Sheila Kelley Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied dance at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
• Married "The West Wing" actor Richard Schiff in 1996
• Established the Elephant Company theatre group in the 1980s
• Made her first on-screen appearance in the 1987 TV movie "Tonight's the Night․"
• Quote: "Eighty percent of women in the United States are unhappy with the way they look․ We're not going to let that continue․ It's a global epidemic, and elevating the feminine is the cure․"
• Known for her roles in the series "L․A․ Law" and "Gossip Girl․"
• Made it her personal mission to redefine striptease and pole dancing into an art form for female empowerment
• Authored such books as "The S Factor: Strip Workouts for Every Woman" and "The S Factor Workout․"
• Has contributed to "TheDailyLove" and "Huffington Post․"
• Was a guest speaker at TEDx AmericanRiviera's "The Unthinkable" event in 2012