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Kelly Packard

For the basketball coach, see Kelly Packard (basketball).
Kelly Packard
Born
Kelly Chemane Packard

(1975-01-29) January 29, 1975 (age 49)
Glendale, California, U.S
Occupation(s)Actress, television personality
Years active1980 - Present
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Spouse
Darrin Privett
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(m. 1996)​
Children4

Kelly Chemane Packard (born January 29, 1975)[1] is an American actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles as Tiffani Smith on California Dreams and April Giminski on Baywatch, as well as co-hosting Ripley's Believe It or Not!. She also co-hosted the late segment of GSN Live from September 15, 2008[2] until November 28, 2008.

Packard also guest starred in the television series The Wonder Years, Blossom, Step by Step, Boy Meets World, USA High and The Wild Thornberrys.

As a child, she was also a contestant on the Bob Eubanks's daytime version of Card Sharks, during "Young People's Week".[3]

Personal life

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Packard joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a teenager. In August 1996, she married and was sealed (an LDS rite) to Darrin Privett, an Emergency Medicine physician. They have four children together – three daughters and one son – Aubrey, Dallin, Halle, and Delaney [4] and live in Newhall, California with their many pets.[5] Packard is an animal lover and a vegetarian.[6] On April 29, 2014, Packard and her family appeared in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap, in which she switched places with actress Tichina Arnold.[7]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird Halloween Kid No. 2
1997 Little Bigfoot Lanya
1998 Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay April Giminski Direct-to-video film
2000 Get Your Stuff Jen
2002 The Killing Point Lisa Direct-to-video film
2002 Auto Focus Dawson's Blond
2010 My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Suzy

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Living Dolls Debbie Episode: "Rick's Model Girlfriend"
1990 The Wonder Years Susan Fisher Episode: "Don't You Know Anything About Women?"
1990–1992 Blossom Kimberly
Taylor 		Episodes: "Pilot" and "Three O'Clock and All Is Hell"
1991–1999 Baywatch Joannie
Beach Girl
Beth Campfield
April Giminski 		Guest star in episodes: "The Trophy, Parts I and II", "War of Nerves" and "Trapped Beneath the Sea, Parts I and II" (1991–1995)
Series regular (1997–1999)
1992–1996 California Dreams Tiffani Smith Series regular
1993 Step by Step Marcia Episode: "Love, Port Washington Style"
1994–1995 Boy Meets World Tracy
Candy 		Episodes: "Model Family", "It's a Wonderful Night" and "The Thrilla' in Phila"
1997 USA High Tiffani Gleason Episode: "Mr. Tiffani"
2001 The Wild Thornberrys Nursery Attendant (voice) Episode: "The Trouble with Darwin"
2002–2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Herself Co-host
2015 Stalked by My Neighbor Lisa Miller Television movie
2018 Family Vanished Lisa Television movie

References

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  1. ^ "TV Insider - Kelly Packard". TV Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Extended GSN Live Hosts Announced". September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on September 9, 2008.
  3. ^ DIVING in with the SHARKS! 11 year old Kelly Packard on Card Sharks!. BUZZR. Retrieved July 24, 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Celebrity Interview: Former Baywatch Star & Mom Kelly Packard Shares Fun Summer Activities for the Entire Family". Candie Anderson. May 31, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Christensen, Aaron. "Former 'Baywatch' actress, Mormon convert appears on reality TV". Deseret News. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "In-Depth with Loving the Silent Tears MC: Kelly Packard (Vegetarian)". God's Direct Contact. 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tichina Arnold / Kelly Packard - Celebrity Wife Swap (Season 3, Episode 3)". Apple TV. 28 April 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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