With Jeannie Pepper and Heather Hunter, Kelly was among the first African-American women to "cross over" into mainstream porn video.
[3] Afterwards, she began dancing topless at a bar and was approached by a photographer to appear in adult magazines.
[4] Kelly was the first African American female star to receive a contract in the Adult Film Industry when she signed with Fantasy Home Video.
[5] On January 12, 2008, Kelly was inducted into the Adult Video News Hall of Fame.
[6] In 1996, Kelly and Heather Hunter appeared in the music video of Tupac Shakur's How Do U Want It.