Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly Introduction

As a star of the NBC show Friday Night Lights, Minka Kelly makes you want to go back to high school. But before her acting career took off, Minka says her life was pretty miserable.

Minka Kelly Life Story

Her father, Rick Dufay was a former Aerosmith guitarist who left Minka and her mother. At the age of 17, Minka decided enough was enough and reconciled with her father. Good thing too, because she then moved in with him in Los Angeles and started acting as a hobby while she studied to be a surgical technician.

When the acting gigs starting coming in, she quickly ditched studying to focus on the more lucrative jobs. She had a small role in State's Evidence (Alexa Vega) and caught the eye of director Peter Berg, who cast her in Friday Night Lights as Lyla Garrity. She can also be seen in the 2007 film The Kingdom (Jennifer Garner), which was also directed by Berg. She was in the 2011 film "The Roommate" with Leighton Meester. Minka was one of the Angels in the 2011 remake-series "Charlie's Angels" (executive Producer Drew Barrymore) but the show was cancelled after airing only twice, due to low ratings.

Minka ranked #42 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007, #54 on the 2008 list, #84 on the 2009 list, dropped from the 2010 list, and #52 on the 2011 list. Despite Maxim's 2010 snub, she was named Esquire Magazines "Sexiest Woman Alive" for 2010.

After a three year relationship with New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, Minka and Jeter broke up in 2011 and Minka is, again, single. No reason was given for the breakup, though rumours abound that Jeter does not want children, and Minka dreams of a large family.