Arielle Kebbel

Arielle Kebbel was born on February 19, 1985, in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Sheri, owns a production company. Kebbel graduated from Crenshaw School in Winter Garden and was the first runner-up at the 2002 Miss Florida Teen USA beauty pageant. Before her acting career, she worked as a full-time model and trained at the Lisa Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School. Within a week of moving to Los Angeles, Kebbel secured her first major role as Lindsay Lister on The CW’s “Gilmore Girls,” appearing in seasons three, four, and five between 2003 and 2004.

Kebbel’s film work includes roles in “Soul Plane” (2004), “American Pie Presents: Band Camp” (2005), and “John Tucker Must Die” (2006). In 2006, she played Cecilia Banks in “Aquamarine” and Allison Flemming in the horror film “The Grudge 2,” which filmed in Tokyo, Japan. She also starred as Emily Owens in the sports drama “Forever Strong” (2008) and Alex Ivers in the 2009 horror film “The Uninvited.” Her acting credits also include “Think Like a Man” (2012) and “Fifty Shades Freed” (2018), where she played Gia Matteo. On television, Kebbel had recurring roles on “Grounded for Life,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and “The Vampire Diaries,” where she portrayed Lexi Branson from 2009 to 2017. She also hosted “The Vampire Diaries: Rehash” and The CW’s dating game show “Perfect Score.”

From 2015 to 2019, Kebbel portrayed Tracy Legette in HBO’s “Ballers” alongside Dwayne Johnson. She was a main cast member in NBC’s “Midnight, Texas” (2017–2018) and played Amelia Sachs in “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” (2020). From 2022 to 2023, she had a recurring role as firefighter Lucy Donato in 10 episodes of Fox’s “9-1-1.” Her recent work includes “Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance” (2023), for which she also served as a co-producer, and the upcoming series “Rescue: HI-Surf” (2024–2025). Kebbel continues to pursue various film and television projects, demonstrating her versatility in the entertainment industry.