Kelli Garner

Kelli Garner has the kind of resume I find more interesting than a straightforward star turn: a feature debut at sixteen in Larry Clark's unsettling Bully, then a supporting role in Scorsese's The Aviator while still very young. Moving fluidly between independent films, mainstream studio work, television, and theater suggests an actress more committed to range than to chasing a single lane. That Southern California upbringing and early start tell me she essentially grew up on sets. I read her as a dependable character actor's actor, the sort of performer directors trust to disappear into a role rather than dominate the marquee, and that quiet versatility is genuinely underrated.

Name (English)

Kelli Garner

Name (Japanese)

ケリ・ガーナー

Reading

けり・がーなー

Born

April 11, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Bakersfield, California, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor

High school

Thousand Oaks High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelli%20Garner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• California
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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