Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch
Lynch in 2007
Born	Kelly Ann Lynch (1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Mitch Glazer ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	1

Kelly Ann Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American film and television actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 1988 film Cocktail, before playing a romantic lead opposite Patrick Swayze in the cult film Road House (1989). She was subsequently nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), and for Best Supporting Female for The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994).

On television, Lynch played Angie Bindlebeep on Fatherhood (2004-05), Ivan Aycock on The L Word (2004-09), Meg Banncock on Magic City (2012-13), and Deborah Hartsfield on Mr. Mercedes (2017).

Early life

Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of Barbara, a modern dancer, and Robert Lynch, a restaurateur. She attended the Guthrie Theater. She worked as a flight attendant after leaving college and worked as a model for the Elite modeling agency before acting.

Career

After several small roles, Lynch was cast in her breakthrough role in the feature film Cocktail (1988). In 1989, Lynch starred opposite Patrick Swayze in the action film Road House, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the crime drama Drugstore Cowboy, directed by Gus Van Sant. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994). She turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992).

Lynch later had leading roles in a number of independent movies and co-starred in several Hollywood feature films, including Desperate Hours (1990), Curly Sue (1991), Three of Hearts (1993), Imaginary Crimes (1994), Virtuosity (1995), Heaven's Prisoners (1996), Mr. Magoo (1997), and Homegrown (1998). In the 2000s, Lynch had supporting roles in the films Charlie's Angels (2000), Joe Somebody (2001), and The Jacket (2005).

On television, Lynch had the recurring role of Ivan Aycock from 2004 to 2009 in the Showtime drama series The L Word. She later joined the cast of The CW teen soap 90210 (2010–2011) as Laurel Cooper. She returned to cable television with the recurring role of Meg Bannock in Magic City (2012–2013), created by her husband, Mitch Glazer.

Personal life

Lynch has been married to producer and writer Mitch Glazer since 1992 and has a daughter, Shane, born in 1985, from a previous relationship.

Lynch and her husband own the Oyler House, architect Richard Neutra's desert retreat, since 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Portfolio	Elite Model
1985	Osa	Osa
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Elaine
1988	Cocktail	Kerry Coughlin
1989	Warm Summer Rain	Kate
1989	Road House	Dr. Elizabeth "Doc" Clay
1989	Drugstore Cowboy	Dianne	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
1990	Desperate Hours	Nancy Breyers
1991	Curly Sue	Grey Ellison
1993	Three of Hearts	Connie Czapski
1993	For Better and for Worse	Catherine Vernet	Television film
1994	Imaginary Crimes	Valery Weiler
1994	The Beans of Egypt, Maine	Roberta Bean	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
1995	Virtuosity	Madison Carter
1995	White Man's Burden	Marsha Pinnock
1996	Heaven's Prisoners	Annie Robicheaux
1996	Persons Unknown	Amanda
1997	Cold Around the Heart	Jude Law
1997	Mr. Magoo	Luanne LeSeur/Prunella Pagliacci
1998	Homegrown	Lucy
1999	Brotherhood of Murder	Susan Martinez	Television film
2000	Charlie's Angels	Vivian Wood
2001	Joe Somebody	Callie Scheffer
2002	The Slaughter Rule	Evangeline Chutney
2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Herself	Documentary film
2003	Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story	Jean Murray	Television film
2003	Dallas 362	Mary
2005	At Last	Sara Wood
2005	The Jacket	Jean Price
2005	Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life	Diane Petersen	Television film
2005	Welcome to California	Susanna Smith
2006	The Visitation	Morgan Elliot
2007	Normal Adolescent Behavior	Helen Meyer
2008	Visual Acoustics	Herself	Documentary film
2009	The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll	Maggie
2009	A Good Funeral	Junior
2010	Kaboom	Nicole
2010	Passion Play	Harriet
2012	A Dark Plan	Caren
2012	The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat	Herself	Documentary film
2014	Glass Chin	Mae Graham
2014	Seattle Road	Aunt Patty
2015	The Frontier	Luanne
2015	Kepler's Dream	Amy
2020	On the Rocks	uncredited

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Equalizer	Bartender	Episode: "Prelude"
1987	The Hitchhiker	Teresa / Melissa	Episode: "Joker"
1987	Miami Vice	Lori 'Blondie' Swann	Episode: "Death and the Lady"
1995	Fallen Angels	Lola	Episode: "Red Wind"
2001	Ally McBeal	Gloria Albright	Episode: "Boy's Town"
2004–2005	Fatherhood	Angie Bindlebeep	26 episodes
2004–2005, 2009	The L Word	Ivan Aycock	Recurring role, guest role
2008	The Cleaner	Erica Smith	Episode: "Rebecca"
2010–2011	90210	Laurel Cooper	Recurring role, 15 episodes
2011	Memphis Beat	Marie Minetti	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
2012–2013	Magic City	Meg Bannock	Recurring role, 13 episodes
2017	Mr. Mercedes	Deborah Hartsfield	Main role. 10 episodes
2023	Physical	Felicia Blackwell	Episode: "Like a Rocket"

External links

• Kelly Lynch at IMDb
• Kelly Lynch on Twitter