Kelly Jenrette- Talks Booking Her First Co-Star Role After 7 Years Of Living In Los Angeles

Kelly M. Jenrette, a native of Atlanta, now resides in Los Angeles, CA with her husband, Melvin Jackson Jr.  She and her husband published a children's book entitled The Adventures of Jimmy the Fly.  Most recently,  she booked an ABC pilot, Untitled Leslie Odom Jr., as the female lead opposite Leslie.  Kelly also wrapped three projects that she was working on back to back: Back To The Goode Life (BET Her), Uncorked (Netflix) and Limetown (Facebook Watch). Most notably, Kelly can be seen in Season 2, Episode 4 of The Handmaid's Tale on HULU, where her portrayal of Annie garnered her an Emmy Nomination.  She can be seen as a recurring guest star on HBO's Here and Now.  Kelly has also been a series regular on the Fox comedy, Grandfathered, starring John Stamos; She's had recurring guest star roles on Pitch (FOX) and Graves (EPIX). You may also remember her from her twelve Kmart commercials as Kmart Kelly!  Kelly was a part of the 13 time Ovation Nominated Musical, The Color Purple at Celebration Theatre, where her portrayal of Nettie earned her an individual Ovation Nomination for best featured actress.  Other TV credits include: Fuller House (Netflix), Weird Loners (FOX), The Haunted Hathaways (Nickelodeon), Happy Endings (ABC), Frisky Dingo, VO (Cartoon Network) WEB SERIES: Mommy Uncensored Episode 2 (YouTube), Much Ado About Mr. GQ (YouTube/FunnyorDie) and Study Buddy (YouTube).