Kelli Barrett

Kelli Barrett
Kelli Barrett in 2008
Born	(1984-01-26) January 26, 1984 (age 41) Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma mater	University of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Jarrod Spector ​ (m. 2014)​

Kelli Barrett (born January 26, 1984) is an American actress.

Biography

Kelli Barrett was raised by a single mother in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As a child, she showed interest in acting after seeing Merrily We Roll Along on stage. She sang all the time with her mother stating "She’ll either be a lawyer or an actress because [she] loved to argue." Barrett attended the Governor's School for the Arts before attending University of the Arts in Philadelphia. ^[1]

Barrett booked recurring roles on television shows including As the World Turns , Chicago Fire and I Just Want My Pants Back . She made minor appearances on The Good Wife , Person of Interest , Ugly Betty and Blue Bloods . She became part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by portraying Maria Castle in Marvel's The Punisher . ^[2]

Personal life

Barrett married actor Jarrod Spector on October 26, 2014. ^[3]

Filmography

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Performer	1 episode
2008–2009	As the World Turns	Maddie Coleman	Recurring
2010	The Good Wife	Bianca Price	Episode: "Doubt"
	Ugly Betty	Trista	Episode: "The Past Presents the Future"
2011	A Gifted Man	Rachel Lewis	Episode: "In Case of Abnormal Rhythm"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dahlia Jessup	Episode: "Flight"
2011–2012	I Just Want My Pants Back	Jane	Recurring
2012	Person of Interest	Lily Thorpton	Episode: "Super"
	Made in Jersey	Hannah Atwood	Episode: "Cacti"
2013	Chicago Fire	Renee Whaley	2 episodes
	NCIS	Ruby Lemere	Episode: "Seek"
2014	Blue Bloods	Maryann Russell	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Phoebe Burnap	Episode: "Catfishing Teacher"
	BrainDead	Polly Savident	Episode: "Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)"
2017	The Blacklist: Redemption	Cynthia Stegner	Episode: "Independence, U.S.A."
	Wormwood	Isabel Bigley / Broadway Actress	TV Miniseries; Episode: "Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake"
	The Punisher	Maria Castle	Recurring
2019	Fosse/Verdon	Liza Minnelli	Miniseries
2019	Dynasty	Nadia	4 episodes
2021	Dickinson	Adelaide May	Episode: "Split the Lark"
	Younger	Kamila	2 episodes

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Syn	Vivian	Short film
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Girl in Black / Talking Mannequin
	Red Hook	Ellen
2010	Remember Me	Miami Brunette
	The Switch	Jessica
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins	Tommy's Mom
2014	Zarra's Law	Vanessa Andreoli
2016	Happy Baby	Zahava

Stage

Stage roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Gypsy	Louise	Regional
2008	Rock of Ages	Sherrie Christian	Original Off-Broadway Cast
2009	The Royal Family	Gwen Cavendish	Broadway Revival
2011	Baby It's You!	Mary Jane Greenberg / Lesley Gore	Original Broadway Cast
2012	Anastasia	Anya / Anastasia	Workshop
2014-15	Wicked	Nessarose	Broadway Replacement
2015	Doctor Zhivago	Lara Guishar	Original Broadway Cast
2016	My Fair Lady	Eliza	Regional
2017	Deathless	Samantha Serling	World Premiere Cast
2018	Gettin' the Band Back Together	Dani Franco	Original Broadway Cast
2023	Parade	Mrs. Phagan	Broadway Revival Cast

References

1. Henderson, Kathy (October 1, 2009). "Kelli Barrett Rolls from Rocker to Classic Ingenue in The Royal Family". Broadway.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
2. Sparrett. "Kelli Barrett's Sleep Out Page". Covenant House. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
3. Spaner, Whitney (October 19, 2015). "Learn How Getting Together In Real Life Changed These Co-Stars' Onstage Chemistry Forever". Playbill. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

External links

• Kelli Barrett at IMDb
• Kelli Barrett at the Internet Broadway Database