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Kelli Finglass

Kelli McGonagill Finglass, from Lindale, Texas, is the director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders since 1991; a DCC member 1984-1989, she is credited with building the squad into a global brand and led CMT's Making the Team and Netflix's America's Sweethearts.

Kelli Garner

Kelli Garner (Kelli Brianne Garner), American actress born 1984 in Bakersfield, California; known for Bully, The Aviator, Lars and the Real Girl, Pan Am, and playing Marilyn Monroe in the 2015 Lifetime miniseries.

Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish (born 1980, Cumming, Georgia) is an American actress known as Detective Amanda Rollins on Law & Order: SVU (2011-2022, 262 episodes), formerly of All My Children, Past Life, and Chase.

Kelli Goss

Kelli Goss (Kelli Amanda Goss, born 1992, Valencia, California) is an American actress known for Courtney Sloane on The Young and the Restless, Heather Roth on The Ranch, and Vanessa on United States of Al, distinct from other people named Kelly Goss.

Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams (born 1970, Los Angeles) is an American actress and TV director known for Lindsay Dole on The Practice, Dr. Gillian Foster on Lie to Me, and directing episodes of Found, All American, and The Resident.

Kellie Martin

Kellie Martin (Kellie Noelle Martin, born 1975) is an American actress known for Becca Thatcher on Life Goes On, Lucy Knight on ER, and Hallmark's Mystery Woman and Hailey Dean Mysteries film series; Emmy-nominated, Yale art history graduate.

Kellie Shanygne Williams

Kellie Shanygne Williams (born 1976, Washington, D.C.) is an American actress best known as Laura Winslow on Family Matters (1989–1998, 215 episodes); later What About Joan, films, and youth arts programs.

Kellie Waymire

Kellie Waymire (1967-2003), American stage, TV, and film actress known for Elizabeth Cutler on Star Trek: Enterprise, Melissa on Six Feet Under, and her Drama-Logue-winning role in the play Sylvia; died of cardiac arrhythmia at 36.

Kellita Smith

Kellita Smith, American actress (born 1969, Chicago), known as Wanda McCullough on The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006) and Lt. Roberta Warren on Syfy's Z Nation (2014-2018); described as the first African-American woman lead on a Syfy series.

Kelly Adams

Kelly Adams (born 1979, Lincoln, England) is an English actress known for Holby City's Mickie Hendrie, Hustle, Bluestone 42, Mr Selfridge, and the film Bronson (75% on Rotten Tomatoes); other namesakes include composer Karmina's Kelly Adams, a New York attorney, and a Heritage Foundation executive.

Kelly AuCoin

Kelly AuCoin (born 1967, Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American character actor known as "Dollar" Bill Stearn on Billions, Pastor Tim on The Americans, and a Drama Desk Award-winning New York stage regular.

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop (born 1944, birth name Carole Bishop) is an American actress and dancer, Tony winner as Sheila in A Chorus Line (1975), Marjorie Houseman in Dirty Dancing, and Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls; distinct from therapists and other namesakes named Kelly Bishop.

Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook (Kelly Ann Parsons, born 1979, Rochester, Kent) is an English model, actress, and TV presenter known for The Big Breakfast, Smallville, Piranha 3D, Strictly Come Dancing, and I'm a Celebrity 2025.

Kelly Carlin

Kelly Carlin-McCall (born 1963), American author, podcaster, and Emmy-winning TV producer; only child of comedian George Carlin. Wrote the 2015 memoir A Carlin Home Companion and executive-produced HBO's George Carlin's American Dream.

Kelly Carlson

Kelly Lee Carlson (born 1976), American actress and model, best known as Kimber Henry on FX's Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), distinct from singer Kelly Clarkson; films include The Marine (2006) and The Reason (2020); stepped away from acting in the 2010s.

Kelly Cutrone

Kelly Cutrone (born 1965) is an American fashion publicist, founder of People's Revolution (1996), author of If You Have to Cry, Go Outside, and reality TV figure on The Hills, The City, Kell on Earth, and America's Next Top Model.

Kelly Dorji

Kelly Dorji (Kalden Sonam Dorji) is a Bhutanese-born actor and model working in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films; Gladrags Manhunt alumnus, villain of Don No. 1, later Thimphu entrepreneur and Bhutan Echoes co-director.

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu (胡凱莉), born 1968 in Honolulu, is an American actress and the first Asian American Miss Teen USA (1985), known for The Scorpion King, X2's Lady Deathstrike, Arrow, Phineas and Ferb, BMF, and AAPI representation advocacy.

Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter (born 1963, London) is a British actress, director, and writer, MBE, founder of Flute Theatre and creator of the Hunter Heartbeat Method of sensory Shakespeare games for autistic people; distinct from the Australian romance novelist of the same name.

Kelly LeBrock

Kelly LeBrock (born 1960, New York) is an American-British actress and model, star of The Woman in Red (1984) and Lisa in Weird Science (1985), later married to Steven Seagal and living on a California ranch.

Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch (born 1959, Golden Valley, Minnesota) is an American actress known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Road House, The L Word, and Magic City, with an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Beans of Egypt, Maine.

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress from Glasgow, found via a 1995 open audition for Trainspotting (Diane); known for Boardwalk Empire's Margaret Schroeder, No Country for Old Men, voicing Merida in Brave, Line of Duty, Dept. Q, and Lanterns.

Kelly Mantle

Kelly Mantle (Kelly Leroy Mantle), American actor, singer, drag performer, and podcast host born 1976 in Oklahoma City; first openly non-binary person considered by the Academy for both Supporting Actor and Actress for Confessions of a Womanizer; Drag Race season 6; host of The Kelly Mantle Show.

Kelly Marcel

Kelly Marcel (born 1974, London) is a British-American screenwriter, producer, and director. She wrote Saving Mr. Banks and Fifty Shades of Grey, wrote all three Venom films, and directed Venom: The Last Dance (2024); also showrunner of The Changeling.

Kelly Marie Tran

Kelly Marie Tran (Tran Loan) is an American actress who became famous for playing Rose Tico in Star Wars and voicing the Disney princess, Raya.

Kelly McCreary

Kelly McCreary is an American actress who made her Broadway debut in 2008. She is best known for her ten-season role as Dr. Maggie Pierce on Grey's Anatomy.

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis (born 1957, Newport Beach, California) is an American actress known for Witness (1985), Top Gun (1986), and The Accused (1988), later focusing on theater, independent films, and recovery work.

Kelly Monaco

Kelly Monaco (born 1976, Philadelphia) is an American actress and model, Playboy Playmate April 1997, best known as Sam McCall on General Hospital (2003-2024) and winner of Dancing with the Stars season 1 (2005) with Alec Mazo.

Kelly Osbourne

Kelly Osbourne (born 1984, London), English TV personality, singer, and fashion designer, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne; rose to fame on MTV's The Osbournes (2002–2005), released albums Shut Up and Sleeping in the Nothing, co-hosted Fashion Police 2010–2015.

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston (Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, 1962-2020), American actress in over 60 films, known for Twins, Jerry Maguire, and For Love of the Game; married John Travolta in 1991; died of breast cancer.