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Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch

Actor · Born January 31, 1959 (67) · Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Kelly Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress. Once a model for the Elite modeling agency, Lynch appeared in the film Drugstore Cowboy which starred Matt Dillon, and the film Road House which starred Patrick Swayze. Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of Barbara, a modern dancer, and Robert Lynch, a restaurateur. Lynch has been married to producer and writer Mitch Glazer since 1992 and has a daughter, Shane, born 1985, from a previous relationship. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Lynch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 31, 1959 (67)
From
Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Kelly Lynch's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
26%
Morality
14%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 13 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 16 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 18 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Threshold guardian
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Hero
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
18
Warm
6
Romantic
6
Contemplative
7
Other
33

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kelly Lynch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kelly Lynch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dead Man's Wire(2025)

    as Mabel Hall

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Physical(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicia Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • On the Rocks(2020)

    as Blonde

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mercedes(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Deborah Hartsfield

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Frontier(2015)

    as Luanne

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Kepler's Dream(2016)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Seattle Road(2016)

    as Aunt Patty

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Rock the Kasbah(2015)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Glass Chin(2014)

    as Mae Graham

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dark Desire(2012)

    as Caren

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Magic City(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Margaret "Meg" Bannock

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll(2009)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Passion Play(2010)

    as Harriet

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Kaboom(2010)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurel Cooper

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Cleaner(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Normal Adolescent Behavior(2007)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Visitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Morgan Elliot

  • Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life(2005)

    as Diane Petersen

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dallas 362(2003)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Jacket(2005)

    as Jean Price

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ivan Aycock

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Translation(2003)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story(2003)

    as Jean Murray

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Slaughter Rule(2002)

    as Evangeline Chutney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Joe Somebody(2001)

    as Callie Scheffer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    as Vivian Wood

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Brotherhood of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Susan Martinez

  • Homegrown(1998)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Magoo(1997)

    as Luanne LeSeur / Prunella Pegula

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cold Around the Heart(1997)

    as Jude Law

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria Albright

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Persons Unknown(1996)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Prisoners(1996)

    as Annie Robicheaux

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • White Man's Burden(1995)

    as Marsha Pinnock

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Red Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lola

  • Virtuosity(1995)

    as Madison Carter

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Beans of Egypt, Maine(1994)

    as Roberta Bean

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Imaginary Crimes(1994)

    as Valery

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lola

  • Three of Hearts(1993)

    as Connie Czapski

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • For Better and for Worse(1992)

    as Catherine Vernet

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Curly Sue(1991)

    as Grey Ellison

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Hours(1990)

    as Nancy Breyers

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Drugstore Cowboy(1989)

    as Dianne

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hilda (Black Pudding)

  • Road House(1989)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Clay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Warm Summer Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kate

  • Cocktail(1988)

    as Kerry Coughlin

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bright Lights, Big City(1988)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Osa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Osa

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lori 'Blondie' Swann

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Teresa / Melissa

  • Portfolio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Elite Model

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Roberta Bean

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1982 to 2026; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Charlie's Angels (2000)

$264M worldwide

Highest rated

I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Charlie's Angels (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822026

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 56: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew1 of 56: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s12 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2010s11 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 4% of 26 roles
88939808

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1990–1995.

  1. 1995
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  2. 1990
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kelly Lynch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005)

93rd percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kelly Lynch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles42–81 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles21–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles36–83 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles38–70 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kelly Lynch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kelly Lynch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gus Van Sant shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers