Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress and model.
== Early life ==
Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of Barbara, a modern dancer, and Robert Lynch, a restaurateur.[1] She attended the Guthrie Theater. She worked as a flight attendant after leaving college.[2] She was working as a model for the Elite modeling agency before acting. She was a good friend of Cynthia Allen Ahl, sister of The Suburbs guitarist Bruce C Allen. [3] In the 1980s, she studied with acting instructor Sanford Meisner.
== Career ==
After several small roles, Lynch was cast in her breakthrough role in the feature film Cocktail (1988).[3] In 1989, Lynch starred opposite Patrick Swayze in the action film Road House and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Leadfor her performance in the crime drama Drugstore Cowboy, directed by Gus Van Sant.[4][5] She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994). She turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct(1992).[2] Lynch later had leading roles in a number of independent movies and co-starred in several Hollywood feature films, including Desperate Hours (1990), Curly Sue(1991), Three of Hearts (1993), Imaginary Crimes (1994), Virtuosity (1995), Heaven's Prisoners (1996), Mr. Magoo (1997), and Homegrown (1998). In the 2000s, Lynch has had supporting roles in the films Charlie's Angels (2000), Joe Somebody (2001), and The Jacket (2005).
On television, Lynch had the recurring role of Ivan Aycock from 2004 to 2009 in the Showtime drama series The L Word. She later joined the cast of The CW teen soap 90210 (2010–2011) as Laurel Cooper.[6] She returned to cable television with the recurring role of Meg Bannock in Magic City (2012–2013), created by her husband, Mitch Glazer.[2]
== Personal life ==
Lynch has been married to producer and writer Mitch Glazer since 1992 and has a daughter, Shane, born in 1985, from a previous relationship.[3]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1983	Portfolio 	Elite Model 	
1985	Osa 	Osa 	
1988	Bright Lights, Big City 	Elaine 	
1988	Cocktail 	Kerry Coughlin 	
1989	Warm Summer Rain 	Kate 	
1989	Road House 	Dr. Elizabeth "Doc" Clay 	
1989	Drugstore Cowboy 	Dianne 	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
1990	Desperate Hours 	Nancy Breyers 	
1991	Curly Sue 	Grey Ellison 	
1993	Three of Hearts 	Connie Czapski 	
1993	For Better and for Worse 	Catherine Vernet 	Television film
1994	Imaginary Crimes 	Valery Weiler 	
1994	The Beans of Egypt, Maine 	Roberta Bean 	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
1995	Virtuosity 	Madison Carter 	
1995	White Man's Burden 	Marsha Pinnock 	
1996	Heaven's Prisoners 	Annie Robicheaux 	
1996	Persons Unknown 	Amanda 	
1997	Cold Around the Heart 	Jude Law 	
1997	Mr. Magoo 	Luanne LeSeur/Prunella Pagliacci	
1998	Homegrown 	Lucy 	
1999	Brotherhood of Murder 	Susan Martinez 	Television film
2000	Charlie's Angels 	Vivian Wood 	
2001	Joe Somebody 	Callie Scheffer 	
2002	The Slaughter Rule 	Evangeline Chutney 	
2002	Searching for Debra Winger 	Herself 	Documentary film
2003	Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story	Jean Murray 	Television film
2003	Dallas 362 	Mary 	
2005	At Last 	Sara Wood 	
2005	The Jacket 	Jean Price 	
2005	Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life 	Diane Petersen 	Television film
2005	Welcome to California 	Susanna Smith 	
2006	The Visitation 	Morgan Elliot 	
2007	Normal Adolescent Behavior 	Helen Meyer 	
2008	Visual Acoustics 	Herself 	Documentary film
2009	The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll 	Maggie 	
2009	A Good Funeral 	Junior 	
2010	Kaboom 	Nicole 	
2010	Passion Play 	Harriet 	
2012	A Dark Plan 	Caren 	
2014	Glass Chin 	Mae Graham 	
2014	Seattle Road 	Aunt Patty 	
2015	The Frontier 	Luanne 	
2015	Kepler's Dream 	Amy 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1986 	The Equalizer 	Bartender 	Episode: "Prelude"
1987 	The Hitchhiker	Teresa / Melissa 	Episode: "Joker"
1987 	Miami Vice 	Lori 'Blondie' Swann	Episode: "Death and the Lady"
1995 	Fallen Angels 	Lola 	Episode: "Red Wind"
2001 	Ally McBeal 	Gloria Albright 	Episode: "Boy's Town"
2004–2005 	Fatherhood 	Angie Bindlebeep 	26 episodes
2004–2005, 2009	The L Word 	Ivan Aycock 	Recurring role, guest role
2008 	The Cleaner 	Erica Smith 	Episode: "Rebecca"
2010–2011 	90210 	Laurel Cooper 	Recurring role, 15 episodes
2011 	Memphis Beat 	Marie Minetti 	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
2012–2013 	Magic City 	Meg Bannock 	Recurring role, 13 episodes
2017 	Mr. Mercedes 	Deborah Hartsfield 	Main role. 10 episodes