- Born
- Birth nameKelly Maria Ripa
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Kelly Ripa had been performing in her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling, when she was approached by her current manager, Cathy Parker, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After attending new Jersey's Camden County Community College, she performed in local theater productions before joining All My Children (1970) in November, 1990. Kelly has received nominations for a 1993 Daytime Emmy Award and a 1993 Soap Opera Award. Kelly, is the first in her family to enter the acting profession. She had studied ballet since age three, plays the piano and, in her words, is "no Barbra Streisand", but can carry a tune.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseMark Consuelos(May 1, 1996 - present) (3 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesLinda Ripa(Sibling)Steve Ripa(Cousin)
- Known for her love of shoes, particularly high heels, as seen on Live with Kelly and Mark (1988).
- Married her All My Children (1970) co-star, Mark Consuelos, on May 1, 1996. They have three children: Michael Consuelos (Michael Joseph Consuelos), June 2, 1997, Lola Consuelos (Lola Grace Consuelos), June 16, 2001, 8lbs 3oz. and Joaquin Consuelos (Joaquin Antonio Consuelos), February 24, 2003, 8lbs 5oz.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 12, 2015.
- Sat opposite her co-host, Regis Philbin, on a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999) in 2001, and won $250,000 for charity.
- Actor/director Chris Bruno is the godfather of her and Mark Consuelos' first child, Michael Consuelos (Michael Joseph Consuelos). Michael is also the godson of Eva LaRue.
- Kelly regularly chooses to host entire episodes of Live with Kelly and Mark (1988) in her bare feet.
- There's no such thing as an uber-mom. I think children are like pancakes. You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around.
- I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer. (Woman's World, February 7, 2006)
- (on Natasha Richardson's death) She was a lady. I can't tell you enough what a good person she was, and fun and vivacious and the most full of life.
- [on the search for Regis Philbin's replacement as her co-host] They certainly weren't looking for me when they found me. When it clicks, America will know.
- The higher the heel, the happier I am! I have a pair of five-inch pumps that I consider my 'flats'.
- Live with Kelly and Mark (1988) - $36,000 per episode [Five Year Contract for that salary from 2004 to 2009]
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