Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on ''

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'', Eden Konkler on '' The Exes'', and Kelly on '' Superstore''.

Personal life

Stables graduated from the

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, earning a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in Television and Theatre Performance minor. While at the University of Missouri she was a member of

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. By March 2005, corresponding with the release of ''

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'' in theaters, she married Kurt Patino. They have two sons together, born in 2012 and 2015. Her first pregnancy was written into the second season of her TV show, '' The Exes''.

Career

Stables has acted in a number of plays. Her two largest theatrical roles were in the Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera's production of ''

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'' as Wendy, and in ''

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'' as the title character. She has also played several other stage roles, most notably that of Marion Davies in ''W.R. and the Daisy.'' Stables is best known in the world of film for the stunt work she did for '' The Ring'' (2002), and for taking over for

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in portraying the (off-tape) evil

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for ''The Ring Two''. She was also in the short film ''

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'' (2005). Her roles in the '' Bring it On'' and ''Ring'' franchises would boost her popularity to the point of gaining mention in ''

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'' and ''

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''. From 2004 to 2006, she voiced Will Vandom on '' W.I.T.C.H.'', and had roles on '' General Hospital'' and ''St. Bartes-Aspen''. She also briefly appeared in the unaired pilot for ''

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'' in 2002, and had a role in an episode of '' Cavemen'' in November 2007, playing a 12-year-old cavekid boy. Stables had a recurring role as Melissa, Alan Harper's receptionist (and recurring/former girlfriend) in Seasons 6–8 of ''

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'' as a travel agent, and appeared in a

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commercial as a woman who is selling things on

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s. In 2010, she co-starred on the ABC show '' Romantically Challenged'' playing Lisa Thomas,

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sitcom '' The Exes'' until the series ended in 2015. In 2016, Stables joined the cast of

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's '' No Tomorrow'', playing Mary Anne, the sister of the main character, Evie. Stables then landed a recurring role on the third season of the

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show '' Superstore'' in 2017, as Kelly, a quirky new hire who eventually becomes the love interest of Jonah Simms. Most recently, Stables voiced the role of a mouse in the 2020 film '' Dolittle''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Radio

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Stage

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stables, Kelly American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American stunt performers American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses University of Missouri alumni Living people 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)