Kelly Carlson(I)
- Actress
Originally from Bloomington, Minnesota, Kelly attended school in
Richfield, Minnesota at the Academy of Holy Angels. She is the daughter
of a hair dresser mother and a late father who was a high school
basketball coach. Kelly went on to start acting in theater before making
the step into screen performances. She first appeared in
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
in a minor role. She got her first notable television role on the
series Nip/Tuck (2003) and gained
quick popularity for her character eventually becoming a regular cast
member. Her feature film roles include supporting cast work in the
direct-to-video sequel
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
and the WWE-produced action film
The Marine (2006) as the kidnapped
wife of wrestling star John Cena. Kelly has
established an obvious and noticeable collection of work in television
across several series including
Everwood (2002),
Monk (2002),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000),
Melrose Place (2009),
CSI: Miami (2002),
Castle (2009),
Supernatural (2005) and
Ghostfacers (2008). Outside of
acting, Kelly is a member of the Smile Network, a humanitarian
organization based in her home state that provides reconstructive
surgeries and related health care services to impoverished children and
young adults in developing countries. In 2010, in keeping with her love
of horses, Kelly lobbied for a bill to prevent the inhumane transport
of American horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada as well as
roundups of wild horses by government authorities. Kelly also has been
a model, working in company ad projects with Miller Lite, Rembrandt,
and Oliver Peoples sunglasses. She has appeared in magazine
publications including the August 2004 issue of Maxim and the October
issue cover of Stuff.