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  TV Guide Online - Found Jun. 25, 2009 Will Season 4 serve up anything similar for Matt (Zach Gilford), Tyra (Adrianne Palicki) or Lyla (Minka Kelly), all of whom could be heading...

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  IGN.com - Found Jun. 25, 2009 ... series regular anymore, it's a list of thee notable characters, with Adrianne Palicki ('Tyra Collette'), Minka Kelly ('Lyla Garrity') and Zach...

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Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly, May 2007
Born	June 24, 1980 (1980-06-24) (age 29) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Minka Dumont Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She currently stars in the NBC series Friday Night Lights as Lyla Garrity.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Minka Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California.¹ She is an only child and the daughter of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay.² and the late Maureen Kelly, a former Vegas Showgirl. According to Kelly, her childhood was "pretty rough", and she held a resentment for Dufay, as he had abandoned her and her mother. However, at seventeen, she decided to try and reconcile by inviting him out to New Mexico.³

Career

After graduating from high school, Kelly returned 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.³ Success came slowly, and she began her career with small roles in various movies and shows, including the film State's Evidence, and a recurring-guest role on the TV program What I Like About You.²

In the spring she was cast as Lyla Garrity on the show Friday Night Lights. In preparation for the role, she trained with the Pflugerville High School cheerleading squad.¹ Kelly has received praise for her acting on Friday Night Lights, with the New York Times calling her performance "heartbreaking".⁴

She shot a cameo for The Kingdom, alongside Jamie Foxx. Peter Berg, the creator and pilot director of Friday Night Lights, directed the film.⁵ Minka Kelly is the lead actor on the CW's new pilot Body Politic.

Personal life

Kelly dated Donald Faison in 2005,⁶ and had a relationship with actor Chris Evans, as well. In September 2007, she began dating musician John Mayer. Their break-up was reported by People.com on January 9, 2008. She has recently been seen with New York Yankee shortstop, Derek Jeter.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Turbo-Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious	uncredited
2005	Devil's Highway	River
2006	The Pumpkin Karver	Tammy
	State's Evidence	-
2007	The Kingdom	Ms. Ross
2009	500 Days of Summer	Autumn
2010	The Roommate	Sara

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Cracking Up	Monica	one episode
	Drake & Josh	Stacey	one episode
2005	American Dreams	Bonnie	one episode
	What I Like About You	Ricki	three episodes
2006-present	Friday Night Lights	Lyla Garrity	major role
2009-present	Body Politic	Frankie	CW pilot

References

External links

• Minka Kelly on NBC
• Minka Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
• Minka Kelly Photos

Persondata
NAME	Kelly, Minka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	1980-06-24
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH