Minka Dumont Kelly
(born June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She stars in the NBC series Friday Night Lights as Lyla Garrity.
Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay and the late Maureen Kelly, a former Vegas showgirl. According to Kelly, her childhood was "pretty rough", but her best friend, Melrose Place star, Mickey Tarrington helped her through. She resented Dufay, as he had abandoned her and her mother. However, at seventeen, she decided to try and reconcile by inviting him out to New Mexico. She is of Irish and French descent.
Kelly dated Donald Faison in 2005 and had a relationship with actor Chris Evans, as well. She dated musician John Mayer from September 2007 to January 2008. Reported in 2009 to be possibly engaged to New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.














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