Minka Dumont Kelly Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Minka Dumont Kelly (born Minka Dumont Dufay; born 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 as Jackie Kennedy, and appeared in the FOX television series Almost Human.
Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Hottie, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress - Drama/Action Adventure, MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Movies
The Roommate, 500 Days of Summer, The Butler, The Kingdom, Just Go With It, Papa Hemingway in Cuba, Searching for Sonny, Away and Back, The Pumpkin Karver, State's Evidence, Devil's Highway, Body Politic, True Love
TV Shows
Almost Human, Charlie's Angels, Friday Night Lights, Tit for Tat
Star Sign
Cancer
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I learned how to horseback ride in English style, which is very hard, by the way. I had no idea how challenging it was. I've always ridden horses, but Western is like riding a horse in a rocking chair, as opposed to English, where you have to balance and hold on with your legs.
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No matter what you're doing, live it. Make an experience. Have fun. Relate to someone. Take them in. Learn.
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I was a tomboy, not a girlie girl.
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It blows my mind that anyone could be unkind to anyone.
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In L.A. everyone is an actor. In Texas, everyone's a musician.
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I'm confident - confident in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff.
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I love making characters real and believable, through my own experience and choices.
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I like to go wakeboarding. It's my new favorite sport. It's like skiing but on a snowboard that has little shoes on it.
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I think Miami is such a beautiful, sexy, gorgeous place. I love the people there.
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I didn't go to theater school. I didn't go to Julliard. But I've lived a lot. I've seen a lot. I feel like that makes up for a little bit.
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I moved to California not to pursue acting but to get out of Albuquerque.
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I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own skin. I like someone who doesn't need approval or validation.
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In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.
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I learned how to scuba dive, which is something that I've always wanted to do.
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I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.
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And anyway, modeling wasn't for me. I'm too short. I've got a big butt. It wasn't going to happen.
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Surabaya, Indonesia [November 2009]
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Sydney, Australia [July 2000]
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Graduated from Valley High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1998.
She has Austrian, German, Irish, English, French, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry.
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Grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Named the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine [October 11, 2010].
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Her secret engagement to Derek Jeter, which became public in January 2010, ended in August 2011.
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After graduating from high school, she returned from New Mexico to Los Angeles with her father to pursue acting as a hobby while she went to school to become a surgical technician. However, after her first acting class, she got hooked and began pursuing acting as a career.
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Ranked #54 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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Her grandfather is actor Richard Ney, co-star and ex-husband of Academy Award-winning actress Greer Garson.
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Ranked #42 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
$1.1 Million
