Kelly LeBrock explained

Birth Date:24 March 1960
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Yearsactive:1967–present
Children:3

Kelly LeBrock[1] (born March 24, 1960[2]) is American-English actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), alongside Gene Wilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), and in Hard to Kill (1990), opposite her then-husband Steven Seagal.

Early life

Kelly LeBrock was born in New York City, and was brought up in the Kensington area of London.[3] Her father was French-Canadian, and her mother, Maria, is of Northern Irish descent.[4] LeBrock was named after her grandmother, Mary Helen Kelly, from Keady, County Armagh.[5]

Career

Modelling

LeBrock began her career as a model at age 16 in her birth city of New York.[6] Her breakthrough came at 19, when she starred in a 24-page spread in Vogue magazine. Shortly afterwards, she entered into a contract with Christian Dior to work for that fashion label for 30 days a year. She subsequently appeared on numerous magazine covers and in fashion spreads, and became one of Eileen Ford's most sought-after models. She became especially recognisable as the Pantene shampoo commercial spokeswoman whose line, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful", became a pop culture catchphrase.[7]

Film

LeBrock was cast as the "perfect" or "fantasy" woman in the films The Woman in Red (1984) and Weird Science (1985). As a result, she was considered one of the sexiest women in Hollywood in the 1980s, and was in high demand, but took a hiatus from acting until 1990.[8] Her return to the big screen started in 1990 when she starred opposite her then-husband, Steven Seagal, in Hard to Kill. LeBrock also appeared in Betrayal of the Dove (1993), Tracks of a Killer (1995), and Hard Bounty (1995).

She had roles in the films Wrongfully Accused (1998), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Zerophilia (2005), and (2006). LeBrock was in a thriller entitled Hidden Affairs, released in 2013, and in 2015 she appeared in A Prince for Christmas as Queen Ariana.

Television

In 2005, LeBrock was the captain of the team "Kelly's Bellies" on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club reality show. She also appeared on the third UK series of Hell's Kitchen.[9] She and her daughter Arissa were featured on the Lifetime docuseries Growing Up Supermodel which debuted in August 2017.[10]

In popular culture

British band Bastille released the song "Good Grief" in 2016, which samples two of LeBrock's phrases from Weird Science: "So what would you little maniacs like to do first?" and "If you want to be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle. Now stop worrying and go and get dressed."[11]

Personal life

Her first marriage was to film producer and restaurateur Victor Drai, in 1984; they divorced in 1986. During this time she met actor and martial artist Steven Seagal. Their daughter Annaliza was born in spring 1987 and the couple married in September of that year.[12] Their son Dominic was born in June 1990 and their daughter Arissa in 1993.[13] The following year, LeBrock filed for divorce.[14]

In July 2007, LeBrock married retired investment banker Fred Steck; they divorced the following year.[15] [16] As of 2011, LeBrock lives on a ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley. After the death of her brother Harold in 2008, LeBrock began devoting time to the terminally ill. She has been a spokeswoman for Club Carson, a foundation for children suffering from cancer.[17] [18]

Filmography

Notes and References

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  2. News: This week's birthdays: TODAY. March 24, 2024. Irish Independent. 29. Donncha O'Callaghan, former Munster and Ireland rugby player, 45. Kelly LeBrock, actress, 64. Alyson Hannigan, Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress, 50.. . See also:
    • News: People:Today's Birthdays. March 24, 1998. Hartford Courant. F1. Comedian-actor Louie Anderson is 45. Actress Donna Pescow is 44. Actor Robert Carradine is 44. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 38. Rhythm-and-blues DJ Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry (Ghostown DJs) is 37. Actress Annabella Sciorra is 34. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 28.. .
  3. Web site: Where Are They Now? Kelly LeBrock. Comedy Central UK . January 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110114220947/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/kelly-lebrock. dead. Kelly LeBrock was born in New York, but was raised in the UK ....
  4. News: Cross A Doll, A Compute —- Kelly Le Brock. Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1985. Roderick. Mann. August 13, 2017.
  5. News: Kelly Le Brock is going back to her Ulster roots. Belfast Telegraph. Ireland. Leona. O'Neill. October 23, 2015. August 13, 2017. August 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813220430/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/kelly-le-brock-is-going-back-to-her-ulster-roots-34136587.html. live. The actress was born in New York but brought up in the posh Kensington area of London.. Additional on August 13, 2017.
  6. News: 'Woman in Red' Reaches Out. March 11, 2010. August 13, 2017. Jim. Luksic. The Santa Ynez Valley Journal. Santa Ynez, California. December 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219115913/http://www.syvjournal.com/archive/8/10/6066/. live.
  7. Kelly LeBrock: Above the Crowd . Taber, Keith . September 1989 . Orange Coast . 50–54 . August 10, 2018.
  8. Web site: Kelly LeBrock: '80s Sex Symbol Out of Hiding . Deming, Mark . August 28, 2013 . Movie Talk . Yahoo Entertainment . August 10, 2018.
  9. News: McGuigan takes Hell's Kitchen title . September 18, 2007 . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . August 10, 2018.
  10. News: Kelly Le Brock Talks Her Decision To "Quit Hollywood" — and Reveals What Made Her Come Back (EXCLUSIVE) . September 13, 2017 . Closer Weekly . August 10, 2018.
  11. News: Bastille's Dan Smith On New Music: 'We've Really Pushed Our Sound' . Levine, Nick . June 16, 2016 . New Musical Express . August 10, 2018.
  12. News: Sure, He's Making a Box-Office Killing—but Who Is Steven Seagal?. Mary H.J.. Farrell. Lorenzo. Benet. Janice. Fuhrman. People. November 19, 1990. August 13, 2017.
  13. News: Chronicle. Nadine. Brozan. The New York Times. November 2, 1994. August 13, 2017.
  14. News: Seagal: Marked for divorce. November 2, 1994. USA Today. August 13, 2010 . Karen . Thomas. November 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103131521/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55260995.html?dids=55260995:55260995&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+1994&author=Karen+Thomas&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Seagal%3A+Marked+for+divorce&pqatl=google.
  15. News: Actress Kelly Lebrock: "I'll Never Diet Again!". Ashley. Williams. February 25, 2008. January 24, 2018. People. June 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630212837/http://people.com/archive/actress-kelly-lebrock-ill-never-diet-again-vol-69-no-7/. live.
  16. Kelly LeBrock Shows Off Her Stunning Model Daughter & Reveals Why She Spent 24 Years Living off the Grid . Stone, Natali . August 17, 2017 . People . January 21, 2019.
  17. Web site: Join Kelly Lebrock, the Woman In Red, Honorary Host, Autism Vancouver. Autism Today. n.d.. January 24, 2018. https://archive.today/20180124200503/http://www.autismtoday.com/join-kelly-lebrock-the-woman-in-red-honorary-host-autism-vancouver/. live.
  18. Web site: 'Weird Science' beauty Kelly LeBrock greets the little maniacs at CES . Enk, Bryan . January 9, 2013 . Movie Talk . Yahoo.com . August 10, 2018.

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