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Minka Kelly

Biography

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly has portrayed a variety of roles across film and television, including in "Parenthood," "Man Seeking Woman" and "Charlie’s Angels." She first won the hearts of audiences in her starring role as Lyla Garrity on NBC’s Emmy Award–winning show "Friday Night Lights." More recently, she has acted in HBO’s "Euphoria," DC Comics’ "Titans" and Mark Carlini’s film She’s in Portland. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Minka Kelly

Books by Minka Kelly

Tell Me Everything: A Memoir
by Minka Kelly - Memoir, Nonfiction

Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on “Friday Night Lights” or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit “Euphoria.” But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly’s life has been anything but easy. Raised by a single mother who worked as a stripper and struggled with addiction, Minka spent years waking up in strange apartments as she and her mom bounced around the country, relying on friends and relatives to take them in. She reconnected with her father, Aerosmith’s Rick Dufay, and eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she landed the role of a lifetime on “Friday Night Lights.” Now an established actress and philanthropist, Minka takes this next step in her career as a writer.