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Kelly Lynch

Biography

Kelly Lynch is an American film and television actress who worked as a model and attended the Guthrie Theater before she took up acting. After small roles she landed her breakthrough in Cocktail (1988), then she starred with Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989). Her turn in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy (1989) brought an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best female lead, and she was nominated for supporting female for The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994). She went on to leading roles in independent movies and parts in Hollywood features, among them Desperate Hours (1990) and Charlie's Angels (2000). On television she had a recurring part in The L Word, and she later joined 90210 and appeared in Magic City and Mr. Mercedes.

67years old

Turns 68 on January 31in 108 days

  • Born Golden Valley
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Kelly Colleen Lynch (birth name)Also credited as Kelly Ann Lynch

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
38 years1988 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Kelly Lynch was offered the part of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct, the 1992 film, but she said no to it.

  2. A change of course

    After she left college, Lynch worked as a flight attendant. She also modeled for the Elite modeling agency before she became an actor.

Kelly Lynch movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Road House1989 Action, Thrilleras Doc

    IMDb rating 6.7114K votes

  2. The Jacket2005 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Jean Price

    IMDb rating 7.1126K votes

  3. Charlie's Angels2000as Vivian Wood

    IMDb rating 5.7208K votes

  4. Drugstore Cowboy1989as Dianne

    IMDb rating 7.243K votes

  5. Cocktail1988as Kerry Coughlin

    IMDb rating 6.099K votes

  6. Virtuosity1995as Madison Carter

    IMDb rating 5.535K votes

  7. Curly Sue1991as Grey Ellison

    IMDb rating 5.925K votes

  8. Mr. Magoo1997as Luanne

    IMDb rating 4.117K votes

Most often with

Gus Van Sant directed two of these films, Mitch Glazer two. Bill Murray appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Kelly Lynch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$694 million

20 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 20 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Charlie's Angels2000as Vivian Wood
    $264M38.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Cocktail1988as Kerry Coughlin
    $172M24.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Mr. Magoo1997as Luanne
    $75M10.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Curly Sue1991as Grey Ellison
    $34M4.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Road House1989as Doc
    $30M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Joe Somebody2001as Callie Scheffer
    $25M3.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Virtuosity1995as Madison Carter
    $24M3.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Jacket2005as Jean Price
    $22M3.1% of the total
Bright Lights, Big City (1988), $16.1 millionWhite Man's Burden (1995), $9.0 millionThree of Hearts (1993), $5.5 millionHeaven's Prisoners (1996), $5.0 millionDrugstore Cowboy (1989), $4.7 millionRock the Kasbah (2015), $3.0 millionDesperate Hours (1990), $2.7 millionDead Man's Wire (2026), $2.2 millionKaboom (2010), $635,162Homegrown (1998), $271,375Imaginary Crimes (1994), $89,611Passion Play (2010), $25,603

$49.4 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total