Kelly Carlson- Early Life, Husband, Career, Full Bio

Thank the TV gods for giving us actress Kelly Carlson, it would have been much a betrayal if the music world had their own “Kelly” (Clarkson) including other Kellys and left us with no Kelly to entertain us in the moving pictures industry. However, in reality, there are a lot of “Kelly’s” out there starring in movies but there is only one Kelly Carlson who played the role of Kimber Henry in the FX drama series “Nip/Tuck” and whom we have come to love so much

Here’s everything you need to know about her.

Kelly Carlson: Age and early life

Kelly Carlson was born in Minneapolis Minnesota USA on February 17, 1976, to a high school basketball coach father Lee Dixon Carlson and a mother named Mary Joan who held a career as a professional hairdresser. The actress and model was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Growing up, her interest was in sports and this is not a surprise being that her father was an astute sportsman. Kelly picked interest in horse riding and has since become a good equestrian. However, her interest in the show business kicked when her family moved to Richfield, it was during this same period that she completed her high school.

When she graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels, she launched her modeling career at the age of 17 and appeared in ad campaigns for Miller Lite, Rembrandt, and Oliver Peoples sunglasses. There was a need for her to relocate to Los Angeles which she diligently did and landed jobs on stage.

Kelly Carlson is 45 years old.

Kelly Carlson: Career

Kelly started her acting career in the theater immediately she moved to Los Angeles. The pace at which she moved to the city was not greeted with the main role, of course, she never expected it so she started where most of her mates normally start; it is usually in the smallest of roles. She was used as a motorcycle gang member in the film “3000 miles to Graceland” in 2001.

In 2003, she landed her big role on TV and starred in the serial medical drama television series on FX “Nip/Tuk” as Kimber Henry. The series focuses on “McNamara/Troy”, a cutting-edge, controversial plastic surgery center, and follows the personal and professional lives of its founders Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy. Kelly stayed on the show for seven years. Also during her seven-year stint on the show, she appeared in drama television series “Everwood” as Ada.

She has appeared in several feature films like “Paparazzi” (2004), “The Marine” (2006), the direct-to-video sequel “Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation” (2004), and a supporting role in the comedy film “Made of Honor” (2008) alongside Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan.

Following creative differences with the casting director of “Killer Movie”, her character was replaced by former Pussycat Doll turned actress Cyia Batten before filming began. The actress and former model a short appearance in the 2009 Canadian television film “Degrassi Goes Hollywood”.

Husband

Kelly Carlson is married to Dan Stanchfield. There wedding kind of happen in a breeze. Some sources say they eloped and got married in a private ceremony attended by few friends and family members. Her wedding date still remains unknown.

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Previously, she dated Dave Navarro and Tie Domi, a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Kelly now resides in Los Angeles with her husband.

Kelly Carlson: Net worth and other facts

Kelly Carlson has a net worth of 500 thousand dollars. She served as a spokeswoman for the Smile Network, a humanitarian organization that provides reconstructive surgery and other health-care services for children and young adults in third-world countries.

As an accomplished equestrian, she once lobbied a bill to prevent both inhumane transport of American horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada as well as roundups of wild horses by government authorities in January 2010.

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