- Kelly LeBrock
Infobox actor
name = Kelly LeBrock
caption =
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1960|03|24
birthplace =New York City , U.S.A.
othername =
occupation = actress,supermodel
yearsactive = 1976—present
spouse = Victor Drai (1984—1986)Steven Seagal (1987—1996)
website =Kelly LeBrock (born
March 24 ,1960 ) is an American-born Englishactress and model (measurements 34-24-34 in 1982), known for her acting debut in "The Woman in Red ", and later in the film, "Weird Science". [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001456/ Kelly LeBrock - Imdb] ]Biography
Personal life
LeBrock was born in
New York City, New York , and raised inHastings ,Sussex . She is the daughter of aFrench-Canadian father who worked as anaccountant and an Irish mother who was ahousewife . [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64447747.html?dids=64447747:64447747&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+19%2C+1985&author=RODERICK+MANN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CROSS+A+DOLL%2C+A+COMPUTER-KELLY+LE+BROCK&pqatl=google Cross A Doll, A Computer-Kelly Le Brock ] ] Her first marriage was tofilm producer andrestaurateur Victor Drai in 1984, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236819/ Victor Drai - Imdb] ] and they divorced in 1986. Between 1987 and 1996, she was married toSteven Seagal , by whom she had three children, Annaliza (b. 1987), Dominick (b. 1990) and Arissa (b. 1993). [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001456/bio Kelly LeBrock - Bio - Imdb] ]Career
LeBrock began her career as a model at the age of sixteen. She went on to appear on hundreds of covers and magazines including a
Christian Dior ad. LeBrock also became one ofEileen Ford 's most sought-after models. She was thePantene spokeswoman who spoke what would become the pop-culture phrase, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." LeBrock became a phenomenon for a short time in the 80s based upon her appearances in two movies, "The Woman in Red " (1984) and "Weird Science" (1985), both produced by her first husband, Victor Drai. In 1985 she was awarded theShoWest award for "Female Star of Tomorrow." [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001456/awards Kelly LeBrock - Awards - Imdb] ] LeBrock and Drai divorced in 1986. She married martial arts expert and actor Steven Seagal in 1987. Seagal had once been LeBrock's bodyguard, and they moved to a ranch nearSanta Barbara, California . [http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/kelly_lebrock/index.shtml Netglimse - Kelly LeBrock] ] The next year, a large five footmagic realist portrait painting was commissioned by LeBrock from artistZachary Selig and featured at the "100th Anniversary of Hollywood - Portraits of the Stars" exhibition by theOtis College of Art and Design inLos Angeles , and LeBrock appeared with her portrait at the exhibition's gala opening ceremony in 1988.Ginsburg, Steve "Eye in California - L.A." "Women's Wear Daily", February 1988.] In 1990 she starred in "Hard to Kill " opposite her husband Seagal. She appeared in "Betrayal of the Dove" (1993), "Tracks of a Killer" (1995), "Hard Bounty" (1995) and several other films.LeBrock gave up much of her acting career in order to raise her three children. After her divorce from Seagal in 1996, she continued living on the ranch outside Santa Barbara. [http://www.gamers-themovie.com/_blog/archives/00000048.html Gamers: The Movie, by Chris Folino] ] She had roles in the film "Wrongfully Accused" (1998), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2002), and "Zerophilia" (2005).
In 2005, she expressed a desire to lose weight and restart her film career after experiencing a notable weight gain in recent years (as indicated in an interview for "
Entertainment Tonight "). LeBrock became a contestant onVH-1 's "Celebrity Fit Club" 3. Captain of the team "Kelly's Bellies", she lost 31 pounds, and although she later regained the weight, she maintains that she is very happy and has come to terms with no longer being a "size 2". Kelly appeared in the thirdUK series of "Hell's Kitchen" but was voted off by the public.In 2006 she starred in the award-winning, independent film "". As of 2007, her most recent film was "The Mirror".
References
External links
*imdb name|name=Kelly LeBrock|id=0001456
* [http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/hellskitchen/thecelebrities/KellyLeBrock/default.html Kelly's Hell's Kitchen profile]
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