Minka Kelly
- Birthday: June 24, 1980
A veteran model and commercial actress, Minka Kelly had her breakthrough role as Lyla Garrity, the doggedly loyal, but deeply conflicted head cheerleader on Peter Berg’s small screen adaptation of his surprise hit film, “Friday Night Lights” (NBC, 2006- ). Prior to her first regular series role, Kelly appeared in commercials for Old Navy and Johnson & Johnson, and modeled for a Madge Cosmetics ad campaign. Born June 24, 1980, Kelly's mother was a Las Vegas showgirl; her father was a rock guitarist who played on Aerosmith's 1982 LP,













