Keely Shaye Smith

About

Keely Shаye Smith Brosnan (born September 25, 1963), also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, television host, actress, producer, and director.

Smith was born in 1963 in Vallejo, California but then lived in Hawaii. When she was five years old, she moved to Southern California. Her first elementary school was on the beach and she developed an appreciation for the ocean there. She grew up in Newport and Huntington Beach, “I can still see the wheat and strawberry fields in my mind and those incredibly long stretches of gorgeous unspoiled beaches with sand dunes… those areas including Laguna Beach, inspired me.”
As a child she worked to help save the Bolsa Chica wetlands. “We took many field trips to collect trash on the beaches and around the wetlands… We then used the money from recycling to take trips to Yosemite, Catalina, Death Valley, and Dana Point to study ecology… I applaud the teachers who created that program.” After college, in 1984 Smith moved to New York City to pursue an acting and modeling career and she especially appreciated getting to travel to exotic locations. In 3 1/2 years she filmed 25 commercials.