- Born
- Birth nameMinka Dumont Kelly
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Minka Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California and she is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist, Rick Dufay, and Maureen Kelly, an exotic dancer and single mother, who often moved with her daughter to different communities before settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the time Minka was in junior high school.
Her paternal grandfather was actor Richard Ney. Minka's ancestry includes Austrian, German, French, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.- IMDb mini biography by: Hannah Russell
- Parents
- RelativesRichard Ney(Grandparent)
- After graduating from high school, she returned from New Mexico to Los Angeles with her father to pursue acting as a hobby while she went to school to become a surgical technician. However, after her first acting class, she got hooked and began pursuing acting as a career.
- Grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Named the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine [October 11, 2010].
- Her secret engagement to Derek Jeter, which became public in January 2010, ended in August 2011.
- Her grandfather is actor Richard Ney, co-star and ex-husband of Academy Award-winning actress Greer Garson.
- And anyway, modeling wasn't for me. I'm too short. I've got a big butt. It wasn't going to happen.
- I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.
- I learned how to scuba dive, which is something that I've always wanted to do.
- In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.
- I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own skin. I like someone who doesn't need approval or validation.
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