also starred Leighton Meester and went on to make over $15.6 million in its opening weekend and over $40 million worldwide. The film was universally panned and was considered a "cheap remake" of the 1992 film Single White Female.

Variety announced that Kelly was cast as the lead in the mystery comedy film Searching for Sonny. The film follows two reunited friends who are suspects in a murder mystery that is similar to a play in which they appeared during high school. Production took place in May and June 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The film won the "Best Narrative Feature" Award at the Festivus Film Festival.

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.[17][18] In February 2012, she was one of the celebrities who modeled in red dresses for The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection show, part of New York Fashion Week. She wore a Diane von Fürstenberg dress.[19] In June 2012, Kelly appeared in the music video for "One More Night" by Maroon 5.[20] In 2013, Kelly appeared in the film The Butler as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.[21]

In September 2017, it was announced that Kelly had been cast in the DC Universe live-action web television series Titans, as Dawn Granger / Dove.[22]

Personal life[edit]

From May 2008 to August 2011, she was in a relationship with baseball player Derek Jeter.[23][24]

Kelly's mother Maureen died in 2008, at age 51, from colon cancer.[25][26]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious The Girl Uncredited, short film
2005 Devil's Highway River
2006 The Pumpkin Karver Tammy Boyles
2006 State's Evidence Girl #3
2007 The Kingdom Miss Ross
2009 500 Days of Summer Autumn
2011 The Roommate Sara Matthews Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama
2011 Just Go with It Joanna Damon
2011 Searching for Sonny Eden Mercer
2013 The Butler Jackie Kennedy
2014 The World Made Straight Dena
2015 Papa: Hemingway in Cuba Debbie Hunt
2015 Away and Back Ginny
2017 Naked Callie Uncredited
2017 Nomis Filming

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Cracking Up Monica Episode: "Panic House"
2004 Drake & Josh Stacey Episode: "Movie Job"
2005 American Dreams Bonnie Episode: "Home Again"
2005 What I Like About You Ricki 3 episodes
2006–2009 Friday Night Lights Lyla Garrity Main role; 50 episodes
2009 Body Politic Francesca "Frankie" Foster Unaired The CW pilot
2010–2011 Parenthood Gaby 9 episodes
2010 Entourage Herself Episode: "Lose Yourself"
2011 Charlie's Angels Eve French Main role; 8 episodes
2013–2014 Almost Human Valerie Stahl Main role; 13 episodes
2015 Man Seeking Woman Whitney Episode: "Sizzurp"
2016 The Path Miranda Frank 4 episodes
2017 Jane the Virgin Abbey Whitman 3 episodes
2017 Bull Kara Clayton Episode: "School for Scandal"
2018 The Beach House Cara Rudland Television film

Web[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Titans Dawn Granger / Dove

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Artist
2002 "If You C Jordan" Something Corporate
2002 "She Hates Me" Puddle of Mudd
2012 "One More Night" Maroon 5

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Detroit: Become Human North Voice acting and motion capture

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Minka Dumont Dufay, Born 06/24/1980 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. 
  2. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable here
  3. ^ "About Minka Kelly". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved September 4, 2012. 
  4. ^ Sturtz, Rachel (November 2006), "Funny Joke from a Beautiful Woman", Esquire. 146 (5):41
  5. ^ a b c d e D'Agostino, Ryan (October 11, 2010). "Minka Kelly Is the Sexiest Woman Alive 2010". Esquire. Retrieved December 3, 2016. 
  6. ^ Andrews, Amy (October 11, 2010). "Watch out Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly is Esquire's sexiest woman alive". IrishCentral. Retrieved December 9, 2016. 
  7. ^ "Minka Kelly on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved July 6, 2017. 
  8. ^ "Emarrassing Celebrity Yearbook Pics! Minka Kelly". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011. 
  9. ^ No byline (2006). "Full Biography", NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  10. ^ J. Mo and Elle (April 1, 2012). "All the goss from Marquee opening party where celebs were wall-to-wall". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 19, 2013. 
  11. ^ Lynch, Kelly (March 30, 2012). "Kellan Lutz, Minka Kelly And More At Marquee's Opening". SocialiteLife.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013. 
  12. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (December 29, 2006), "You Can Find 'Friday Night Light' on Monday, Tuesday … Even Friday Night". New York Times. 156 (53808):E37
  13. ^ Abrams, Natalie (June 6, 2009). "The Body Politic: The Best Pilot You May Never See". E!. Retrieved May 31, 2018. 
  14. ^ Eng, Joyce (February 9, 2010). "It's True Love for Minka Kelly". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017. 
  15. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 14, 2011). "Minka Kelly, Susan Sullivan Set for Love, Loss... Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved March 29, 2018. 
  16. ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (October 14, 2011). "ABC cancels "Charlie's Angels"". CBS News. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 
  17. ^ United Service Organizations (December 12, 2011). "@the_USO status". Twitter. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Photos: Gen. Dempsey Sets Out on First USO Tour With Top Talent in Tow". United Service Organizations. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Stars Hit the Runway for Heart Health". Shape. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
  20. ^ Warner, Kara (June 26, 2012). "Minka Kelly Is Maroon 5's Latest Video Vixen". MTV. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017. 
  21. ^ "The Butler". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved June 8, 2013. 
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 7, 2017). "'Titans': Minka Kelly Cast As Dove In DC Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  23. ^ Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly wedding is just talk, says friend, Daily News, January 13, 2010
  24. ^ Weiss, Shari (January 18, 2011). "Minka Kelly: I'm not marrying Derek Jeter – in the next month, at least". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 20, 2011. 
  25. ^ Radar Staff (September 29, 2011). "Charlie's Angels Minka Kelly's Homeless Uncle Pleads for Help". Radar Online. Retrieved August 25, 2014. 
  26. ^ "Maureen Dumont Kelly". Geni.com. January 4, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015. 

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