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Kellie Waymire
A correction was made to this article on Feb. 26, 2004.
Actress Kellie Waymire died in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, reportedly of a previously undetected medical condition. She was 36. A coroner’s investigation is under way.
Waymire guested several times on “Six Feet Under,” playing a prostitute friend of Brenda’s. She began her TV career on “One Life to Live,” then moved to Los Angeles and appeared on shows including “Friends,” “NYPD Blue,” “Judging Amy,” “The X Files,” “The Practice,” “Ally McBeal” and “Seinfeld.”
Her most recent appearances, on “Everwood” and “Wonderfalls,” will air in the coming weeks.
Her feature film roles include “Playing by Heart,” “Sunset Strip,” “Buddy Boy,” “Maniacts” and “Screenland Drive.”
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Waymire graduated from Southern Methodist U. and received a master of fine arts in acting from UC San Diego. She acted in community theater as a child and performed at regional theaters including South Coast Repertory, the Pasadena Playhouse and the La Jolla Playhouse. She was a member of Circle X Theater and the Antaeus Company in Los Angeles and was a founding member of the Rogue Theater in New York.
She received a Drama-Logue Award for her performance for the title role of “Sylvia” at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego and the Marines Memorial Theater in San Francisco.
She is survived by her partner, Gary Judson Smoot; her mother and father; and her brother and sister.
A public memorial will be held in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. at the UCLA Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Kellie Waymire Scholarship Fund, UC San Diego Foundation, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Kellie Waymire
American actress (1967–2003)
Kellie Suzanne Waymire (July 27, 1967 – November 13, 2003) was an American stage, television, and film actress. She was known for her television roles on Six Feet Under, Friends, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Early life and education
Waymire was born in Columbus, Ohio to Jack and Vickie Waymire. She had two siblings, Tony and Rebecca. The family moved frequently, living in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Tampa, Florida; and Houston, Texas. In Houston, Waymire attended Lamar High School where she became interested in acting and was the drama club's president. She then attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) where she won the Greer Garson Award.
Waymire completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater at SMU, and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego in 1993.
Career
After graduating from college, Waymire moved to New York City. She began her television career in the role of Emily Haynes on the soap opera One Life to Live in 1994.
In 1997, she moved to Los Angeles and continued her career in a number of primetime television shows, including The Practice, Judging Amy, The X-Files, Wolf Lake, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NYPD Blue, and Yes Dear.
Waymire was predominantly cast in offbeat or humorous roles. Two of her highest-profile roles were recurring ones on Six Feet Under, where she played Melissa, a prostitute; and on Star Trek: Enterprise, as Crewman Elizabeth Cutler. She had previously portrayed the role of Lanya in Star Trek: Voyager in the episode "Muse". She guest-starred in the Season 9 Seinfeld episode "The Blood", as a sickly mother who wants someone to take care of her son in the event of her death.
In 2003, Waymire was cast as a regular in the short-lived Fox sitcom The Pitts. It was cancele Kellie Suzanne Waymire July 27, 1967 November 13, 2003 Kellie Waymire was an American actress who portrayed Melissa on Six Feet Under. Kellie was born in Columbus, Ohio. Her family moved around quite a lot growing up, and she developed an interest in acting in high school, where she became president of her school's drama club. She eventually went on to attend college at Southern Methodist University, where she got a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and later went on get a Masters of Fine Arts from University of California, San Diego. After college, she began her acting career following a move to New York City. She began acting in television series, her first role being in the soap opera One Life to Live, and continued to have guest or recurring roles in television series, such as Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek; Voyager, Seinfeld, and Friends. Two of her more notable roles were that of Melissa in Six Feet Under, and Elizabeth Cutler, a crewperson, in Star Trek: Enterprise. Her film and television career was mostly filled with guest appearances in single episodes of television shows, however she did have some more substantial roles such as her starring role in the short-lived sitcom, The Pitts. She was also very involved in stage acting, starring in several plays across the US. In 2003, on November 13th, Kellie passed away in her home in Los Angeles due to cardiac arrest. Her death was ruled to be caused by a cardiac arrhythmia, the most likely cause being the mitral valve prolapse she had been diagnosed with as a teenager. Following her death, a scholarship fund was founded in her name. Real world article (written from a production point of view) Kellie Suzanne Waymire Columbus, Ohio, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Waymire was born in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In 1993, she graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a Masters of Fine Arts degree. Waymire died from an undiagnosed cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) at her home in Los Angeles, California; her ashes spread in the Pacific Ocean. Rather than recast her role on Star Trek: Enterprise, the show's producers opted not to use the character again. Waymire made her television debut on One Life to Live in 1994. She followed this with guest spots on such television series as Seinfeld (with Jason Alexander and Gene Dynarski), The X-Files (in an episode of directed by Terrence O'Hara and co-starring Patrick Kilpatrick), Judging Amy (with Spencer Garrett and Scarlett Pomers), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (starring Paul Guilfoyle, with Lee Arenberg and Albie Selznick), and NYPD Blue (with Gordon Clapp and Barbara J. Tarbuck). She had a recurring role as Melissa on Six Feet Under, during which time she worked with performers such as Joel Brooks, Joanna Cassidy, Art Chudabala, Robert Foxworth, Dina Meyer, Ed O'Ross, and Robert Pine. She also made recurring appearances on Wolf Lake, starring Sharon Lawrence and Mia Kirshner, with Bruce McGill. In addition, Waymire was a regular cast member on The Pitt, on which she played Liz Pitt. The series ran for on
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