Paula Kelly Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for her performance in the west coast premiere of "Don't Bother Me, I Can Cope․"
• Majored in dance at the Julliard School of Music, studying under Martha Hill and graduating with an M․S․ degree
• Raised in Harlem with a jazz musician parent, she majored in music at the Fiorello H․ LaGuardia High School of Music & Art
• Has appeared in a number of television movies and sitcoms, including "The Women of Brewster Place" in which she gave an Emmy-nominated performance as a lesbian woman in an inner city ghetto coping with homophobia toward her and her significant other
• Many of her roles incorporate her talents as a singer and dancer, and she has served as an assistant choreographer for multiple television specials
• Was the first woman to be featured in a full-frontal nude pose in "Playboy" magazine
• Performed as a soloist with notable modern dance companies such as Martha Graham, Donald McKayle and Alvin Ailey