Kelli Garner
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Born | Kelli Brianne Garner April 11, 1984 Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Kelli Brianne Garner[1] (born April 11, 1984)[2] is an American actress who has appeared in a variety of independent and mainstream films, television, and theater.
A native of
Garner subsequently had a supporting role in the
Early life
Garner was born on April 11, 1984, in
Career
Garner had appeared in several short films before being cast in a supporting role in the television film Time Share in 2000. In 2001, she was cast in Larry Clark's controversial crime thriller Bully (2001), in which she portrayed Heather Swallers, a teenager who participates with her friends in an orchestrated murder of one of their peers; Clark cast Garner in the film after seeing her performance in Mike Mills's short Architecture of Assurance.[3] The film, which was based on the real-life 1993 murder of Bobby Kent, received critical acclaim.[4]
Her next major role came at age 19 in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004), in which she portrayed actress Faith Domergue, opposite
In December 2005, Garner starred in the off-Broadway production of
In 2007, Garner appeared in a lead role in the critically acclaimed drama Lars and the Real Girl as
Garner was next cast in Alexandre Aja's horror-fantasy Horns (2014) with Daniel Radcliffe, and played the title role in the Lifetime miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, opposite Susan Sarandon as her mother.[12] She also appeared in the independent film One More Time (2015) with Christopher Walken and Amber Heard. Between 2014 and 2015, she had a guest-starring role on the gay-themed series Looking, playing the sister of the lead character, Patrick Murray.[13] In 2019, Garner had a supporting part in the action film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and also starred as a lead opposite Jennifer Carpenter and Morris Chestnut on the series The Enemy Within.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Bully | Heather Swallers | Larry Clark | [13] | |
2002 | Love Liza | Huffer Girl | Todd Louiso | ||
2002 | Hometown Legend | Josie | James Anderson | [14] | |
2002 | Outside | The Girl | Jeff Mahler | ||
2004 | The Aviator | Faith Domergue | Martin Scorsese | [13] | |
2005 | The Toast | Bride | Kevin McDermott | ||
2005 | Thumbsucker | Rebecca | Mike Mills | [13] | |
2005 | Man of the House | Barbara 'Barb' Thompson | Stephen Herek | [13] | |
2005 | London
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Maya | Hunter Richards | [13] | |
2005 | Piggy Banks | Archer | Morgan J. Freeman | Also known as: Born Killers | [14] |
2006 | Dreamland | Calista | Jason Matzner | [15] | |
2006 | Return to Rajapur | Samantha Hartley / Samantha Doyle | Nanda Anand | [14] | |
2007 | Normal Adolescent Behavior | Billie | Beth Schacter | [13] | |
2007 | Lars and the Real Girl | Margo | Craig Gillespie | [13] | |
2008 | Red Velvet | Linda | Bruce Dickson | ||
2009 | Taking Woodstock | VW Girl | Ang Lee | [13] | |
2009 | G-Force | Marcie | Hoyt Yeatman | [13] | |
2010 | Going the Distance | Brianna | Nanette Burstein | [13] | |
2011 | The Lie | Brianna | Joshua Leonard | [13] | |
2014 | Horns | Glenna Shepherd | Alexandre Aja | [13] | |
2015 | Americana | Kate | Zachary Shedd | [14] | |
2015 | One More Time | Corinne | Robert Edwards | ||
2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | USS Argo Officer Cross | Michael Dougherty | ||
2021 | What Josiah Saw | Mary Milner | Vincent Grashaw | ||
2023 | V/H/S/85 | Dr. Sara Greyson | David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson | Segment: "Total Copy" |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2000 | Time Share | Kelly, The Beach Girl | Television film | [14] |
2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Kirstie | Episode: "The Body" | |
2001–2002 | Grounded for Life | Tracey | 2 episodes | [13] |
2002 | Da Möb | Melanie Spores | Voice role; episode: "Lo Fidelity" | |
2003 | Regular Joe | Nikki | Episode: "Boobysitting" | [13] |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Brittany O'Malley | Episode: "Mean" | [13] |
2009 | American Dad! | Waitress | Voice role; episode: " Stan Time "
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2010 | My Generation | Dawn Barbuso | Main role | [13] |
2011–2012 | Pan Am | Kate Cameron | Main role | [13] |
2013 | Two Wrongs | Jenny | Television film | |
2014–2015 | Looking | Megan Murray | 2 episodes | [13] |
2015 | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Marilyn Monroe | Miniseries | [13] |
2019 | The Enemy Within | Kate Ryan | Main role | [13] |
2022 | American Gigolo | Claire | 2 episodes |
Music videos
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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2000 | "Temperamental” | Teenage actress | Everything But The Girl
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2001 | “Epiphany” | N/A | Staind |
2001 | "Provider" | Girlfriend | N.E.R.D. |
2005 | "Jesus of Suburbia" | Whatsername | Green Day |
2019 | "I Don't Want To Be Your Love" | Unknown | Joseph Shabason |
Stage credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Dog Sees God | Tricia | Century Center, New York City | [8] |
2008 | The Seagull | Nina | East 13th Street Theater, New York City | [10] |
References
- ^ "Kelli Garner". Ask Men. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Today's Girl: Kelli Garner". Maxim.com. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Dransfeldt, Jeffrey (January 20, 2008). "Kelli Garner of T.O. reaches for intriguing film roles". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (July 20, 2001). "Bully Movie Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Lifetime Casts 'Pan Am,' 'The Aviator' Actress Kelli Garner As Marilyn Monroe In Upcoming Miniseries". Beauty World News. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Garner, Kelli (May 22, 2015). "Kelli Garner on The Talk". The Talk. ABC/Good Morning America.
- ISBN 978-1-55783-706-6. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Ernio (November 1, 2005). "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead's Starry Cast Complete". Playbill. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "'Lars and the Real Girl' is a Whimsical Fable". New York Daily News. October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Brantley, Ben (March 14, 2008). "On a Russian Estate, Dormant Passions, Art and Self- Consciousness". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "Kelli Garner Signs With More/Medavoy For Management". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Kevin P. (March 26, 2015). "First look: Kelli Garner in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Kelli Garner Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Kelli Garner Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Unscripted: Dreamland - Kelli Garner & Justin Long - Full Interview". AOL. 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
External links
- Kelli Garner at IMDb