Sheila Kelley

Birth Name:

Sheila Kelley

Birth Place:

Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

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

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