Kelly Gould

Kelly Victoria Gould (born (1999-08-04)August 4, 1999) is an American former child actress. She is known for her role as Shannon Clemens on the Lifetime original comedy series Rita Rocks. Gould made appearances in many television series, and she appeared in three feature-length movies: Blades of Glory, The Rebound and 16 Love.

Kelly Gould
Born
Kelly Victoria Gould

(1999-08-04) August 4, 1999
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2004–2013
RelativesAlexander Gould (brother)

At age 14, Gould took a break from acting to focus on social action. She enrolled in classes at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita at 15 years old.[1]

Early life

Gould was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family.[1]

Career

Gould's acting career began at three weeks old in a birthing scene. At six weeks old, she portrayed baby Chastity Bono in a movie about Sonny & Cher.[2] She played the role of four-year-old Lucy, the daughter of Louie and Kim, on the Home Box Office comedy series Lucky Louie.[3][upper-alpha 1] Gould appeared in the CBS television series The Ghost Whisperer in 2007 playing the role of young Melinda in the episode "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview".[5] She also has appeared in feature films, including the 2007 comedy Blades of Glory, and the 2009 film The Rebound in which she co-starred as one of Catherine Zeta-Jones' children.[6]

She co-starred in the role of Shannon Clemens on the Lifetime original series Rita Rocks from 2008 to 2009.[7][8] Scott D. Pierce of Deseret News said this about Gould's performance on Rita Rocks: "9-year-old Shannon (Kelly Gould) is one of those too-cutesy-to-be-true sitcom kids."[9]

In 2009 Gould appeared in the Lifetime channel television series Drop Dead Diva.[10][11] She played the role of Rosie, Emma Ross's friend, in several episodes of the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie in 2012–2013. When Gould turned fourteen she decided to stop acting, though she indicated that she might pursue acting after college.[1]

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Strong Medicine Molly Molika Episode: "Cinderella in Scrubs"
2005 Jake in Progress Kid #1 Episode: "Desperate Houseguy"
2006–2007 Lucky Louie Lucy Main role
2007 Hannah Montana Little Girl Episode: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Young Melinda Episode: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
2007 Blades of Glory Maddy Film
2008 Cold Case Mia Ross Episode: "Sabotage"
2008–2009 Rita Rocks Shannon Clemens Main role
2009 Drop Dead Diva N/A unknown episode
2009 The Rebound Sadie Film
2010 Den Brother Rachel Disney Channel Original Movie
2011 Good Luck Charlie Heather Episode: "PJ in the City"
2012 16-Love Ellen Film
2012–2013 Jessie Rosie 3 episodes

References

Notes
  1. When filming Lucky Louie, she was supposed to say the word "asshole", but she could not be convinced to utter the word.[4]

Citations
  1. Komaiko, Leslee (June 9, 2016). "Kelly Gould: From professional acting to social action". Jewish Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. HBO: Lucky Louie cast biographies (archive)
  3. "Kelly Gould". TV SA. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. Maria Elena, Fernandez. "Pamela Adlon Can't Believe She Has Her Own Show". Vulture. New York Media LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. "Young Melinda on Ghost Whisperer grew up to become Shazam!'s Mary Marvel". Start TV. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  6. Edwards, Russell. "The Rebound". Variety. Variety Media LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  7. ""Rita" gets more gigs on Lifetime". Denver Post. Media Group Inc. November 12, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. Lifetime: Cast of Rita Rocks Archived November 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Pierce, Scott D. "'Rita' doesn't rock". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  10. Kinon, Cristina (June 17, 2009). "'Drop Dead Diva' actress Brooke Elliott says plus size isn't a minus". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  11. Fernandez, Maria Elena (July 10, 2009). "This 'Diva' combines her beauty with brains". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2019.


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