Kelly Frye (born December 6, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', ''

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Early life

Frye was born in

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, and attended Clear Lake High School. Frye is one of five children. She has Irish and Australian roots. She graduated from

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...

in three years with a BBA in international business and business law and a minor in Asian-Pacific studies.

Career

Frye's first acting role was a small part in the short film ''Twilight's Grace''. After a few appearances in television and television films, she later received guest appearances in popular American series, including ''

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'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''

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''. In 2014, Frye started to receive more recurring roles. Her first recurring role was as Cindy Beck in ''

''. This was followed by appearances in the soap operas ''

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''. In 2016, Frye secured the role of Kristy Simmons, the wife of Agent

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) on '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''. In 2017, after the end of ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', her role was of Kristy Simmons was added to the original series, ''Criminal Minds'', after Henney was added to the main cast. She then was cast on the

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series '' Secrets of Sulphur Springs''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frye, Kelly Living people Actresses from Houston Loyola Marymount University alumni American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses 1984 births