Kelly Fennell

Growing up Tenafly, New Jersey, just across the river from New York City, Kelly was able to enjoy all the artistic culture the "Big Apple" had to offer. As she once explained to Rob Kendt of Backstage West, " With a dad, uncle and grandfather all working in the industry one might naturally think that my acting roots grew out of that. But it was actually the family bi-monthly pilgrimages to the bright lights of the "Great White Way" and the latest Broadway plays which provided me with the inspiration that lead to a career in acting." But the fact that Kelly was a showbiz legacy certainly didn't hurt since it provided her with the opportunity to visit countless numbers of on-location and studio sets to watch the production of various feature films and network television shows. By the time Kelly reached high school she had been credited with dozens of lead roles in a variety of hit musicals and plays including "The Sound of Music", "Oklahoma", "Annie get Your Gun", "My Fair Lady" and "Gr