1. Kelly Marie Monaco was born on May 23,1976 and is an American actress, model, and reality television personality, best known for her portrayal of Sam McCall on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and as the first season winner of the reality TV competition series Dancing with the Stars.
Kelly Monaco was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Albert "Al" and Carmina Monaco.
Kelly Monaco is the middle child and has four sisters.
In 1996, Kelly Monaco, who had been thinking of a career in modeling, sent her photo to Playboy.
Kelly Monaco had minor roles in the late 1990s films BASEketball, Idle Hands, and Mumford.
Kelly Monaco played Olivia "Livvie" Locke Morley in the ABC soap opera Port Charles, as well as Livvie's magically created doppelganger Tess Ramsey.
In 2003, Kelly Monaco was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on Port Charles.
In 2006, Kelly Monaco co-hosted the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmys, with Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron.
In March 2009, Kelly Monaco was chosen by Donald Trump and Paula Shugart to be one of the judges for the 2009 Miss USA pageant.
Kelly Monaco was a cast member, and the season winner along with her professional partner, Alec Mazo, on the ABC reality-television series Dancing with the Stars, during its first season in 2005.
Kelly Monaco remained the only female to win the competition until season 6 when Kristi Yamaguchi won.
In February 2009, Kelly Monaco expanded her dancing resume with Peepshow, a burlesque act directed by Tony Award-winning director Jerry Mitchell, that plays at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Kelly Monaco starred alongside singer and fellow Dancing with the Stars contestant Melanie Brown, until June 2009, when Kelly Monaco's contract expired and she was replaced by Holly Madison.
On July 27,2012, it was announced that Kelly Monaco would be participating in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars for a chance to win a second mirrorball trophy.
In November 2017, Kelly Monaco returned to twenty fifth season of Dancing with the Stars in week eight, to participate in a trio rumba with Terrell Owens and his professional partner Cheryl Burke.
Soap Opera Network announced Kelly Monaco had been fired from General Hospital following a network decision to "terminate her character".
When Kelly Monaco was a junior in high school, she met Mike Gonzalez, and began a relationship with him.