Kelly Monaco

Infobox actor


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birthname = Kelly Marie Monaco
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|5|23cite journal|title=Playmate Data Sheet|month=April|year=1997|publisher="Playboy"]
birthplace = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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website = http://www.officialkellymonaco.com
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emmyawards = Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress
2003 "Port Charles"
Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress
2006 "General Hospital"

Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23 1976) is an American model, actress and reality television contestant.

Early life

Monaco, the third of five daughters, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an Italian-American family. As a young girl, she attended St. Joachim's Roman Catholic School (since closed) in Philadelphia. She graduated from Pocono Mountain Sr. High in Swiftwater, PA 1994. Monaco grew up with a love of sports such as soccer, swimming, and track, and worked as a lifeguard for several years while attending Northampton community college in Bethlehem, PA until she broke into modeling. As a young adult, Kelly moved to Los Angeles with dreams to become an actress. Success was limited for several years. In 1999, she landed her first major role on the soap opera "Port Charles" playing the roles of Livvie Locke and Tess Ramsay. Kelly has been nominated twice for an acting Emmy, and she currently plays the role of Samantha McCall on the soap opera "General Hospital".

Modeling

Infobox Playboy Playmate


name = Kelly Monaco
month = April 1997
birthplace = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
birthdate = Birth date|1976|5|23|mf=y
(age Age at date|1976|5|23|1997|04|01 at Playboy appearance)
bust = 34D
waist = 21½
hips = 31½
height = height|ft=5|in=3
weight = convert|95|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
preceded = Jennifer Miriam
succeeded = Lynn Thomas
pmoy-year =
pmoy-preceded =
pmoy-succeeded=In 1996, Monaco sent nude modeling photos of herself to "Playboy" and in April 1997 she became the "Playboy" Playmate of the Month. Throughout her tenure with Playboy in the 1990s, Monaco was also featured in many Playboy Special Edition publications. She was a booth babe for Eidos Interactive at the 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California. She was featured in the November 2005 issue of "Playboy", however the pictorial consisted of previously unpublished photos from her Miss April 1997 shoot.

Temporary return to modeling

More recently, Monaco has made numerous cover appearances in other men's magazines such as "FHM" and "Maxim magazine". Along with her "Maxim" feature in 2005, [ [http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/1138/KellyMonaco.girl?src=wiki Kelly Monaco Photos, Kelly Monaco Videos, Kelly Monaco News on Maxim.com :: Hot Girls, Sex, Images, Pictures Babes, Chicks, Celebrity, Photo Shoot ] ] the magazine also awarded her 13th place on their annual Hot 100 List in May 2006. [ [http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1918&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki Kelly Monaco of 2006 Hot 100 on Maxim.com ] ]

Acting

Her first television role was on the nighttime drama "Baywatch" from 1997 to 1998. In addition to playing the role of Susan on the show, Monaco also was Carmen Electra's body double at times, as Electra could not swim. Monaco also had minor roles in the late 1990s films "BASEketball", "Idle Hands", and "Mumford".

Monaco had two roles on the supernatural television soap opera "Port Charles": Olivia “Livvie” Locke Morley (1999–2003) and Tess Ramsey (2002–2003). When that program ended, she joined the cast of soap opera "General Hospital" as Samantha “Sam” McCall in September 2003.

In 2003, Monaco was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on "Port Charles". In 2006, Monaco was again nominated for a Daytime Emmy, this time for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Sam McCall on "General Hospital".

TV work

*"Baywatch" (1997-1998)
*"Late Last Night" (1999)
*"Port Charles" (1999-2003)
*"The Man Show" (2000)
*"Hard Copy" (2000)
*"Spin City" (2001)
*"General Hospital" (2003-present)
*"Dancing with the Stars" (2005)
*"Punk'd" (2005)

Filmography

*"BASEketball" (1998)
*"Idle Hands" (1999)
*"Mumford" (1999)

"Playboy" video filmography

*"Playboy: Playmate Profile Video Collection Featuring Miss April 1997, 1994, 1991, 1988 (1997)
*"Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998" (1997)
*"Playboy: Girls Next Door, Naughty and Nice" (1997)
*"Playboy: Babes of Baywatch" (1998)
*"Playboy: Girlfriends" (1998)
*"Playboy: Naturals" (1998)
*"Playboy: Club Lingerie" (2000)
*"Playboy: Playmates Bustin' Out" (2000)
*"Playboy Playmate DVD Calendar Collection: The '90s" (2004)

Appearances in "Playboy" special editions

*"Playboy's Playmate Review" vol. 14 August 1998 - pages 26–33.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 63 September 1998 - pages 34–35.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 64 November 1998 - pages 20–23.
*"Playboy's Playmate Tests" November 1998.
*"Playboy's Nudes" December 1998 - pages 30–31, 46–47.
*"Playboy's Girls of Winter" January 1999 - cover, pages 28–29, 34–35, 40–41, 44–45.
*"Playboy's Playmates in Bed" vol. 3 February 1999 - pages 88–91.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 67 May 1999 - pages 80–81.
*"Playboy's Natural Beauties" vol. 1 May 1999.
*"Playboy's Girls of Summer" "(# 15)", June 1999 - pp. 74-75 & 84-85.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 68 July 1999- pages 14–17.
*"Playboy's Hardbodies" July 1999.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 69 September 1999.
*"Playboy's Girlfriends" September 1999 - pages 32–41.
*"Playboy's Barefoot Beauties" December 1999.
*"Playboy's Nudes" December 1999 - pages 64–65.
*"Playboy's Wet & Wild" December 1999.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 71 January 2000 - front & back covers, pages 1–3, 36–37, 66–67, 76–81, 92–93.
*"Playboy's Natural Beauties" vol. 2 April 2000.
*"Playboy's Girls of Summer" "(# 16)", May 2000.
*"Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds" vol. 5 June 2000.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 74 July 2000 - pages 36-37.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" vol. 75 September 2000.
*"Playboy's Nude Playmates" April 2001 - pages 80–81.
*"Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads" March 2002.
*"Playboy's Sexy 100" February 2003.
*"Playboy's Girls of Summer" "(# 19)", June 2003.

References

External links

* [http://www.officialkellymonaco.com Kelly Monaco's official website]
*imdb name|id=0597450|name=Kelly Monaco
*playmate|1997|4