Kelly Ripa

About

Kelly Maria Ripa (; born October 2, 1970) is an American actress and talk show host. Since 2001, she has been the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Mark in various formats. Her co-hosts have included Regis Philbin, Michael Strahan, Ryan Seacrest, and her husband Mark Consuelos.
As an actress, Ripa’s best known roles include Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children (1990–2002, 2010) and Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2003–2006). Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, own a New York–based production company, Milojo. In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media.

Kelly Maria Ripa was born in Stratford, New Jersey to Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president (Amalgamated Transit Union Local 880) and bus driver who attended Rutgers University. Her father, active in Democratic politics, served as the county clerk for Camden County from 2009 to 2024.
Ripa grew up Catholic. She has three-quarters Italian and one quarter Irish ancestry.
Ripa graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. During high school she was a cheerleader…