Kelly Le Brock

Kelly LeBrock (born ) is an American-born English actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), alongside Gene Wilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), and in Hard to Kill (1990), opposite Steven Seagal. Early life Kelly LeBrock was born in New York City, and was brought up in the Kensington area of London. Her father was French-Canadian, and her mother, Maria, is of Northern Irish descent. LeBrock was named after her grandmother, Mary Helen Kelly, from Keady, County Armagh, who married John Traynor. Career Modeling LeBrock began her career as a model at age 16 in her adopted city of New York. Her breakthrough came at 19, when she starred in a 24-page spread in Vogue magazine. Shortly afterwards, she entered into a contract with Christian Dior to work for that fashion label for 30 days a year. She subsequently appeared on numerous magazine covers and in fashion spreads, and became one of Eileen Ford's most sought-after models. She became especially recognizable as the Pantene shampoo commercial spokeswoman whose line, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful", became a pop culture catchphrase.