Kelly Frye
{{short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kelly Frye
| image = Kelly Frye.jpg
| caption = Kelly Frye in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{bda|1984|12|6}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| years_active = 2006–present
| occupation = Actress
| education = Loyola Marymount University (BBA)
}}
Kelly Frye (born December 6, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Criminal Minds, Rake and The Flash.
Early life
Frye was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Clear Lake High School.{{cite web|title=LMU Lions — 2004 Cross Country Roster|url=https://lmulions.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1259|publisher=Loyola Marymount University Athletics}} Frye is one of five children. She has Irish and Australian roots. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in three years with a BBA in international business and business law and a minor in Asian-Pacific studies.{{cite news|title=Kelly Frye Interview|url=https://www.clichemag.com/entertainment-interview/kelly-frye-interview/|first=Anjelica|last=Oswald|work=Cliché Magazine|date=February 16, 2015}}
Career
Frye's first acting role was a small part in the short film Twilight's Grace. After a few appearances in television and television films, she later received guest appearances in popular American series, including Life, House, The Mentalist, Body of Proof, NCIS: Los Angeles, Anger Management and The Flash.
In 2014, Frye started to receive more recurring roles. Her first recurring role was as Cindy Beck in Rake. This was followed by appearances in the soap operas General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. In 2016, Frye secured the role of Kristy Simmons, the wife of Agent Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, after the end of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, her role was of Kristy Simmons was added to the original series, Criminal Minds, after Henney was added to the main cast.
She then was cast on the Disney Channel series Secrets of Sulphur Springs.{{Cite web|url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/houston-s-kelly-frye-bubbles-up-in-new-disney-15859319#:~:text=On%20the%20new%20Disney%20Channel%20series%20%E2%80%9CSecrets%20of,part.%20%E2%80%9CGhosts%20are%20real%2C%E2%80%9D%20swears%20the%20Houston%20native.|title = Houston's Kelly Frye bubbles up in new Disney series 'Sulphur Springs'}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |
|---|---|
| 2008
|Legacy |Alison | | |
| 2009
|Celebrities Anonymous |Sam | | |
| 2009
|Chloe and Keith's Wedding |Bartender | | |
| 2010
|Justine | | |
| 2018
|Valerie | | |
| 2021
|Mary Jane | | |
| 2023 | Hypnotic
|Viv | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007–2008
|Heather |Web series; main role |
| 2007
|Burn |Laurie Carter |TV movie |
| 2009
|Life |Air Hostess |Episode: "Shelf Life" |
| 2009
|Celebrities Anonymous |Sam |Web series |
| 2011
|Salesgirl |Episode: "Family Practice" |
| 2012
|Kati Bauer |Episode: "Cheap Burgundy" |
| 2013
|Julie |Episode: "Disappearing Act" |
| 2013
|Robin Henson |Episode: "Unwritten Rule" |
| 2014
|Rake |Cindy Beck |Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2014
|Kayla |Episode: "Charlie and the Lap Dance of Doom" |
| 2014
|Episode: "Plastique" |
| 2014–2015
|Ivy |Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2015
|NCIS |Lieutenant Kara Gifford |Episode: "Viral" |
| 2016
|Michelle Hazelton |Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2016–2017
|Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders |Kristy Simmons |Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2017–2020
|Kristy Simmons |Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2018
|Drea |Episode: "The Groomsman" |
| 2018
|Lois |3 episodes |
| 2018
|Gina Meyers |3 episodes |
| 2019
|Maggie |Episode: "Can't Hardly Date" |
| 2019
|Shauna |Episode: "Book of Secrets" |
| 2019
|D.D.A. Katie Malick |Recurring Role; 2 episodes |
| 2019
|Best Friend Type |Kayla |Episode: Pilot |
| 2020
|All the Way to the Top |Josie Jones |Recurring Role; 3 episodes |
| 2021–2023
|Sarah Campbell |Main role |
| 2023
|Margot Atkins |Episode:"Consciousness of Guilt" |
| 2024
|Trina Mathis |Recurring Role; 2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm2340245|name=Kelly Frye}}
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Category:Actresses from Houston
Category:Loyola Marymount University alumni
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses