Kellie Martin

Kellie Martin
Martin at the AHA 2014 Hero Dog Awards
Born	Kellie Noelle Martin (1975-10-16) October 16, 1975 (age 49) Riverside, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Keith Christian ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) ^[1] is an American actress. Her roles have included Lolly in Potato Head Kids , Daphne Blake in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo , Emily Coleman in Troop Beverly Hills , Becca Thatcher in Life Goes On , Molly Tazmanian Devil in Taz-Mania , Sherry in Matinee , Christy Huddleston in Christy , Sadira in Aladdin , Roxanne in A Goofy Movie , Lucy Knight in ER , Samantha Kinsey in the Mystery Woman TV film series, and as Hailey Dean in the Hailey Dean Mysteries .

Early life

Martin began her acting career at age 7, when her aunt who was a nanny for actor Michael Landon's children helped her land a guest spot on the Landon-produced series Father Murphy . At the age of 11, she was a contestant during Young People's Week on the Bob Eubanks-hosted version of Card Sharks . ^[2]

Career

Early years

Martin had a recurring role on season three of Valerie's Family: The Hogans (1987–1988). She also contributed the voice of Daphne Blake on the animated series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo in 1988–1991. In 1989, Martin began the role of Rebecca "Becca" Thatcher on the family drama Life Goes On , which ran on ABC for four seasons. She also played the role of Emily in 1989's Troop Beverly Hills , starring Shelley Long. Martin also co-hosted the 1989 pilot of America's Funniest Home Videos alongside Bob Saget.

1990s

Martin in 1993

From 1991 to 1995, Martin supplied the voice of Molly Tasmanian Devil on Taz-Mania . In 1993, she played Sherry in Matinee , and made a guest appearance as Cleo Walker on an episode of seaQuest DSV titled "Brothers and Sisters".

In 1994, she starred in her own series, Christy . ^[3] Also in 1994, she starred in the Lifetime film A Friend to Die For . In 1995, she starred in The Face on the Milk Carton , a TV film based on the book by Caroline Cooney about a teenager who finds out she was kidnapped from her real family 13 years prior and had been raised by the parents of her kidnapper. She was in A Goofy Movie as the voice of Roxanne, Max's love interest.

In 1996, Martin starred in the Lifetime films After the Silence and Hidden in Silence. From 1998–2000, Martin appeared on the medical drama ER as medical student Lucy Knight. Martin was still attending Yale at the time and postponed her education so that she could join the cast. When she left ER, she stopped acting for three years and returned to Yale to finish her degree in art history. ^[4]

2000s

In 2003, Martin starred in Mystery Woman , a Hallmark Channel film about the owner of a mystery bookshop who solves actual crimes. From 2005 to 2007, she made ten more Mystery Woman films for Hallmark, two of which she directed. Also in 2003, Martin had a supporting role on the comedic film Malibu's Most Wanted .

In 2006, she starred in the Lifetime film Live Once, Die Twice , followed by No Brother of Mine in 2007. Also in 2007, Martin provided the voice for the adult-version of Barbara Gordon on "Artifacts", an episode of The Batman .

In 2009, Martin was a guest on Grey's Anatomy , episode "No Good at Saying Sorry." She also guest starred in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Stage Fright" as Cally O'Keefe. She has guest starred on the Private Practice episode "The Way We Were".

In 2012, she played Army Captain Nicole Galassini on the Lifetime Network television series Army Wives . ^[5]

In 2016, Martin began starring in a new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel show Hailey Dean Mystery as the protagonist Hailey Dean who is a former prosecutor turned therapist and solves mysteries. The Hailey Dean Mysteries are based on characters from Nancy Grace's New York Times best-selling series of mystery books about Dean. ^[6]

In 2017, she played police officer Kimberly Leahy in seven episodes of the TBS comedy series The Guest Book .

