A prolific and rising character actress with an every day, round-faced beauty and an ability to wear her character's history on her face, Kellie Waymire garnered acclaimed on the stage and was a familiar face on television before her unexpected death at a young age.

Born July 27, 1967, in Columbus, Ohio, Waymire graduated from Southern Methodist University, where she won the Greer Garson Award. She studied theater at Southern Methodist University and earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of California at San Diego. She began her on-screen career in New York in 1994, playing