A native Californian, attractive brunette Kelli Williams achieved a measure of small screen stardom as junior partner Lindsay Dole in the award-winning legal drama "The Practice" (ABC, 1997- ). Playing a recent law school graduate negotiating the perils and pitfalls of defending clients while her best friend serves as the prosecutor, the actress brought a strong sense of naivete tempered with the appropriate chutzpah. Although co-star Camryn Manheim had the flashier role, Williams proved just as capable, whether negotiating an inter-office romance or taking on her former mentor in court.

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