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Robin Kelly is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles in the films The Color Purple (1985), The Preacher's Wife (1996), and The Fighting Temptations (2003). She has also appeared in television series such as The Cosby Show, A Different World, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Kelly was born in New York City and raised in the Bronx. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and later studied at the Juilliard School. She began her career as a singer and dancer in the early 1980s, performing in musicals such as The Wiz and Ain't Misbehavin'.
Kelly has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor and director Robert Townsend in 1988. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1997. She later married actor and comedian Chris Rock in 1996. The couple divorced in 2020.
Kelly has a net worth of $2 million. She has earned her wealth through her acting and singing career. She has also released several albums, including her debut album, Robin Kelly, in 1985.
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Robin Lynne Kelly |
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68 years old |
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Taurus |
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30 April, 1956 |
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30 April |
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New York City, New York, U.S. |
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United States |
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Robin Kelly Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Robin Kelly's Husband?
Her husband is Nathaniel Horn (m. 2003-2023)
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Nathaniel Horn (m. 2003-2023) |
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Ryan Horn, Kelly Horn |
Robin Kelly Net Worth
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Timeline
In 2015, Kelly voted against HR 2262, a bi-partisan bill encouraging private space exploration and providing regulatory framework for such exploration.
After winning the Democratic primary, Kelly won the 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In the November general election, Republican State Senator Dan Rutherford defeated her 50%–45%. She won just six of the state's 102 counties: Cook (62%), Alexander (52%), Gallatin (51%), St. Clair (50%), Calhoun (49%), and Rock Island (48%) counties.
On February 26, 2013, she won the Democratic primary in the heavily Democratic, black-majority district with 52% of the vote. In the April 9th general election, she defeated Republican community activist Paul McKinley and a variety of independent candidates with around 71% of the vote.
Kelly took office on April 9, 2013, and was sworn in on April 11, 2013.
Kelly entered the field for Illinois's 2nd congressional district after Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned just three weeks after being elected to a tenth term. On February 11, two Chicago-based Democratic congressmen, Bobby Rush and Danny K. Davis, endorsed her.
In 2010, Kelly ran for Illinois Treasurer. In the Democratic primary, she defeated founding member and senior executive of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Justin Oberman, 58%–42%. She won most of the counties in the state, including Cook County with 59% of the vote.
In January 2007, she resigned her house seat to become Chief of Staff to Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. She was the first African-American woman to serve as chief of staff to an elected constitutional statewide officeholder. Robin was appointed to become Chief Administrative Officer for Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle in 2011.
In 2004, she won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Jack McInerney, 86%–14%. In 2006, she won re-election to a third term unopposed.
In 2002, Kelly decided to challenge a ten-year incumbent Illinois state representative in the Democratic primary. In November, she defeated Republican Kitty Watson 81%–19%
From 1992 through 2006 she served as a Director of Community Affairs in Matteson. She earned her Ph.D. in political science from Northern Illinois University (2004).
Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. Representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for State Treasurer, but was defeated in the general election. Prior to running for Congress, Kelly served as the Cook County Chief Administrative Officer.
The daughter of a grocer, Robin Lynne Kelly was born in Harlem on April 30, 1956. Hoping to become a child psychologist, she attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority through the Zeta Phi Chapter. At Bradley, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in psychology (1977/1978) and her Master of Arts in counseling (1982). While in Peoria she directed a "crisis nursery" and worked in a hospital.