Jean Louisa Kelly (born on March 9 1972 in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American actress and singer.
Her father was a high school English teacher and her mother taught piano iss19/record2119.19.html" target="_blank">http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol21/vol21_iss19/record2119.19.html. Kelly graduated in 1994 from _Columbia University's Columbia College with a B.A. in English.
Before attending college she already had roles in the original Broadway cast of Sondheim's Into the Woods and in the film Uncle Buck with John Candy. She also took roles in college productions, including with the Barnard Gilbert and Sullivan Society. After graduation, she starred in the musical film The Fantasticks with Joey McIntyre and Joel Grey, although the film was shelved until 2000. After The Fantasticks, she appeared in her most prominent role as Rowena Morgan, the muse for the title character of Mr. Holland's Opus. She also became well known in the mid-1990s for a series of television commercials she did for MCI long distance, in which she played a telephone operator who challenged AT&T.
Kelly appeared Off-Broadway at the York Theatre as the title role in Paul McKibbins and B.T. McNicholl's The It Girl, based on the 1927 movie It. She also recently appeared in the York's "Mufti" series as Lois Lane in It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman.
Her broadest exposure comes from her recent roles in situation comedies, first guest starring in such shows as Mad About You, and then as a cast member of the short-lived NBC version of Cold Feet and the more successful Yes, Dear. On April 30, 2006, she guest starred in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy.
As of 2007, Kelly resides in Los Angeles. She is close friends with Jennifer Garner and was the host of her baby shower for daughter Violet Anne Affleck. She also interviewed Garner for Self magazine in 2005.
Graduated from Columbia University in 1994, majoring in English.
Bears striking, though superficial, physical similarity to Heather Langenkamp (I).
In addition to acting, she is also a singer and dancer. The musical film _Fantasticks, The (2000)_ showcases all her own singing and dancing talent. She also sang a version of the song, "Someone To Watch Over Me," which was featured in an uncredited performance as background music in episode #2.10 of "Outer Limits, The" (1995) titled "Worlds Apart", and she sung this song again in the film Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).
Has been close friends with Jennifer Garner since they worked together on the TV movie Harvest of Fire
Gave birth to a baby boy named Sean (born summer 2003).
Gave birth to her second child, a daughter born April 2006. No other details have been released.
Son, Sean.
Daughter, Josey (born April or early May 2006).
