Minka Kelly

 Kelly returned to Los Angeles after she graduated from Valley High School, Albuquerque. [5] Kelly was on an audition with a modeling agency when she was approached to handle her by an old Playboy Playmate. She helped Kelly to find work as a receptionist in a surgeon's office who would provide Kelly breast augmentation in exchange for hours worked. Kelly did not want to undergo the surgery and was fired. Kelly was introduced to the medical profession and she enrolled in school to learn how to become an assistant surgeon. Kelly then became scrub tech. Kelly continued to audition for roles on TV and in film throughout the time she worked engaged in this profession. In 2003, she made her acting debut with The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious. The short film is an introduction to the six-minute action movie 2 Fast 2 Furious. The film was followed by a guest appearance on Cracking Up. Since then, she's been on numerous shows on television which include Entourage, Drake & Josh, American Dreams, and American Dreams. In 2005, Kelly landed a three episode recurring role in The WB comedy series What I Like About You.In April 2006, Kelly was cast as a regular in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. The show was inspired by the high school football film with the same name; it follows a football team from a high school team in the fictional small town of Dillon. Kelly was the high school student and cheerleader Lyla Garrity. In preparation for her role as a cheerleader, she trained with the Pflugerville High School cheerleading squad. The show premiered on the 3rd October 2006. Kelly was praised by The New York Times for her performance, describing it as "heartbreaking". Kelly was dropped from the show following the third season. Her character had gone off to attend college. Kelly starred as Tammy Boyles in The Pumpkin Karver, a horror slasher movie. Kelly also played a tiny role in State's evidence. In 2007, she appeared with Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg in the movie The Kingdom in the role of the character Ms. Ross alongside Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner. In addition, she was featured in the film 500 Days of Summer's closing scene, playing Autumn possibly a potential new love interest for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Kelly was cast in August 2008 as the lead of The CW's pilot series Body Politic. Kelly played Francesca Foster who is an 18-year-old woman who arrives in Washington, D.C., to become the Senate. She also makes friends with several promising actors. Despite acclaim from viewers who saw the pilot,[12] The CW did not pick up the series. Kelly also appeared in the pilot of the short-lived CBS comedy series Mad Love playing the role of Kate who is an Midwestern girl who is in the love of Henry at the top of the Empire State Building. Kelly was replaced by Sarah Chalke when the series was renewed. (13) Kelly was a guest on Parenthood the NBC drama. She played the role of an aide to the character Max who has Asperger syndrome. Kelly played a role in nine additional episodes prior to her final appearance on "Taking the Leap" which aired on the 29th of March, 2011. Kelly was also named "Sexiest women alive" by Esquire magazine the same year. Kelly was offered an acting role in the Off Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore for the period of April 27-29, 2011, show that starred Conchata Ferrell, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara and B. Smith.In December of 2010, ABC announced that Kelly was to be part of the upcoming reboot of the crime drama Charlie's Angels. She played street racer Eve French. The pilot was shot in March of 2011 and the show premiered on May 13, 2011. Charlie's Angels premiered on September 22nd, 2011, with more than 8.76 million viewers. It received mostly negative critiques from critics. The series was cancelled by ABC despite the fact that it was scheduled to run 13 episodes. The reason for this was the low ratings. The show ended on November 10, 2011.