Kylie Sparks

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Kylie Amanda Sparks (born January 27, 1987 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actor best known for the lead role in the 2005 feature film Pizza [1] and for the role of Esther on the webseries Squaresville .

Sparks had recurring roles in two television series - during the 2004-2005 season she appeared as Brenda Razinsky in the sitcom Complete Savages and in 2007 she appeared as Kim in Desperate Housewives . In addition, she guest-starred in many series: ER in 2005, Greek in 2009, Bones in 2011. She also guest-starred as Hester, the new girl Lennox tries to befriend, in Season 2, Episode 5 of Melissa & Joey in 2012. She starred in another web series, called L.A. Girls, in 2013, [2] guest-starred on Weird Loners in 2015 and was a lead on the Go90 series Threads in 2017.

During two summers, in 2007 and 2008, Sparks spent three weeks at the Broadway Theatre Project.

In 2012, Kylie was nominated for an IAWTV Award for Best Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of Esther in Squaresville. [3]

She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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