Kelly Carlson is an American actress, model and martial artist. She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry in the FX drama series Nip/Tuck.
Career
Carlson was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, and attended the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. In addition to her acting career, she has also modeled, including the advertisement campaigns for Miller Lite, Rembrandt, and Oliver Peoples sunglasses. She appeared in the August 2004 issue of Maxim Magazine and on the cover of the October 2004 issue of Stuff Magazine.
Carlson is the spokesperson for Smile Network International,
Carlson started out in theater, performing in productions of Vanities, Cheaters, Girls Guide to Chaos, Charlotte's Web, and Can't Trust the Mate. In 2001, Carlson was listed on Tear Sheet Magazines 50 Most Beautiful list After completing work on the final episodes of Nip/Tuck in 2009, Carlson segued into a recurring role on The CW sequel of Melrose Place, playing a Hollywood madam. She also had a short appearance in the 2009 Canadian television film Degrassi Goes Hollywood. She was next seen in Ghostfacers, an online spin-off of The CW dark fantasy series Supernatural.
Personal life
Carlson married Dan Stanchfield in 2015, who was then in the United States Navy; she retired from acting in 2013, when he received a permanent change of station to San Diego, but did return for one final role, in a faith-based direct-to-video film in 2020.
Carlson is trained in Kali. She is also a sponsor and volunteer for several organizations, including LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society and Wounded Warriors.
Filmography
Film
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! Role
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| 2001
| 3000 Miles to Graceland
| Motorcycle Gang Member
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| 2004
| Paparazzi
| Kristin
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| 2006
| The Marine
| Kate Triton
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| 2007
| Shadowbox
| Sandy
| Short film
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| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Made of Honor
| Christie Bailey
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| Player 5150
| Lucy
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| 2020
| The Reason
| Kaitlyn
|Final film role
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 2003–2010
| Nip/Tuck
| Kimber Henry
| Recurring role (seasons 1–2)<br>Main cast (seasons 3–6)
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| 2004–2006
| Everwood
| Ada
| 3 episodes
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| 2004
| Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
| Private Charlie Soda
| TV movie
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| 2005
| Head Cases
| Patty Knight
| Episode: "Pilot"
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| rowspan="2" | 2006
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Sally
| Episode: "Bang-Bang"
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| Break-In
| Marla
| TV movie
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| 2007
| CSI: Miami
| Laurie Atherton
| Episode: "Just Murdered"
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| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Degrassi Goes Hollywood
| Herself
| TV movie
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| Monk
| Lola
| Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Someone Else"
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| 2009–2010
| Melrose Place
| Wendi Mattison
| 4 episodes
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| 2010
| Castle
| Ellie Monroe
| Episode: "The Late Shaft"
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| 2012
| The Finder
| FBI Agent Gail McHottie
| Episode: "The Conversation"
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| 2013
| Jimmy
| Ellen Mitchell
| TV movie
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Web
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 2010
| Ghostfacers
| Janet Myers
| 6 episodes
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