Kelly LeBrock (born March 24, 1960) is an American-born English actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), co-starring comic actor Gene Wilder. She also starred in the films Weird Science (1985), directed by John Hughes, and Hard to Kill (1990), with Steven Seagal.\n', '

Kelly LeBrock was born on March 24, 1960 in New York City but was brought up in the upscale Kensington area of London. She has a French-Canadian father and an Irish mother, Maria. She had a brother, Harold, who died of cancer in 2008. LeBrock was named after her grandmother, Mary Helen Kelly from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, who married John Traynor.\n', '

LeBrock began her career as a model at age 16 in her native New York City. Her breakthrough came at 19, when she starred in a 24-page spread in Vogue magazine. Shortly afterwards, she contracted with Christian Dior to work for that fashion label for 30 days a year. She subsequently appeared on numerous magazine covers and in fashion spreads, and became one of Eileen Ford\'s most sought-after models. She became especially recognizable as the Pantene shampoo commercial spokeswoman whose line, "Don\'t hate me because I\'m beautiful" became a pop culture catchphrase.\n', '

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