Kelli Garner
Biography
Kelli Garner is an American actress who has worked across independent and mainstream movies, television, and the stage. Raised in Southern California, she moved from short films into a supporting part in the television movie Time Share in 2000, then took the role of Heather Swallers in Larry Clark's Bully (2001), her first feature. She played Faith Domergue in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) and had leads in Thumbsucker (2005), Man of the House (2005) and Lars and the Real Girl (2007). Her theater work includes the off-Broadway Dog Sees God in 2005 and a 2008 production of Chekhov's The Seagull. Other credits include G-Force (2009), Going the Distance (2010) and Horns (2013), the title role in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015), a lead on the series Pan Am from 2011 to 2012, and the lead in The Enemy Within in 2019.
42years old
Turns 43 on April 11in 175 days
- Born Bakersfield
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Kelli Brianne Garner
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 23 years2000 to 2023
First and latest
Share
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Big break
Garner wore brown contact lenses to her audition for The Aviator and fell entering the room in front of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, which she believed helped her win the part of Faith Domergue.
A change of course
In high school, Garner played soccer well and intended to make a career of it, but she started acting instead.
Kelli Garner movies on Netflix
Waldenas Emily Duperon
What Josiah Sawas Mary Milner
One More Timeas Corinne
Hornsas Glenna
Going the Distanceas Brianna
G-Forceas Marcie
Red Velvetas Linda
Lars and the Real Girlas Margo
Dreamlandas Calista
Return to Rajapur
Londonas Maya
Man of the Houseas Barbara 'Barb' Thompson
Thumbsuckeras Rebecca
The Aviatoras Faith Domergue
Love Lizaas Huffer Girl
Bullyas Heather Swallers
Time Shareas Kelly the Beach Girl
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Justin Long2 films together, 2006 to 2010
Justin Long's page Going the Distance2010IMDb rating 6.3Garner as BriannaLong as Garrett
Dreamland2006IMDb rating 6.3Garner as CalistaLong as Mookie
Nick Stahl2 films together, 2001 to 2021
Nick Stahl's page What Josiah Saw2021IMDb rating 6.2Garner as Mary MilnerStahl as Eli Graham
Bully2001IMDb rating 6.9Garner as Heather SwallersStahl as Bobby Kent
Chris Ellis2 films together, 2002 to 2009
Box office
What Kelli Garner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$588 million
10 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$293M49.8% of the total
- 2$214M36.3% of the total
- 3$42M7.2% of the total
- 4$22M3.7% of the total
- 5$11M1.9% of the total
- 6$3.9M0.7% of the total
- 7$1.9M0.3% of the total
- 8$481K0.1% of the total











