Brooks' 2009 feature Waking Madison (starring Sarah Roemer and Elisabeth Shue) saw Kelly taking her darkest role to date as Grace, a mental patient with an addictive personality.

[3][4] Kelly is currently the Artistic Director of the BolderLife Festival, a joint venture between Rock Rose Entertainment and the Bolder Media Group.

[5][6] In 2013 Kelly was a BolderLife Festival's panelist in the 2013 Special Panel of Women in Television, Film and Fashion, with Jessica Clark.

Kelly's Loving Annabelle cohorts Katherine Brooks and Jake Newton have performed with the series.

[10] Kelly graduated from New York City's Marymount Manhattan College in 2000 (earning a BA in Acting).