Minka Kelly, the actress behind the Dove in the Netflix series Titans, is a rising star. She has played in various roles before landing on the part of the DC universe superhero. One of her most famous characters was in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights.
Minka has been in several relationships, but what is going on with her love life right now? Stick with us to know.
Early Life and Introduction
Born on June 24, 1980, as Minka Dumont Dufay to parents Rick Dufay and Maureen Dumont Kelly, Minka kelly is currently 39 years of age. She was born in Los Angeles, California, but after her father abandoned Minka and her mother, they moved to various communities, finally settling in Chicago.
Maurine raised Minka alone, working multiple jobs. Even as the daughter of a guitarist from a popular band, father figure was missing from Minka’s life.
Minka graduated high school from Valley High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, after which she returned to LA. Kelly worked as a receptionist at a surgeon’s office after high school after a friend approached her during a test shoot for a modeling agency.
After some time as a receptionist, when she learned that she was going to get a breast augmentation for working there, she disagreed with the offer made was fired.
The exposure to the medical field led Minka to join a vocational school studying to become a surgeon’s assistant; she worked as a scrub technician after completing her studies. The four years during which she ended her vocation, she also kept auditioning for TV and film roles.
In 2008 Maurine passed away due to Colon Cancer at the age of 51.
Minka Kelly’s Career
Minka’s career got a kick start from the short film The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious. Though she didn’t make the credits in the short movie, her talent got recognized. She stepped into the world of acting in 2003 with the short film.
Kelly appeared in many TV shows after the short movie, like, Entourage, American Dream, and Drake and Josh. Her first recurring role was in The WB series What I Like About You, where she appeared in three episodes.
But Minka’s career held roots when she landed the role of Lyla Garrity in 2006. She got the role of a cheerleader in a high school football-theme drama series Friday Night Lights.
Minka was with Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2009, when her character Lyla Garrity left for college in the third season of the show. Her performance in the show was praised as ‘Heartbreaking‘ in The New York Times. Kelly also starred in a horror movie, The Pumpkin Karver, in 2006. She made multiple cameo appearances in several movies.
American actress, Minka Kelly
Minka has gotten lead roles multiple times in her career, but things just do not seem to work out for her, and they end up as a failed project. Still, she never lost hope and stayed active, fighting her way to stardom. Even her 2011 movie, The Roommate, was met with much negativity. But the film was able to pull in a whopping $40 million worldwide.
Since 2017, she has been working as the DC universe superhero Dove on the Netflix series Titans. While she was a recurring character in the first season during 2018, she became a regular cast in the second season in 2019.
Minka Kelly Love Life
Minka has had several relationships that did not work out. It might be credited to her difficult childhood and daddy issues, but she was in several short term relations.
Kelly and Brian White were dating in 2003 and broke up in 2004, immediately after which she dated Donald Fashion from 2004 to 2005. There were also rumors about her dating Taylor Kitsch in 2007, which was never credited as she started dating singer John Mayer in 2007 but broke up soon after in 2008.
Minka has also been rumored to be in a relationship with Ramon Rodriguez, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Wilmer Valderrama but without any evidence. In 2015 Kelly dated Sean Penn for some time.
Minka Kelly with his girlfriend, Chris Evans
As of 2019, though, Minka Kelly is dating Chris Evans, though it was only rumored in the beginning as they have an on/off relationship. But it seems like they are back together now, but Chris seems to be taking things slow after what happened last time.
Minka Kelly Net Worth
Since 2003, it has been 16 years, and Minka has grown over the years. Her works have become more refined, and her value has an actress has shot up significantly.
Kelly’s current net worth is $3 million, according to The Richest. Still, according to Celebrity Net Worth, she earns 50k salary per episode as Dove in Titan and has a net worth of $5 million. Her net worth is subject to increase with the increase in her popularity over time.
Minka still occasionally does guest roles and cameo in various movies. She also does music videos sometimes. Kelly is pro-abortion and is vocal about her support to allow abortion. She took to Instagram to share her own story of abortion, she requests the concerned party to think for the mother as well and not only the unborn fetus.
Minka Kelly Fast Fact
- Minka is the only child of the Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay.
- She abandoned her father’s last name as she grew up with only her mother.
- Kelly is a certified surgeon’s assistant.
- Minka had an abortion back when she was young.
- She modeled for The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection show in February 2012.
- Minka is into cooking and graduated from the New School of Cooking, Culver City, California.
Minka Kelly Wiki, Net Worth, Boyfriend, Dating
| Name | Minka Kelly (Minka Dumont Dufay) |
| Date of Birth | June 24, 1980 |
| Education | Valley High School |
| Profession | Actress, Model |
| Relationship status | Dating |
| Boyfriend | Chris Evans |
| Children | None |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Height | 1.65m (5ft 5inch) |
| Zodiac/Star sign | Cancer |
