Biographie
Tricia O'Kelley started her acting career in Chicago, featuring in numerous TV commercials for brands like McDonald's, Budweiser, and Sears. After earning a degree in TV and film production from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she returned to Chicago to pursue acting further. There, she established a full-service resource center for actors, offering classes, workshops, resume services, career consultations, and seminars to support the local acting community. Through her company, she published the first comprehensive resource book for actors in the Midwest. Tricia was also recognized as one of the "100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago" by Today's Chicago Woman magazine. After relocating to Los Angeles, she appeared in numerous television roles, including guest appearances on Two and a Half Men (2003), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Frasier (1993), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), and recurring roles on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Malcolm in the Middle (2000). She was a series regular on NBC’s Emeril (2000) and ABC’s That Was Then (2002), and portrayed Marly on CBS’s The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006). Currently, she appears on Devious Maids (2013). Her film credits include Outside Sales (2006) and Weather Girl (2009), the latter of which she also produced. Additionally, Tricia designs a greeting card line called Heartsongs, with select cards available through Recycled Paper Greetings and independent retailers nationwide. She resides in Los Angeles with her two daughters.
