Bio
Kelly Lynch is an American actress best known for her breakthrough role as Dianne in Gus van Sant's 1989 feature film Drugstore Cowboy.
Lynch was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She started her acting career with a small job at the Guthrie Theatre, where she studied under acting coach Sanford Meisner.
She later became a model for the world-renowned Elite Modeling Agency after she was discovered in an elevator.
Although known primarily for her work in film, Lynch had a notable recurring role in the television lesbian drama The L Word, for five episodes.
She has also had guest appearances on the following TV shows:
The Hitchhiker
Miami Vice
Fallen Angels
Ally McBeal
In addition, she has appeared in the following made-for-TV movies:
The Edge (1989)
For Better and for Worse (1993)
Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005)
The Hunters (2006)
Film
Despite her forays into television, Lynch is better known as a film actress. She has appeared in the following feature films to date:
Portfolio (1983)
Osa (1985)
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Cocktail (1988)
Warm Summer Rain (1989)
Road House (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Desperate Hours (1990)
Curly Sue (1991)
Three of Hearts (1993)
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994)
Virtuosity (1995)
White Man's Burden (1995)
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Persons Unknown (1996)
Cold Around the Heart (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Homegrown (1998)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Joe Somebody (2001)
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Dallas 362 (2003)
At Last (2005)
The Jacket (2005)
Welcome to California (2005)
The Visitation (2006)
Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
Last Call at Murray's (2007)