Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly, born on 9 March 1972, is an American actress. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in Uncle Buck (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films, including The Fantasticks (1995) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). From 2000 to 2006 she portrayed Kim Warner on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear.

Her first professional paying job was as a child, starring in Annie at a theatre in Rhode Island. Before attending college she already had roles in the original Broadway cast of Sondheim's Into the Woods, playing Snow White at the age of 15 and understudying Rapunzel and Little Red Ridinghood. She also took part in college productions, including with the Barnard College Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

In the mid-1990s, after graduating from Columbia University, she became well known for a series of television commercials for MCI long distance in which she played a telephone operator who challenged AT&T. In 1995 she starred as Luisa in the musical film The Fantasticks, which was shelved until 2000, and the same year played Rowena Morgan, the muse for the title character of Mr. Holland's Opus. In 1996 she voiced the title role in the second season of the animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders.

Her broadest exposure came from situation comedies, first guest starring in shows such as Mad About You and then as a cast member of the short-lived NBC version of Cold Feet. After Yes, Dear ended she guest starred on numerous television shows, starred in movies of the week, and recurred as Bernice Pope in the Yahoo production Sin City Saints.