Kelly Gould

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Kelly Gould
Born
Kelly Victoria Gould

(1999-08-04) August 4, 1999 (age 24)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–2013
Relatives Alexander Gould (brother)

Kelly Victoria Gould (born August 4, 1999) is an American former child actress. She is known for her role as Shannon Clemens on the Lifetime original comedy series Rita Rocks , and as Lucy on the HBO sitcom Lucky Louie . Gould appeared in many television series along with three feature-length movies: Blades of Glory , The Rebound and 16 Love.

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At age 14, Gould took a break from acting to focus on social action. She enrolled in classes at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita at 15 years old. [1]

Early life

Gould was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. [1]

Career

Gould's acting career began at three weeks old in a birthing scene. At six weeks old, she portrayed baby Chastity Bono in a movie about Sonny & Cher. [2] She played the role of four-year-old Lucy, the daughter of Louie and Kim, on the Home Box Office comedy series Lucky Louie. [3] [upper-alpha 1] Gould appeared in the CBS television series The Ghost Whisperer in 2007 playing the role of young Melinda in the episode "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview". [5] She also has appeared in feature films, including the 2007 comedy Blades of Glory , and the 2009 film The Rebound in which she co-starred as one of Catherine Zeta-Jones' children. [6]

She co-starred in the role of Shannon Clemens on the Lifetime original series Rita Rocks from 2008 to 2009. [7] [8] Scott D. Pierce of Deseret News said this about Gould's performance on Rita Rocks: "9-year-old Shannon (Kelly Gould) is one of those too-cutesy-to-be-true sitcom kids." [9]

In 2009, Gould appeared in the Lifetime channel television series Drop Dead Diva . [10] [11] She played the role of Rosie, Emma Ross's friend, in several episodes of the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie in 2012–2013.[ citation needed ] When Gould turned fourteen she decided to stop acting, though she indicated that she might pursue acting after college. [1]

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Strong Medicine Molly MolikaEpisode: "Cinderella in Scrubs"
2005 Jake in Progress Kid #1Episode: "Desperate Houseguy"
2006–2007 Lucky Louie LucyMain role
2007 Hannah Montana Little GirlEpisode: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Young Melinda Episode: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
2007 Blades of Glory MaddyFilm
2008 Cold Case Mia RossEpisode: "Sabotage"
2008–2009 Rita Rocks Shannon ClemensMain role
2009 Drop Dead Diva N/Aunknown episode
2009 The Rebound SadieFilm
2010 Den Brother Rachel Disney Channel Original Movie
2011 Good Luck Charlie HeatherEpisode: "PJ in the City"
201216-LoveEllenFilm
2012–2013 Jessie Rosie3 episodes

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Notes

  1. When filming Lucky Louie, she was supposed to say the word "asshole", but she could not be convinced to utter the word. [4]

Citations

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