Minka Kelly Bio, Family, Career, Boyfriend, Affairs, Net Worth, Height

Minka Kelly is an American actress, model, and media personality. She became popular for her role as Lyla Garrity in the American drama television series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2009. In addition, she has worked in several series and movies, including Drake and Josh, American Dreams, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom and 500 Days of Summer.

Additionally, she also came into limelight for her relationship with a South African comedian, TV host, producer and actor, Trevor Noé . The duo moved into Trevor’s recently purchased $27.5 million Bel Air mansion together in January 2021. Want to know more about the actress, then keep scrolling.

MINKA KELLY: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The actress was born on June 24, 1980 as Minka Dumont Dufay in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She was born into a family associated with the performing arts where her mother Maureen Kelly, an exotic dancer, and her father Rick Dufay is a former guitarist for the popular and acclaimed band, Aerosmith.

Regarding her education, she was a graduate of Valley High School. During this time, she returned to Los Angeles on a test shoot for a modeling agency. Subsequently, she worked on several films and television series. She eventually made her acting debut as an extra in the short film The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). His acting includes Drake & Josh (2004), American Dreams (2002-2005) and the satirical news program ‘The Daily Show’.

MINKA KELLY: PERSONAL LIFE AND BOYFRIEND

Talking about her personal life, she is currently dating comedian and actor Trevor Noah. They initially kept their year-long romance private and had a brief separation. The duo have currently moved into Noah’s newly purchased Los Angeles home together. She had previously been in a relationship with a few handsome guys.

Additionally, she had dated Ray Donovan and Brian White from 2003 to 2004. She then moved on to dating Scrubs alum Donald Faison in 2005, which lasted for two years before going their separate ways. In 2007, she was in an on-and-off relationship with future Captain America star Chris Evans, but amicably parted ways due to conflicting schedules.

She dated Derek Jeter in 2008-2011, “That ’70s Show” alum Wilmer Valderrama in 2012, and “How I Met Your Mother” star Josh Radnor from December 2016 to March 2017. She also dated public her relationship with Jesse Williams in the summer of 2017.

MINKA KELLY: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE

The talented personality could have pocketed a significant sum from her modeling and acting career. Hence, she has an estimated net worth of around $5 million from her decade-long career. She has also appeared in several top magazines and promoted many brands/products.

She is very active on different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, she has an @minkakelly account with 992,000 followers. She has a @minkakelly Twitter account with 285.8k followers. Additionally, she goes through the verified Facebook account @MinkaKelly with 494,000 followers.

MINKA KELLY: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The beautiful lady has an hourglass body structure which has measurements of 37 inches in chest, 25 inches in waist and 36 inches in hips. Moreover, his body is 5 feet 5 inches or 1.65 meters tall and weighs around 56 kg. She has brown eye color with the same hair color.