Andrea Kelly

{{Short description|American choreographer, dancer, and actress (born 1974)}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Andrea Kelly, June 2018.jpg

| caption = Kelly in June 2018

| name = Andrea Kelly

| birth_name = Andrea Danyell Lee

| other_names = Drea

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|28}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Dancer|choreographer|actress}}

| years_active = 1994–present

| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|R. Kelly | 1996|2009|reason=divorced}}[https://music.yahoo.com/artist/r-kelly/ R. Kelly]. Yahoo Music Retrieved on May 6, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1602377/r-kellys-divorce-finalized/ |title=R. Kelly's Divorce Finalized|first=Gil |last=Kaufman |website=MTV|date=January 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913071629/http://www.mtv.com/news/1602377/r-kellys-divorce-finalized/ |access-date= 2015-05-06|archive-date=September 13, 2014 }}|{{marriage|Brian McKee|2014|2014|reason=divorced}}}}

| children = 3

| website =

}}

Andrea Danyell Kelly (née Lee, January 28, 1974), known professionally as Drea, is an American choreographer, dancer, and actress.[http://www.iamdreakelly.com/about-me.html About Me] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306033011/http://www.iamdreakelly.com/about-me.html |date=March 6, 2015 }}. Iamdreakelly.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2015.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120610043459/http://www.vh1.com/shows/hollywood_exes/series.jhtml Hollywood Exes (TV Series) | Season 3 Episodes]. VH1. Retrieved May 6, 2015. She is the second ex-wife of singer-songwriter R. Kelly.

Background and personal life

Andrea Danyell Lee was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 28, 1974.

In 1996, Drea, then aged 22, married singer–songwriter R. Kelly{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_oyYEAAAAMBAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_oyYEAAAAMBAJ/page/n86 83] |quote=andrea kelly. |title=Vibe |last=Vibe Media Group |date=May 1, 2007 |publisher=Vibe Media Group |via=Internet Archive}} in Colorado.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/r-kellys-wife-speak-out-notes-on-a-scand/ |title=R. Kelly's Wife Speaks Out: Notes on a Scandal|first=Natalie Y. |last=Moore |magazine=Essence |date=October 29, 2020}} Prior to their marriage, Drea was a backup dancer for Kelly. Together Drea and Kelly have three children: daughters Joann (born 1998), Jaah (born 2000) and son Robert Jr. (born 2002). Drea changed her last name from Lee to Kelly. Drea filed a restraining order against Kelly in September 2005 after he allegedly assaulted her when she told him she wanted a divorce. Kelly filed for divorce from Lee in 2006; it was finalized in 2009, both parties signed a NDA and Lee was given an undisclosed amount of money for alimony.

In 2014, Drea married 36-year-old barber and R&B singer Brian McKee, whom she divorced after just two months of marriage after allegations surfaced that he was having an affair.{{cite web|url=https://www.enstarz.com/articles/43992/20140815/andrea-kelly-divorce-settlement-2014-hollywood-exes-star-slams-critics-amid-split-check-ya-moved-on-email-video.htm |title=Andrea Kelly Divorce Settlement 2014: 'Hollywood Exes' Star Slams Critics Amid Split, 'Check Ya Moved On Email' [VIDEO] : Celebrities|website= Enstarz |first=Char |last=Little|date=August 15, 2014|access-date= January 24, 2025}}

In 2018, Drea revealed on talk show The View that R. Kelly emotionally and physically abused her throughout their marriage. She stated the abuse became so severe that she contemplated suicide. Drea detailed an incident where Kelly assaulted her in the back of his Hummer, and as a result she suffers from PTSD. Another time, Kelly "hogtied" her in bed, raped her, and fell asleep while she was still tied. She stated her motive for speaking out many years after their divorce as being to help other victims of domestic violence.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478566/r-kelly-abuse-allegations-ex-wife-andrea-kelly-the-view |title=R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Details Alleged Abuse: 'I Thought I Was Gonna Die' |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=October 6, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}

Filmography

= Film =

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
2013	The Big Dirty List Show: 50 Years of Sex and Music	Herself	Documentary
rowspan="2" \| 2015	Before "I Do"	Breanna Taylor
Chocolate City	Dance Instructor	Cameo

= Television =

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
2012	Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan	rowspan="3" \| Herself	Talk-show
2012–2014	Hollywood Exes
2013–2014	Bethenny	4 Episodes
2015	Between The Sheet With Drea Kelly	Herself (host)	Talk-show
2017	Xscape: Still Kickin It!	rowspan="3" \| Herself	4 Episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2019	Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta	10 Episodes
Surviving R. Kelly	6 Episodes{{cite web \|title=Surviving R. Kelly Docuseries \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8385496/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_4 \|website=IMDb.com \|publisher=IMDB \|access-date=7 October 2019}}

Videography

= Cameo appearances =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Music video ! scope="col" \| Director(s)
1994 \| "Summer Bunnies (Remix)" R. Kelly \| Unknown
1995 \| "You Remind Me of Something" R. Kelly \| David Nelson
2003 \| "Thoia Thoing" R. Kelly \| Little X

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Music video

! scope="col" | Director(s)

1994

| "Summer Bunnies (Remix)" R. Kelly

| Unknown

1995

| "You Remind Me of Something" R. Kelly

| David Nelson

2003

| "Thoia Thoing" R. Kelly