29 Jan 2014
Minka Dumont Kelly
Minka Dumont Kelly (born Minka Dumont Dufay; June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She is most known for her roles in the TV series Friday Night Lights(2006), Parenthood (2010), and Charlie's Angels (2011). She is also known for her role in The Roommate (2011). She appeared in the 2013 film The Butler asJackie Kennedy, and appears in the FOX television series Almost Human.
Early life
Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay and Maureen Dumont Kelly, an exotic dancer. Her parents split up when she was young, and she was raised by her mother. Her paternal grandfather was actor and investment advisor Richard Ney. Kelly and her mother moved to various communities, before settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico by the time Kelly was in junior high school. She has French and Irish ancestry.
Personal life
From May 2008 to August 2011, she dated baseball player Derek Jeter.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Turbo-Charged Prelude | The Girl | 6 minute introductory short film for 2 Fast 2 Furious |
| 2005 | Devil's Highway | River | |
| 2006 | The Pumpkin Karver | Tammy Boyles | |
| 2006 | State's Evidence | Girl #3 | |
| 2007 | The Kingdom | Miss Ross | |
| 2009 | (500) Days of Summer | Autumn | |
| 2011 | The Roommate | Sara Matthews | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama |
| 2011 | Just Go with It | Joanna Damon | |
| 2011 | Searching for Sonny | Eden Mercer | |
| 2013 | The Butler | Jackie Kennedy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Monica | "Panic House" (season 1: episode 4) |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Stacey | "Movie Job" (season 2: episode 3) |
| 2005 | American Dreams | Bonnie | "Home Again" (season 3: episode 10) |
| 2005 | What I Like About You | Ricki | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2009 | Friday Night Lights | Lyla Garrity | Major role; 52 episodes |
| 2009 | Body Politic | Francesca "Frankie" Foster | Unaired CW pilot |
| 2010–2011 | Parenthood | Gaby | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Entourage | Herself | "Lose Yourself" (season 7: episode 10) |
| 2011 | Charlie's Angels | Eve French | Lead role; 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Almost Human | Valerie Stahl | Major role |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "If You C Jordan" | Something Corporate video | |
| 2002 | "She Hates Me" | Puddle Of Mudd video | |
| 2012 | "One More Night" | Levine's girlfriend | Maroon 5 video |
