Kelly Stables

Kelly Michelle Stables (born January 26, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on Two and a Half Men (2008–2010), Eden Konkler on The Exes (2011–2015), and Kelly Watson on Superstore (2017–2021), as well as for her voice acting roles as Will Vandom in the animated adaptation of the comic series W.I.T.C.H. (2004–2006) and Arrowette in Young Justice (2019, 2021). She also had roles in films The Ring Two, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and Holiday Twist (2023).

Early life Kelly Michelle Stables was born on January 26, 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Lafayette High School, where she was a cheerleader, prom queen and senior class president. Stables graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, earning a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in Television and a minor in Theatre Performance. In March 2000, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Early in her career, Stables did stunt work for films The Ring (2002), Spider-Man (2002) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Stables also starred in a number of plays. Her two largest theatrical roles were in the Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera's production of Peter Pan as Wendy, and in Sleeping Beauty as the title character. She voiced the role of Will Vandom on ABC's animated television series W.I.T.C.H. (2004–2006).

She replaced actress Daveigh Chase in the role of Samara Morgan for short film Rings (2005) and the supernatural horror film The Ring Two (2005). The Ring Two received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed $164 million at the box office worldwide. For her role as Samara, it took five and a half hours to get her makeup done and over an hour to take off the makeup. After The Ring Two, Stables quit her full-time job in accounting at a theater company, saying: "It wasn't until The Ring 2 that I stopped my day job, so to speak. I did accounting at a theater company when I first moved here, and then after that, I did the bookkeeping for a small production company. I definitely had to have that source of income. I knew I couldn't wait tables because I'm not strong enough to hold those big trays, and plus, I'm so short that they would be hitting people as I walked past them." Her character Janette was the former vice-president of Judicial for Pan-Hellenic and a sister at Gamma Psi, and eventually left to focus on her studies.

Stables had a recurring role as Alan Harper's receptionist Melissa in the sixth, seventh and eighth seasons of CBS' sitcom Two and a Half Men (2008–2010). On May 16, 2010, ABC canceled the series; six episodes were produced, but only four aired.

2011–present: Success with The Exes and Superstore In 2011, she landed one of the main roles as legal assistant Eden Konkler on TV Land's sitcom The Exes (2011–2015). Her character Eden is a party girl, who later becomes a surrogate mother. The series ran for four seasons, with the series finale airing September 16, 2015. She appeared in the comedy film Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) as Rachel, who is part of the Good Morning LA crew. The film was a commercial success, and grossed $107.7 million at the worldwide box office. Stables joined the cast of The CW's comedy drama television series No Tomorrow (2016), playing Mary Anne, the sister of the main character, Evie.

Stables then landed a recurring role on the third season of the NBC television series Superstore in 2017. She portrayed Kelly Watson, a new sales associate at the fictional department store Cloud 9. Kelly eventually becomes the love interest of Jonah Simms, played by Ben Feldman, and they move in together. Stables described her character Kelly Watson by saying: "I think Kelly is just an optimistic person. She likes to have a good time, she likes to laugh, she likes to enjoy herself wherever she goes. And I think Jonah — they bring that out in each other."

She had voice roles on the DC Universe superhero animated seriesYoung Justice (2019, 2021) as Arrowette, and as Mouse in the fantasy adventure film Dolittle (2020). She had a lead role as a workaholic CEO, Connie in the Christmas comedy film Holiday Twist (2023).

Personal life In March 2005, Stables married manager Kurt Patino. They have two sons together, born in 2012 and 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Generic Female Skater Voice role 2008 The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft Iola 2013 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional voices 2016 Let It Die Naomi Detex Voice role

Radio

Other credits

Stage Peter Pan Sleeping Beauty