KELLY RUTHERFORD is an actress starring on the hit CW show, “Gossip Girl,” where she plays the role of Lily Van der Woodsen.
Previously, Kelly starred opposite Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper in the Jerry Bruckheimer series “E-Ring” on NBC, in the 1990′s hit series “Melrose Place” for three seasons, the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated drama “Homefront,” and in the comedy “Brisco County Jr.” In film, Kelly appeared in “Scream 3,” “I Love Trouble” with Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte, and the independent film “Swimming Upstream.”
Kelly is an active philanthropist who supports the (RED) campaign through Bugaboo, the Step Up Women’s Network, and Healthy Child Healthy World. She is an avid environmentalist who values an organic and green lifestyle for her family living in New York.