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Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly

Actor · Born June 24, 1980 (46) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Minka Dumont Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American actress and model, best known for her roles as Lyla Garrity on the NBC series Friday Night Lights, Samantha on Euphoria, Dawn Granger / Dove on HBO's Titans, Miranda Frank on The Path, Detective Valerie Stahl on Almost Human, Eve French on the 2011 remake series Charlie's Angels, and a recurring role as Gaby on the drama series Parenthood. She also portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the film The Butler, and Autumn at the end of (500) Days of Summer. She is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay and the late Maureen Dumont Kelly.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1980 (46)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 38 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Minka Kelly's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
35%
Self
26%
Survival
17%
Society
13%
Morality
9%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 11
Ally
5 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous7

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 Minka Kelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Minka Kelly'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

38 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Champagne Problems(2025)

    as Sydney Price

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ransom Canyon(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · as Quinn O'Grady

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Blackwater Lane(2024)

    as Cass

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Lansky(2021)

    as Maureen Duffy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • She's in Portland(2020)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Night Hunter(2018)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Euphoria(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · as Dawn Granger / Dove

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Beach House(2018)

    as Coretta 'Cara' Rudland

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Naked(2017)

    as Callie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Star Plates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara Clayton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Path(2016)

    Show 36 episodes · as Miranda Frank

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Papa Hemingway in Cuba(2015)

    as Debbie Hunt

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Away and Back(2015)

    as Ginny Newsom

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Man Seeking Woman(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Whitney

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The World Made Straight(2015)

    as Dena

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Abbey Whitman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Human(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Valerie Stahl

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Full Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bridgette Murphy

  • The Butler(2013)

    as Jackie Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Sonny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Eden Mercer

  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · as Eve French

  • Just Go with It(2011)

    as Joanna Damon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate(2011)

    as Sara Matthews

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Gaby

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 500 Days of Summer(2009)

    as Autumn

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2007)

    as Miss Ross

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Pumpkin Karver(2006)

    as Tammy Boyles

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 63 episodes · as Lyla Garrity

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Devil's Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as River

  • State's Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Girl #3

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Minka Kelly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Cracking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica

  • Drake & Josh(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Girl

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie

  • What I Like About You(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ricki

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

500 Days of Summer (2009)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Titans (2018)

Film career

20022025

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 8 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
Acting38 of 38: 37 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing1 of 38: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 20% of 15 roles
0313

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.

How do Minka Kelly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

She's in Portland (2020)

71st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. 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 Minka Kelly's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles19–77 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles29–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles27–78 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles25–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles6–72 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all 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 Minka Kelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Minka Kelly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Ogden Barnum shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers