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Kellie Martin Biography

Birth Name:Kellie Noelle Martin

Birth Place:Riverside, California, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Writer, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Won the 1991 Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Television Series
  • Won a 1999 Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in "ER․"
  • Won the 1992 Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Attended Yale University, where she studied art history
  • Got her big break in acting when her aunt, who was working as a nanny for the children of actor Michael Landon, procured her an audition with him
  • Appeared on the game show "Card Sharks" when she was just 11 years old
  • Is the author of the novel "MADAM: A Novel of New Orleans from Plume․"

Awards

  • 1990Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series: nominated
  • 1991Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series: winner
  • 1992Q Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series: winner
  • 1992Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series: winner
  • 1993American Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series: winner
  • 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1993Q Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series: nominated
  • 1993Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series: nominated
  • 1995YoungStar Award-Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Miniseries/Made-for-TV Movie: nominated
  • 1999Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2000Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Icon Award-: winner