Kellie Martin's Biography

Kellie Noelle Martin was born on October 16, 1975, in Riverside, California.
Kellie began acting at the age of seven, thanks mainly to her Aunt Rhonda, who
arranged for Kellie to audition for Michael Landon's Father Murphy series. Since
then, her career has been a series of leaps and bounds. Probably her best known
role was Becca Thacher in Life Goes On. Kellie's other credits include Christy,
Face on the Milk Carton, Hidden in Silence, On the Edge of Innocence, Crisis
Center, and *many* others. Most recently, Kellie starred in the new tv movie
About Sarah. And, she has just joined the cast of NBC's ER as third-year med
student Lucy Knight.

Before taking time off from school for ER, Kellie attended Yale University
majoring in Art History. "I'm in school for the love of it" she says. "I intend
to get a degree. I'm even toying with the idea of going on to graduate school in
Art History. I'd love to have a job at the MET [New York's Metropolitan Museum
of Art]." "Show business is such a roller-coaster life. I'd like to have my
degree and a lot of options." While at school, Kellie has also enjoyed writing
for the Yale Daily News.

In May of 1999, Kellie was wed to Columbia Law Student Keith Christian, her
boyfriend of several years. Keith proposed while the two were touring the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "He pulled out this little box and I said 'yes'
before he could ask the question," said Kellie. They tied the knot in Polson,
Montana, Keith's home town. "I could learn a million lines for anything, but not
for my wedding. I barely got the words out--I was literally getting choked up,"
Kellie said afterwards.

Kellie Martin’s Milestones
1976 First appearance in features (as baby), in "Pleasantville".
1982 TV debut at age 7 on Michael Landon's series "Father Murphy" (NBC);
landed role partly because her aunt was the nanny to Landon's children.
1986 TV-movie debut in "Help Wanted: Kids" (ABC).
1986 Feature film debut (adult) in "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
Cast as a Mousketeer in the updated cable-TV version of "The Mickey Mouse
Club" (aired on the Disney Channel).
1989-1993 Cast as regular on the ABC family drama "Life Goes On".
Played the lead in CBS series "Christy".
1997 Returned to series TV on the NBC drama "Crisis Center".
Played medical resident Lucy Knight on NBC's medical drama "ER".
2002.
Returned to series work as co-star of "The Court", replacing Alicia Witt as a
Supreme Court clerk.


LUPUS AWARENESS
What has Kellie been doing to increase awareness of lupus?
For starters, she has addressed the U.N. Please see this page for more
details... http://www.kellie.com/articles/lupus2.html

Kellie is working so hard to increase awareness about lupus. It was obviously a
trying time in Kellie's life (and that of her family and friends too) when in
July of 1998, her 19-year-old sister, Heather, was misdiagnosed and died very
suddenly from lupus. I would hope that it is somewhat therapeutic for Kellie to
know that she could be helping potentially thousands or eventually millions of
people not to have to face a misdiagnosis of this terrible and deadly disease.


Quotes:
"I realize I don't know how to get drunk and have fun, how to hang out, party,
be a teenager and chill out. But acting was my choice." -- Parade June 25, 1995

"I wouldn't want to be a superstar, like Julia Roberts or Madonna, and be on the
cover of 'US' magazine when I'm twenty - that's how you know you're really hot.
I'd rather have a long respected career."

Significant Other(s):
Scott Weinger, actor; dated 1993
Husband: Keith Christian, law student; born 1974; married May 15, 1999

Education:
Yale University; Art History; left senior year

Family
Father: Douglas Martin, retail executive; divorced
Mother: Debbie Martin, teacher; divorced
Sister: Heather Martin; born 1979; died of complications from lupus 1998

Awards
1998: Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama
Series, ER; shared award
Kellie has recieved numerous awards in her work with children, the handicapped
and for Lupus awarneness.

Factoids
Martin's aunt, nanny for Michael Landon's children, arranged for her first
audition for a role on the Landon-produced series, Father Murphy (1982)


Fun Facts:

Kellie loves ballet and photography, and is accomplished at both She even hopes
to open her own photo gallery in New York someday.

Favorite Music: U2, Tori Amos, Natalie Merchant, Alannis Morrissette, etc.

Favorite Splurge Food: "Hot Fudge Sundaes, Peanut butter ice cream with tons of
hot fudge on top!"

Favorite Dream: "Traveling to every city on this earth."

Idiosyncracies: "I am incredibly neat. And I love to stay up all night watching
old movies".

Strangest Fantasy: "To meet Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye."

Fears: "Being alone. I love to have people around."

What makes Kellie cry: "Plays. Even if they're happy, I cry."


I'M A BIG FAN OF KELLIE MARTIN'S. WHERE CAN I WRITE TO HER?

You can write to Kellie at the following addresses:

Kellie Martin
The Gersh Agency
232 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 274-6611

or:

Kellie Martin
Feren Communications
380 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1059
New York, NY 10168