Kelli Garner

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Kelli Garner
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Garner in 2005
Born
Kelli Brianne Garner

(1984-04-11) April 11, 1984 (age 39)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Kelli Brianne Garner [1] (born April 11, 1984) [2] is an American actress who has appeared in a variety of independent and mainstream films, television, and theater.

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A native of Southern California, Garner made her feature film debut at age 17 in Larry Clark's thriller Bully (2001), followed by a supporting role as Faith Domergue in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004). In 2005, she made her New York stage debut in an off-Broadway production of Dog Sees God . Over the following several years, Garner had lead roles in the independent film Thumbsucker (2005), the studio comedy Man of the House (2005), and the comedy-drama Lars and the Real Girl (2007). She returned to theater in 2008, appearing in an off-Broadway production of The Seagull opposite Dianne Wiest.

Garner subsequently had a supporting role in the Disney animated film G-Force (2009), and from 2011 to 2012, had a lead role on the short-lived period drama Pan Am , portraying a flight attendant. She later co-starred in Alexandre Aja's fantasy horror film Horns (2014) opposite Daniel Radcliffe. In 2015, Garner portrayed Marilyn Monroe in the television film The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe , opposite Susan Sarandon. She subsequently guest-starred on the series Looking (2014–2015) before starring as the lead on the NBC drama series The Enemy Within , which ran for one season in 2019. She also had a minor role in the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).

Early life

Garner was born on April 11, 1984, in Bakersfield, California, [2] and spent her early childhood in Newbury Park before her family settled in Thousand Oaks. [3] Although she described herself as a "shy" young girl, Garner caught the attention of a talent agent while attending a friend's bar mitzvah, and was subsequently cast in an Eggo commercial. [3] While a student at Thousand Oaks High School, Garner was cast in director Mike Mills's short film Architecture of Assurance in 2000. [3] Garner was a talented soccer player in high school, and had planned on pursuing it as a career before she began working as an actress. [3]

Career

Garner had appeared in several short films before being cast in a supporting role in the television film Time Share in 2000. In 2001, she was cast in Larry Clark's controversial crime thriller Bully (2001), in which she portrayed Heather Swallers, a teenager who participates with her friends in an orchestrated murder of one of their peers; Clark cast Garner in the film after seeing her performance in Mike Mills's short Architecture of Assurance. [3] The film, which was based on the real-life 1993 murder of Bobby Kent, received critical acclaim. [4]

Her next major role came at age 19 in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004), in which she portrayed actress Faith Domergue, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes. [5] According to Garner, she wore brown contact lenses to her audition to further embody Domergue; she has said that she tripped and fell when entering the audition room in front of director Scorsese and star DiCaprio. [6] "I thought I'd lost the job," she recalled, "But I think it was that moment that made it work [because] the character was someone who was trying to be much older than she was." [6] The following year, she appeared in the comedy Man of the House , [7] and the independent teen drama Thumbsucker (2005), opposite Lou Taylor Pucci and Vince Vaughn. She had supporting parts in the independent films London (2005) and Dreamland (2006), the latter of which earned her a Best Actress award at Method Fest Independent Film Festival, shared with co-star Agnes Bruckner.[ citation needed ]

In December 2005, Garner starred in the off-Broadway production of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, co-starring with America Ferrara, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Ari Graynor, among others. [8] She later appeared in the Green Day music video, "Jesus of Suburbia" (with Thumbsucker co-star Lou Taylor Pucci).

In 2007, Garner appeared in a lead role in the critically acclaimed drama Lars and the Real Girl as Ryan Gosling's co-worker and love interest. [9] In 2008, she appeared again onstage in an off-Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull opposite Dianne Wiest, as Nina. [3] Ben Brantley of The New York Times , though critical of some elements of the production, praised Garner's performance among her younger co-stars. [10] She had a minor part in the comedy Taking Woodstock (2009), and in the Disney film G-Force (2009), which she followed with a supporting role in Going the Distance (2010), opposite Drew Barrymore. Between 2011 and 2012, she had a main role as Kate Cameron on the period series Pan Am, opposite Christina Ricci. [11]

Garner was next cast in Alexandre Aja's horror-fantasy Horns (2014) with Daniel Radcliffe, and played the title role in the Lifetime miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, opposite Susan Sarandon as her mother. [12] She also appeared in the independent film One More Time (2015) with Christopher Walken and Amber Heard. Between 2014 and 2015, she had a guest-starring role on the gay-themed series Looking , playing the sister of the lead character, Patrick Murray. [13] In 2019, Garner had a supporting part in the action film Godzilla: King of the Monsters , and also starred as a lead opposite Jennifer Carpenter and Morris Chestnut on the series The Enemy Within . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector(s)NotesRef.
2001 Bully Heather Swallers Larry Clark [13]
2002 Love Liza Huffer Girl Todd Louiso
2002Hometown LegendJosieJames Anderson [14]
2002OutsideThe GirlJeff Mahler
2004 The Aviator Faith Domergue Martin Scorsese [13]
2005The ToastBrideKevin McDermott
2005 Thumbsucker RebeccaMike Mills [13]
2005 Man of the House Barbara 'Barb' Thompson Stephen Herek [13]
2005 London MayaHunter Richards [13]
2005 Piggy Banks Archer Morgan J. Freeman Also known as: Born Killers [14]
2006 Dreamland CalistaJason Matzner [15]
2006Return to RajapurSamantha Hartley / Samantha DoyleNanda Anand [14]
2007 Normal Adolescent Behavior BillieBeth Schacter [13]
2007 Lars and the Real Girl Margo Craig Gillespie [13]
2008 Red Velvet LindaBruce Dickson
2009 Taking Woodstock VW Girl Ang Lee [13]
2009 G-Force Marcie Hoyt Yeatman [13]
2010 Going the Distance Brianna Nanette Burstein [13]
2011 The Lie BriannaJoshua Leonard [13]
2014 Horns Glenna Shepherd Alexandre Aja [13]
2015AmericanaKateZachary Shedd [14]
2015 One More Time CorinneRobert Edwards
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters USS Argo Officer Cross Michael Dougherty
2021 What Josiah Saw Mary MilnerVincent Grashaw
2023 V/H/S/85 Dr. Sara Greyson David Bruckner , Scott Derrickson , Gigi Saul Guerrero , Natasha Kermani , Mike P. NelsonSegment: "Total Copy"

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2000 Time Share Kelly, The Beach GirlTelevision film [14]
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer KirstieEpisode: "The Body"
2001–2002 Grounded for Life Tracey2 episodes [13]
2002 Da Möb Melanie SporesVoice role; episode: "Lo Fidelity"
2003 Regular Joe NikkiEpisode: "Boobysitting" [13]
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brittany O'MalleyEpisode: "Mean" [13]
2009 American Dad! WaitressVoice role; episode: "Stan Time"
2010 My Generation Dawn BarbusoMain role [13]
2011–2012 Pan Am Kate CameronMain role [13]
2013Two WrongsJennyTelevision film
2014–2015 Looking Megan Murray2 episodes [13]
2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Television film [13]
2019 The Enemy Within Kate RyanMain role [13]
2022 American Gigolo Claire2 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleRoleArtist
2000"Temperamental”Teenage actress Everything But The Girl
2001“Epiphany”N/AStaind
2001"Provider"Girlfriend N.E.R.D.
2005"Jesus of Suburbia"Whatsername Green Day
2019"I Don't Want To Be Your Love"Unknown Joseph Shabason

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005Dog Sees GodTriciaCentury Center, New York City [8]
2008 The Seagull NinaEast 13th Street Theater, New York City [10]

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