Kelly Ripa
Biography
Kelly Ripa is an American talk show host and actress who was born in Stratford, New Jersey. Encouraged by a high school drama teacher, she performed in local theater and was discovered in a senior year production before moving to New York to pursue acting. Her best known roles are Hayley Vaughan on the ABC soap All My Children from 1990 to 2002 and again in 2010, and Faith Fairfield in the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith from 2003 to 2006. She appeared in the film Marvin's Room (1996). Since 2001 she has co-hosted the syndicated morning show Live! in its various formats, with co-hosts including Regis Philbin, Michael Strahan, and Ryan Seacrest. Her work on that show brought Daytime Emmy Awards, and she also won a best actress award for her work in The Stand-In. In 2015 she received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
56years old
Turns 57 on October 2in 363 days
- Born Stratford
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Kelly Maria Ripa (birth name)Also credited as Kelly Marie Ripa
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 30 years1996 to 2026
Genres
- Adventure38%, 3 films
- Animation38%, 3 films
- Comedy38%, 3 films
- Documentary25%, 2 films
- Drama25%, 2 films
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A first
Kelly Ripa broke the Guinness World Record for Most Grapes Trodden in 1 Minute in 2011, extracting 8.4 liters, but Martina Servaty of Germany extracted 8.6 liters, so Ripa did not hold the new record.
A first
On September 15, 2006, Ripa set a Guinness World Record during a Guinness World Record Breaker theme week on Live!, when twenty-four banana-cream pies were thrown at her mouth within one minute.
Early training
Kelly Ripa was encouraged to pursue acting by her high school drama teacher, who gave her the lead in the next show. She was discovered during her senior year while performing in The Ugly Duckling.
Kelly Ripa movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Kelly Ripa shares two films with John Vernon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Vernon's page
Robert De Niro's page
Malcolm McDowell's page
Tara Strong's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
Kevin Michael Richardson's page
All films by Jerry Zaks
Curt GedaDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Curt Geda
Sean McGinlyDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Sean McGinly
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2011 to 2024, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Kelly and Mark | Won |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Kelly and Mark | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Disney Legends | Honored | |
| 2016 | New Jersey Hall of Fame | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.