Kelly Lynch


Actor

About

Birth Place
Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA
Born
January 31, 1959

Biography

Kelly Lynch was an American actress who enjoyed a highly diverse career, from action blockbusters to independent film landmarks. Born on January 31, 1959 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Lynch was a college dropout who briefly worked as a flight attendant. Luckily, she was noticed by a modeling agent, and scored a contract with the Elite modeling agency. After a few years in the modeling gam...

Family & Companions

Mitch Glazer
Husband
Screenwriter. Co-scripted "Scrooged" (1988) and "Three of Hearts" (1993).

Biography

Kelly Lynch was an American actress who enjoyed a highly diverse career, from action blockbusters to independent film landmarks. Born on January 31, 1959 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Lynch was a college dropout who briefly worked as a flight attendant. Luckily, she was noticed by a modeling agent, and scored a contract with the Elite modeling agency. After a few years in the modeling game, Lynch decided to become serious about acting, and studied with the legendary instructor Sanford Meisner. Though Lynch got her big break with a role in the charming Tom Cruise vehicle "Cocktail" (1988), it would prove to be 1989 during which Lynch would make an indelible mark on cinema. That year, she appeared in the lovably absurd Patrick Swayze action film "Road House" (1989), as well as Gus Van Sant's crime drama "Drugstore Cowboy," which earned Lynch an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. After appearing in John Hughes' final directorial effort, "Curly Sue" (1992), and notoriously turning down what would become Sharon Stone's most iconic role in "Basic Instinct" (1992), Lynch got married to producer/director Mitch Glazer. She earned another Independent Spirit Award nomination for her role in "The Beans of Egypt, Maine" (1994), before embarking on an impressive and consistent run of film roles in such releases as "Virtuosity" (1995), "Heaven's Prisoners" (1996), "Mr. Magoo" (1997), "Charlie's Angels" (2000), "Joe Somebody" (2001), and "The Jacket" (2005). Soon, television beckoned: from 2004 until 2009, Lynch portrayed Ivan Aycock on the lesbian-themed dramedy "The L Word" (Showtime, 2004-2009), before joining the cast of the rebooted "Beverly Hills, 90210" (The CW, 2008-2013) in 2010. Lynch was finally able to collaborate with her husband, Mitch Glazer, in 2012, on the 1950s-set gangster drama series "Magic City" (Starz, 2012-13). In 2017, Lynch took on perhaps her darkest role yet, playing an agoraphobic widow in an incestuous relationship with her son, in "Mr. Mercedes" (AT&T Audience Network, 2017-), a series created by David E. Kelley, based on a novel by Stephen King.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Rock the Kasbah (2015)
The Frontier (2015)
Glass Chin (2014)
Dark Desire (2012)
Passion Play (2011)
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
Kaboom (2011)
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
Herself
Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
At Last (2006)
The Visitation (2006)
The Jacket (2005)
Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005)
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Searching for Debra Winger (2003)
Herself
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Joe Somebody (2001)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
Susan Martinez
Homegrown (1998)
Cold Around the Heart (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Persons Unknown (1996)
Amanda
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
White Man's Burden (1995)
Marsha Pinnock
Virtuosity (1995)
The Beans Of Egypt, Maine (1994)
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
Three of Hearts (1993)
For Better And for Worse (1993)
Catherine Vernet
Curly Sue (1991)
Desperate Hours (1990)
Warm Summer Rain (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Dianne
Road House (1989)
Cocktail (1988)
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Osa (1985)
Osa

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
Other
Searching for Debra Winger (2003)
Other

Cast (Special)

The 1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993)
Presenter
The Edge (1989)
Hilda ("Black Pudding")
San Berdoo (1989)

Producer (Special)

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special: Class of '95 (1995)
Associate Producer

Film Production - Main (Special)

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '94: The 30th Anniversary (1994)
Production Manager

Life Events

1979

At age 20 was in a head-on automobile accident that crushed her legs and took a year's recovery during which time she became addicted to painkillers (date approximate)

1985

Film acting debut (as title character) in "Osa"

1988

First role in a major feature, "Bright Lights, Big City"

1989

Garnered attention for her performance as Matt Dillon's junkie wife in "Drugstore Cowboy"

1989

Co-starred in action classic "Road House"

1991

Starred in the John Hughes comedy "Curly Sue" with James Belushi

1993

Co-starred with William Baldwin and Sherilyn Fenn in the romantic comedy "Three of Hearts"

1995

Starred opposite Denzel Washington in the sci-fi thriller "Virtuosity"

1998

Cast opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Hank Azaria in "Homegrown" written and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

2000

Featured in "Charlie's Angels" starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu; based on the popular 70's TV show

2004

Co-starred on "The L Word"

2005

Cast in "Dallas 362," the directorial debut of Scott Caan

2005

Cast in the thriller "The Jacket" with Adrien Brody

2012

Appeared in the 1950s mob drama "Magic City"

2017

Co-starred in "Mr. Mercedes"

Family

Robin Lynch
Sister
Shane Lynch
Daughter
Born c. 1985; father was an East Coast musician.

Companions

Mitch Glazer
Husband
Screenwriter. Co-scripted "Scrooged" (1988) and "Three of Hearts" (1993).

Bibliography