McNicholl's The It Girl, based on the 1927 movie It. Kelly appeared Off Broadway at the York Theatre in the title role in Paul McKibbins and B.T. In the 1990s, other films followed, including “Origin of the Species,” “The Day Lincoln was Shot” and Landfall (2001). The same year, she appeared as Rowena Morgan, the muse for the title character of Mr. In 1995, she starred as Luisa in the musical film The Fantasticks with Joey McIntyre and Joel Grey, although the film was shelved until 2000. In the mid-1990s, after graduating from Columbia University, Kelly became well known for a series of television commercials she did for MCI long distance, in which she played a telephone operator who challenged AT&T.

She also took roles in college productions, including with the Barnard College Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Before attending college, she already had roles in the original Broadway cast of Sondheim's Into the Woods (as Snow White) at the age of 15 and understudy to Rapunzel and Little Red Ridinghood, and as Tia Russell in the film Uncle Buck with John Candy. She reprised her 'Annie' role the following summer at the Candlewood Playhouse in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her first professional paying job was as a kid, starring in 'Annie' at the Theater by the Sea in Mantunuck, Rhode Island. From 2000 to 2006, she portrayed Kim Warner on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear.

After making her film debut as Tia Russell in Uncle Buck (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including The Fantasticks (1995) and Mr. Jean Louisa Kelly is an American actress and singer.

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