Patricia Beth O'Kelley (born September 26, 1968[1]) is an American actress and producer, best recognized as Marly Ehrhardt on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10).
In the 1990s, she founded a resource center for aspiring actors in Chicago that provided workshops, career consultations and seminars.
She also had a recurring role in The WB family drama series Gilmore Girls, portraying Luke's girlfriend and "short-term wife", Nicole Leahy, from 2003 to 2004.
[1] She later starred in two television pilots, and from 2011 to 2013 had a recurring role as Camille Boykewich in the ABC Family teen drama series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
[1] She lived in Los Angeles with her husband, Adam, and their two children; as of October 17, 2020, however, Kelley describes herself as "a single mom of two girls.