Personal life

Martin graduated from Yale University ^[7] in 2001 with a degree in art history. She was a member of the Saybrook Fellowship. She married Keith Christian on May 15, 1999, in his hometown of Polson, Montana. They have two daughters. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Martin owns and operates her own toy store and has authored a novel, Madam: A Novel of New Orleans from Plume. ^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Kristi Carlson
	Body Slam	Missy Roberts
1988	Doin' Time on Planet Earth	Sheila
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Emily Coleman
	The Flamingo Kid	Lauren Brody	Short film
1993	Matinee	Sherry
1995	A Goofy Movie	Roxanne (voice)	[12]
2001	All You Need	Beth Sabistan Starnes
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Jen
2004	Open House	Debbie Delaney
	Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	Mona (voice)
2005	Thru the Moebius Strip	Allana (voice)	English dub [12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Father Murphy	Flossie	Episode: "Sweet Sixteen"
1984	Highway to Heaven	Lisa Ratchett	Episode: "Another Song for Christmas"
1985	The Canterville Ghost	n/a	Television film
1986	Wonderful World of Disney	Linda / Veronica	2 episodes
	Dallas	Brenda Crane	Episode: "J.R. Rising"
	Life With Lucy	Patty	2 episodes
	Potato Head Kids	Lolly (voice)	Main cast
1987–1988	The Hogan Family	Tracy Nash	5 episodes
	My Two Dads	Rebecca	2 episodes
1988	thirtysomething	Robin Kramer
	The Tracey Ullman Show	Kari	Episode: "2.21"
	ABC Weekend Specials	Karen	Episode: "Runaway Ralph"
	Superman	Lana Lang (voice)	Episode: "The Birthday Party"
	Secret Witness	Jennie Thomas	Television film
1988–1991	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	Daphne Blake (voice)	Main cast
1989	America's Funniest Home Videos	Herself	Episode: Pilot
	Charles in Charge	Heather Curtis	Episode: "Adam See, Adam Do"
	Mr. Belvedere	Miriam	Episode: "The Election"
	Baywatch	Chelsea Carroll	Episode: "Panic at Malibu Pier"
1989–1993	Life Goes On	Rebecca 'Becca' Thatcher	Main role
1991–1995	Taz-Mania	Molly Tazmanian Devil (voice)	Main cast
1993	SeaQuest DSV	Cleo Walker	Episode: "Brothers and Sisters"
	ABC Afterschool Specials	Samantha Wheeler	Episode: "Montana Crossroads"
1994	Aladdin	Sadira (voice)	4 episodes
	Christy	Christy Huddleston	Television film
	A Friend to Die For (also known as Death of a Cheerleader)	Angela Delvecchio
1994–1995	Christy	Christy Huddleston	Lead role
1995	If Someone Had Known	Katie Liner	Television film
	The Face on the Milk Carton	Jennifer Sands / Janie Jessmon
	Her Hidden Truth	Billie Calhoun
1996	Hidden in Silence	Fusia Podgorska
	Her Last Chance	Alex Saxen	Television film; also co-producer
	Breaking Through	Laura Keyes	Television film
1997	On the Edge of Innocence	Zoe Taylor	Television film; also co-producer
	Crisis Center	Kathy Goodman	Main role
1998	About Sarah	Mary Beth McCaffrey	Television film
1998–2000	ER	Lucy Knight	Main role (seasons 5 & 6)
2001	Man in the Kitchen	Unknown	Television film
2002	Fiona	Det. Fiona Fitzgerald
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Melinda Granville	Episode: "Tragedy"
	Mystery Woman	Samantha Kinsey	Television film
2005	Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
	Mystery Woman: Snapshot
	Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
	Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
	Mystery Woman: Game Time
2006	Mystery Woman: At First Sight
	Live Once, Die Twice	Nicole Lauker
	Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery	Samantha Kinsey
	Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
	Mystery Woman: Redemption
2007	Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
	The Batman	Barbara Gordon / Oracle (voice)	Episode: "Artifacts" [12]
	No Brother of Mine	Nina St. Clair	Television film
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Cally O'Keefe	Episode: "Stage Fright"
	Grey's Anatomy	Julie Zelman	Episode: "No Good at Saying Sorry"
	Private Practice	Michelle Larsen	Episode: "The Way We Were"
2010	Drop Dead Diva	Joan Feiner	Episode: "Senti-Mental Journey"
	The Jensen Project	Claire Thompson	Television film
2011	Smooch	Gwen Cole
2012	Army Wives	Army Captain Nicole Galassini	8 episodes
	I Married Who? or Always a Bride	Jordan Grady	Television film
2013	The Christmas Ornament	Kathy
2014	Dear Viola	Katherine	Television film; also executive producer
	Mad Men	Carolyn Glaspie	Episode: "Waterloo"
	Satisfaction	Jennifer	Episode: "...Through Self Discovery"
2015	So You Said Yes	Annabelle Blanche	Television film
	Hello, It's Me	Annie
2016	Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, With Love	Hailey Dean	Television film; also executive producer
2017	Hailey Dean Mystery: Deadly Estate
	Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder
	The Guest Book	Officer Kimberly Leahy	Main role [13]
2018	Hailey Dean Mystery: 2+2=Murder	Hailey Dean	Television film; also executive producer
	Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder
	Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill
2019	Hailey Dean Mystery: Death on Duty
	Hailey Dean Mystery: A Prescription for Murder
	Hailey Dean Mystery: Killer Sentence
	Christmas in Montana	Sara Bradley
	Death of a Cheerleader	Agent Murray	Television film
2021	Mistletoe in Montana		Television film; director
2022	An Amish Sin	Sara	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1990	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Life Goes On	Won
1991
1992				Nominated
	Viewers for Quality Television	Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series		Won
1993	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
1999	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	ER(shared with cast)	Won
2000				Nominated

References

1. Lavin, Cheryl (January 3, 1999). "Kellie Martin". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
2. "Kellie Martin on Card Sharks (Part 1)". Card Sharks. 1987. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2012– via YouTube.
3. "Exclusive Interview with Kellie Martin". neilandchristy.com. December 18, 2001.
4. Altman (October 1999). "Kellie Martin". Biography. 3 (10): 10.
5. "Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6". TVLine. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
6. "Kellie Martin to Reprise Role for Hallmark Movie & Mysteries' Hailey Dean Mystery: Deadly Estate". broadwayworld.com. March 8, 2017.
7. "Kellie Martin". Washington Post.
8. Wren, Jennifer (November 20, 2006). "Passages". People. 66 (21).
9. "Make Room for Maggie". PEOPLE.com. February 19, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
10. "Baby Girl on the Way for Kellie Martin". People. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
11. "From Hollywood Actress to Toy Store CEO", time.com; retrieved April 16, 2012.
12. "Kellie Martin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 15, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
13. Evans, Greg (January 14, 2017). "TBS's The Guest Book Sets Cast & Visitors; Kellie Martin Stars". Deadline. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

External links

• Kellie Martin at IMDb
• interview on Martin's exit from ER