Kelly Packard | |
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Born | Kelly Chemane Packard January 29, 1975 Glendale, California, U.S |
Occupation(s) | Actress, television personality |
Years active | 1980 - Present |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Spouse | Darrin Privett (m. 1996) |
Children | 4 |
Kelly Chemane Packard (born January 29, 1975) [1] is an American actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles as Tiffani Smith on California Dreams and April Giminski on Baywatch , as well as co-hosting Ripley's Believe It or Not! . She also co-hosted the late segment of GSN Live from September 15, 2008 [2] until November 28, 2008.
Packard also guest starred in the television series The Wonder Years , Blossom , Step by Step , Boy Meets World , USA High and The Wild Thornberrys .
As a child, she was also a contestant on the Bob Eubanks's daytime version of Card Sharks , during "Young People's Week". [3]
Packard joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a teenager. In August 1996, she married and was sealed (an LDS rite) to Darrin Privett, an Emergency Medicine physician. They have four children together – three daughters and one son – Aubrey, Dallin, Halle, and Delaney [4] and live in Newhall, California with their many pets. [5] Packard is an animal lover and a vegetarian. [6] On April 29, 2014, Packard and her family appeared in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap , in which she switched places with actress Tichina Arnold. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird | Halloween Kid No. 2 | |
1997 | Little Bigfoot | Lanya | |
1998 | Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay | April Giminski | Direct-to-video film |
2000 | Get Your Stuff | Jen | |
2002 | The Killing Point | Lisa | Direct-to-video film |
2002 | Auto Focus | Dawson's Blond | |
2010 | My Girlfriend's Boyfriend | Suzy |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Living Dolls | Debbie | Episode: "Rick's Model Girlfriend" |
1990 | The Wonder Years | Susan Fisher | Episode: "Don't You Know Anything About Women?" |
1990–1992 | Blossom | Kimberly Taylor | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Three O'Clock and All Is Hell" |
1991–1999 | Baywatch | Joannie Beach Girl Beth Campfield April Giminski | Guest star in episodes: "The Trophy, Parts I and II", "War of Nerves" and "Trapped Beneath the Sea, Parts I and II" (1991–1995) Series regular (1997–1999) |
1992–1996 | California Dreams | Tiffani Smith | Series regular |
1993 | Step by Step | Marcia | Episode: "Love, Port Washington Style" |
1994–1995 | Boy Meets World | Tracy Candy | Episodes: "Model Family", "It's a Wonderful Night" and "The Thrilla' in Phila" |
1997 | USA High | Tiffani Gleason | Episode: "Mr. Tiffani" |
2001 | The Wild Thornberrys | Nursery Attendant (voice) | Episode: "The Trouble with Darwin" |
2002–2003 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Herself | Co-host |
2015 | Stalked by My Neighbor | Lisa Miller | Television movie |
2018 | Family Vanished | Lisa | Television movie |
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