Kristen Marie Kelly (born July 10) is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as Gangster Squad, Rebel, and The Bannen Way while her other TV work includes appearances in series such as Girlfriends. She has also appeared in music videos for Bow Wow and Omarion's Girlfriend and Johnta Austin's The One That Got Away.
Kristen Kelly was born in Sacramento, California. She is an alumna of Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She is of African American, Irish, English and Cherokee descent.