Kelly Maria Ripais an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer.
As an actress, Ripa’s best known roles are Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children & Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith.
She appeared in the acclaimed Miramax feature Marvin’s Room in 1996 alongside Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio.
In 1995, Ripa met Mark Consuelos, her co-star on All My Children.
In 2007, Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos founded Milojo, the production company, named for their children Michael, Lola, and Joaquin.