Kellie Martin

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Biography

Emmy-nominated for her wise-beyond-her-years work, Martin went on to star in a string of made-for-TV movies including "A Friend to Die For" (NBC, 1994) opposite Tori Spelling and "The Face on the Milk Carton" (CBS, 1995), and continued in this vein throughout her entire career, working steadily on the TV film format. She returned to episodic TV as an early 1900s schoolteacher in the uplifting Appalachian drama "Christy" (CBS, 1994-95) and as …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer

Born

October 16, 1975

Career Milestones

Cast as a Mousketeer in the updated cable-TV version of "The Mickey Mouse Club" (aired on the Disney Channel)

Played medical resident Lucy Knight on NBC's medical drama "ER"

Played the lead in CBS series "Christy"

Returned to series work as co-star of "The Court", replacing Alicia Witt as a Supreme Court clerk

1976

First appearance in features (as baby), in "Pleasantville"

1982

TV debut at age 7 on Michael Landon's series "Father Murphy" (NBC); landed role partly because her aunt was the nanny to Landon's children

1986

Feature film debut (adult) in "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

1986

TV-movie debut in "Help Wanted: Kids" (ABC)

1989

Cast as regular on the ABC family drama "Life Goes On"

1997

Returned to series TV on the NBC drama "Crisis Center"

Awards

1993

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Life Goes On

1999

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER

2000

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER

2001

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER