{{short description|American actress}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=July 2021}} {{Sources exist|date=April 2018}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Kelly Frye | image = Kelly Frye.jpg | caption = Kelly Frye in 2022 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|6}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | years_active = 2006–present | occupation = Actress | education = Loyola Marymount University (BBA) }}

'''Kelly Frye''' (born December 6, 1984<ref name="LMULions" />) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Rake'', and ''The Flash''.

==Early life== Frye was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Clear Lake High School.<ref name="LMULions">{{cite web|title=LMU Lions — 2004 Cross Country Roster|url=https://lmulions.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1259|publisher=Loyola Marymount University Athletics}}</ref> Frye is one of five children. She has Irish and Australian roots. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University<ref name="LMULions"/> in three years with a BBA in international business and business law and a minor in Asian-Pacific studies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kelly Frye Interview|url=https://www.clichemag.com/entertainment-interview/kelly-frye-interview/|first=Anjelica|last=Oswald|work=Cliché Magazine|date=February 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Career== Frye's first acting role was a small part in the short film ''Twilight's Grace''. After a few appearances in television and television films, she later received guest appearances in popular American series, including ''Life'', ''House'', ''The Mentalist'', ''Body of Proof'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Anger Management'' and ''The Flash''.

In 2014, Frye started to receive more recurring roles. Her first recurring role was as Cindy Beck in ''Rake''. This was followed by appearances in the soap operas ''General Hospital'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. In 2016, Frye secured the role of Kristy Simmons, the wife of Agent Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) on ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''. In 2017, after the end of ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', her role was of Kristy Simmons was added to the original series, ''Criminal Minds'', after Henney was added to the main cast. She then was cast on the Disney Channel series ''Secrets of Sulphur Springs''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/houston-s-kelly-frye-bubbles-up-in-new-disney-15859319#:~:text=On%20the%20new%20Disney%20Channel%20series%20%E2%80%9CSecrets%20of,part.%20%E2%80%9CGhosts%20are%20real%2C%E2%80%9D%20swears%20the%20Houston%20native.|title = Houston's Kelly Frye bubbles up in new Disney series 'Sulphur Springs'}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. --> |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2008 |''Legacy'' |Alison | |- |2009 |''Celebrities Anonymous'' |Sam | |- |2009 |''Chloe and Keith's Wedding'' |Bartender | |- |2010 |''Exquisite Corpse'' |Justine | |- |2018 |''Danger One'' |Valerie | |- |2021 |''12 Mighty Orphans'' |Mary Jane | |- |2023 ||''Hypnotic'' |Viv | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. --> |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2007–2008 |''Roommates'' |Heather |Web series; main role |- |2007 |''Burn'' |Laurie Carter |TV movie |- |2009 |''Life'' |Air Hostess |Episode: "Shelf Life" |- |2009 |''Celebrities Anonymous'' |Sam |Web series |- |2011 |''House'' |Salesgirl |Episode: "Family Practice" |- |2012 |''The Mentalist'' |Kati Bauer |Episode: "Cheap Burgundy" |- |2013 |''Body of Proof'' |Julie |Episode: "Disappearing Act" |- |2013 |''NCIS: Los Angeles'' |Robin Henson |Episode: "Unwritten Rule" |- |2014 |''Rake'' |Cindy Beck |Recurring role; 3 episodes |- |2014 |''Anger Management'' |Kayla |Episode: "Charlie and the Lap Dance of Doom" |- |2014 |''The Flash'' |Bette Sans Souci / Plastique |Episode: "Plastique" |- |2014–2015 |''General Hospital'' |Ivy |Recurring role; 5 episodes |- |2015 |''NCIS'' |Lieutenant Kara Gifford |Episode: "Viral" |- |2016 |''The Young and the Restless'' |Michelle Hazelton |Recurring role; 7 episodes |- |2016–2017 |''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' |Kristy Simmons |Recurring role; 5 episodes |- |2017–2020 |''Criminal Minds'' |Kristy Simmons |Recurring role; 8 episodes |- |2018 |''Lonely and Horny'' |Drea |Episode: "The Groomsman" |- |2018 |''The Family Business'' |Lois |3 episodes |- |2018 |''Teachers'' |Gina Meyers |3 episodes |- |2019 |''Sydney to the Max'' |Maggie |Episode: "Can't Hardly Date" |- |2019 |''L.A.'s Finest'' |Shauna |Episode: "Book of Secrets" |- |2019 |''All Rise'' |D.D.A. Katie Malick |Recurring Role; 2 episodes |- |2019 |''Best Friend Type'' |Kayla |Episode: Pilot |- |2020 |''All the Way to the Top'' |Josie Jones |Recurring Role; 3 episodes |- |2021–2023 |''Secrets of Sulphur Springs'' |Sarah Campbell |Main role |- |2023 |''Magnum P.I.'' |Margot Atkins |Episode:"Consciousness of Guilt" |- |2024 |''9-1-1: Lone Star'' |Trina Mathis |Recurring Role; 3 episodes |- |2025 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Sharon Hayward |Episode:"Calculated" |- |2025 |''The Rookie'' |Heidi |Episode:"The Good, the Bad, and the Oscar" |}

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=nm2340245|name=Kelly Frye}}

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