Minka Kelly
Biography
Minka Kelly is an American actress who was born in Los Angeles and made her acting debut in 2003, in a short prequel to 2 Fast 2 Furious. Guest roles on series including American Dreams, Entourage and Drake & Josh came first, followed by her breakthrough as Lyla Garrity, the cheerleader she played on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2009, work that drew praise from The New York Times. She appeared in The Kingdom (2007) and had a part in 500 Days of Summer (2009), then played a behavioral aide on Parenthood and starred in the Charlie's Angels reboot and the thriller The Roommate (2011). Later credits include Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in The Butler (2013), Dawn Granger, also known as Dove, on Titans, and Samantha on Euphoria (2022). She wrote the bestselling memoir Tell Me Everything (2023).
46years old
Turns 47 on June 24in 253 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Minka Dumont Kelly (birth name)Also credited as Minka Dumont Dufay
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 22 years2003 to 2025
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A change of course
Kelly worked as a surgical technician for four years, assisting surgeons in the operating room, while she kept auditioning for film and television roles and appearing in commercials.
First role
Kelly's acting debut came in 2003, in the six-minute short The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious. She appeared alongside Paul Walker in the prequel to the action movie 2 Fast 2 Furious.
A role that slipped away
Kelly was cast as Kate in the CBS comedy pilot Mad Love, but when the series was picked up she was replaced by Sarah Chalke.
Big break
Sam Levinson, the creator of Euphoria, wrote the part of Samantha specifically for Kelly and offered her the role in 2021.
Minka Kelly movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- (500) Days of Summer2009 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Autumn - Girl at Interview
IMDb rating 7.6628K votes
Worked with
Minka Kelly shares two films with Frances Fisher, 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
Frances Fisher's page
Dermot Mulroney's page
Harvey Keitel's page
Ben Kingsley's page
Stanley Tucci's page
Billy Zane's page
Marc WebbDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Marc Webb
All films by Dennis Dugan
All films by Peter Berg
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Official profiles and reference pages.