Kelly Monaco

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birthday: May 23, 1976

When former Playboy model and soap siren Kelly Monaco “shook what her mamma gave her” on the dance floor of TV’s summer hit “Dancing with the Stars,” she went from respectable but minor-league fame in soap circles to booming overnight fame on a massive scale. Suddenly the 29 year-old actress was everywhere--defending her title on talk shows, giving interviews to papers around the world, glistening on the cover of Maxim. The attention seemed welcomed by the starlet who had been trying to break into the big time for years.…more

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Actor

The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Dancing With the Stars: Dance-off
Celebrity Participant
Dancing With the Stars
Celebrity Participant
Dancing With the Stars
Celebrity Participant
World Music Awards 2005
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Career Milestones

2006
Co-hosted the 33rd Daytime Emmy awards (ABC)
2005
Appeared as herself on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"; winner of the competition
2003 to 0000
Originated the role of Samantha 'Sam' McCall on ABC's “General Hospital”; nominated for a Daytime Emmy (2006) for Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2001
Guest-starred on the season finale of ABC's “Spin City”
2000 to 2003
Portrayed Olivia 'Livvie' Locke on the ABC Daytime drama, “Port Charles”; garnered a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress (2003)