凯莉·卡尔森

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 惊天骇地 (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 海军陆战队员 (2006) as the kidnapped wife of wrestling star 约翰·塞纳. 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), 邪恶力量 (2005) and Ghostfacers (2010). 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.

Favorite sport is Equestrian riding - since the age of 4.

Resides in Los Angeles (2004).

Named #43 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Ranked #94 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Has been promoted to series regular in the role of "Kimber Henry" on Nip/Tuck (2003) after two seasons as a recurring character. [September 2005]

Is of Swedish, German, English, Irish and Norwegian descent.

Maternal granddaughter of James Clarence Magnus (son of Clarence Anthony Magnus and wife Marie Barbara Culnane (b. Minnesota), paternal grandson of Anthony Magnus (b. Norway) and wife Helena Clausen (b. Norway), daughter of Swedish parents, and who might have had some Norwegian ancestry, and maternal grandson of Michael J. Culnane, son of Irish parents, and wife Mary Burke (b. Ireland) and wife Geraldine Gladys Watzl (daughter of Frank Edward Watzl and wife Laura C. [...], paternal granddaughter of Frank Watzel (b. Germany, and wife Matilda [...] (b. Germany), and maternal granddaughter of German maternal grandparents).

Paternal granddaughter of Walter Marion Carlson (son of Carl Gustaf Carlson (b. Växjö, Sweden) and wife Emma Kristina Johansdotter (b. Tolg, Sweden), paternal grandson of Jonas Carlson and wife Maria Carlsdotter and maternal grandson of Johan Pehrsson and wife Maria Petersdotter) and wife Alice Dixon of Clan Keith (daughter of Bernard Elmore Dixon of Clan Keith (b. Maine) and wife Mary Louise Erickson (b. Sweden), paternal granddaughter of Samuel A. Dixon of Clan Keith and wife Sarah Ann Hanscom, both of English ancestry and he of some Scottish ancestry).