Kelly Kruger | |
|---|---|
 Kruger in 2016 | |
| Born | November 12, 1982 |
| Other names | Kelly Kruger Brooks |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Kelly Kruger (born November 12, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Mackenzie Browning on The Young and the Restless . She also played the recurring role of Eva on The Bold and the Beautiful .
She was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and speaks French fluently. [1] She was raised Jewish. [2]
At 17, Kelly was discovered by Elite Models while visiting her family in Los Angeles. She worked with multiple teen magazines, Macy’s, Sebastian Hair and others. After working as a model, she began pursuing her real passion of acting. Kelly landed a lead role in the feature film Vampire Clan. Kruger appeared on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless as Mackenzie Browning, from February 2002 to July 2003. [3] [4] Kruger also appeared in several movies, as well as one episode each of the TV series Knight Rider and Blue Mountain State . Kruger has appeared on hit shows such as Entourage , Bones , Criminal Minds , Castle , and Rizzoli & Isles .
In 2014, it was announced that Kruger had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful , as a day player. Kruger will make her debut as Eva, in an episode as part of the show's location shoot in Paris, in August 2014. [5] Kelly Kruger continues to recur as Eva.
In 2017, Kruger played villainess Joelle in the Lifetime film, Girls Night Out.
On March 9, 2018, it was announced by the Soap Opera Digest that Kruger is returning to The Young and the Restless as Mackenzie, the role that she last played in 2003. [6]
In 2010, Kruger began dating former Days of Our Lives actor Darin Brooks. In February 2014, they partnered with an organization called Aid Still Required. [7] On March 21, 2016, she and Brooks got married. In April 2019, it was announced that she and Brooks are expecting their first child. [8] The couple's first child, Everleigh Jolie, was born on September 22, 2019. [9] In January 2022, their second daughter, Gemma, was born.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Vampire Clan | Heather Ann Wendorf | |
| 2004 | Mysterious Skin | Deborah | |
| 2005 | Self Medicated | Tori | |
| 2008 | I Heart Veronica Martin | Virginia | Short film |
| 2008 | Infamous | Cowgirl Carrie | Video |
| 2010 | Wreckage | Jessica | |
| 2011 | 1 Out of 7 | Tasha | |
| 2013 | Nevermind the Dawn | Anne | Short film |
| 2015 | Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland | Julia King | Completed |
| 2016 | Resurrecting McGinn(s) | Anastasie McGinn | Completed |
| 2016 | Broken Strings | Girl | Short film, filming |
| 2017 | Girls Night Out | Joelle | TV film |
| 2017 | Untitled 3D Horror | Taylor | Announced |
| 2019 | From Friend to Fiancé | Kimberley Kentwood | |
| 2019 | A Very Corgi Christmas | Lauren | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Undressed | Mandy | Regular role |
| 2002–2003, 2018–2019 | The Young and the Restless | Mackenzie Browning | Regular role |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Kelly Seymour | "North Mammon" |
| 2007 | Bones | Abigail Sims | "The Girl in the Gator" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Lori | "The Young and the Stoned" |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Nikki Childress | "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight" |
| 2010 | How to Make It in America | Charlie | "Keep on Truck'n" |
| 2011 | Prayer Hour | Abby | TV film |
| 2010 | Blue Mountain State | Julia King | "Bowl Game" |
| 2011 | Blue Mountain State | Julia King | "Riot" |
| 2013 | Brodowski & Company | Heather | TV film |
| 2013 | Thirtyish | Kelsey Crawford | TV film |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Jenny Cabot | "Partners in Crime" |
| 2014 | Republic of Doyle | Felicity Shepherd | "If the Shoe Fits" |
| 2014 | Castle | Laura Westbourne | "Room 147" |
| 2014–2017, 2020–2021 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Eva | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Home Is Where the Killer Is | Nicole Turner | TV film |
| 2019 | From Friend to Fiancé | Kimberly Kentwood | TV film |
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