Kelli O'Hara

I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually.

Corned beef and cabbage - that's our favorite holiday meal when all the O' Haras gather around the table.

It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.