Maria Kelly

Maria Kelly is a former stuntwoman and stunt actress who performed stunts in , and . A costume worn by Kelly as stunt double for Nana Visitor in the seventh season of Deep Space Nine was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. The name tag misspelled her as "Maya Kelly". 
Kelly was born in California and is the daughter of choreographer , her uncle was stuntman Bob Hoy. She worked several years as a background actress in television series such as Knight Rider before she made her career in the stunt business. She doubled actresses such as Tracy Scoggins (in , Watchers II, Timebomb, and Dead On), Leslie Hope, Ashley Judd, , , , , Melinda Clarke, Denise Crosby, Michelle Forbes, Teri Hatcher (in Lois & Clark, Tango & Cash, Brain Smasher, and 2 Days in the Valley), , and .
Among her stunt credits are television series such as (with Robert Picardo), , Roseanne, Rescue 911, , Renegade (with Branscombe Richmond), (with Stephanie Beacham), , , , , , , Lois & Clark (1993-1997, with Teri Hatcher, Tracy Scoggins, K Callan, and Scott Leva), and (2005, with Teri Hatcher and Brenda Strong).
Kelly performed stunts in various feature films, including (1988, with Kane Hodder and Craig Thomas), (1988, with Lisa Wilcox, Brooke Bundy, and Noon Orsatti), (1989, with David Graf, Matt McCoy, Kenneth Mars, Gerrit Graham, Dennis Ott, and Scott Leva), (1991, starring Billy Campbell, with Paul Sorvino, Max Grodénchik, Terry O'Quinn, Ed Lauter, Tiny Ron, Clint Howard, and William Frankfather), (1992, with Janet Brady), (1992, with Ian Abercrombie, Patricia Tallman, Dennis Madalone, and Tom Morga), (1993, with Michelle Forbes, Sierra Pecheur, Tom Hand, and Patricia Tallman), (1995, with Anita Hart, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, Stephen Lee, Matt Roe, and J. Suzanne Rampe), (1996, with Ashley Judd, John Rubinstein, Earl Boen, Jeffrey Combs, and Sam Anderson), (1996, with Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham, Michele Scarabelli, Ron Fassler, Tim de Zarn, Jeff Allin, Josh Cruze, Juan Garcia, Kevin Grevioux, Bob Harks, Stuart Nixon, Cullen Chambers, Scott Barry, Ivy Borg, Gene Cross, Steve Diamond, Scott L. Schwartz, Gary Morgan, Denney Pierce, and Dan Rose), (1998, with Judson Scott, Mark Chadwick, Phil Chong, Marjean Holden, and Tim Trella), and (2002, with Rick Worthy, Raymond Cruz, Ethan Dampf, and Michael Cavanaugh).
In 2004, Kelly was diagnosed with a rare tumor which caused severe heart problems. Although it was removed, the aftereffects forced her to retire from the stunt business. The Stuntwomen's Foundation provided her with financial assistance in 2007. 
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Maria Kelly, Power Play.jpg|Stunt double for Michelle Forbes(uncredited)
File:Maria Kelly, The Passenger.jpg|Stunt double for Caitlin Brown(uncredited)
File:Maria Kelly, Starship Mine.jpg|Stunt double for Marie Marshall(uncredited)
File:Maria Kelly, Gambit Part II.jpg|Stunt double for Caitlin Brown(uncredited)
File:Nightclub patron 4.jpg|Dixon Hill nightclub patron
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