5 Facts About Adrianne Palicki, the Actress Who Plays Kelly Grayson in The Orville

Viewers of Seth MacFarlane‘s science fiction comedy-drama series, The Orville, have gotten acquainted with the acting talents of Adrianne Palicki who plays the role of Kelly Grayson on the show. Thanks to her outstanding performance, she has been recognized with two Saturn Awards nominations for Best Actress on Television. The actress has come a long way from the time she was only able to land roles in pilots for both TV series and films that were not sold as she now aims to go one step further in cementing herself as an A-list actress. Read on to learn more facts about Adrianne Palicki.

1. Although She is From Toledo, Ohio, Adrianne Palicki Has European Ancestry

Adrianne Palicki hails from Toldeo, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, located in the northwest part of the state at the western end of Lake Erie bordering the state of Michigan. Born on the 6th of May, 1983, Adrianne Palicki is the daughter of Nancy Lee (née French) and Jeffrey Arthur Palicki. With her mother being of English and German descent and her father being a descendant of Polish and Hungarian parents, Adrianne is of mixed ethnic backgrounds. She has an older brother named Eric.

For her education, Adrianne attended and graduated from Whitmer High School. It was during her time there that she began to act as she made her first appearance on the stage in her sophomore year. She was also notably active in sports, playing both basketball and running track, before later finishing as a runner-up for homecoming queen.

2. She Made Her Professional Acting Debut in 2003

At the turn of the new millennium, the young Adrianne left her home and moved to Los Angeles with the hope of launching her acting career. A widely unknown fact about Adrianne Palicki’s early days in LA is that she took a job at Togo’s Sandwiches as a sandwich maker when she first moved to the city in order to make ends meet.

In 2003, Adrianne made appearances in two short films; Rewrite and Getting Rachel Back. The following year, she landed guest-starring roles in TV series like Smallville, Quintuplets, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before appearing in the unsold John Woo pilot, The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004). 2005 proved to be somewhat of a breakthrough year for the actress as she landed recurring roles in North Shore and Supernatural (2005-2009), as well as one in the movie Popstar (2005).

Having made an impression on the industry with the roles she had appeared in, Adrianne Palicki was able to get herself more roles in 2006, some of which she has since become almost synonymous with. They include that of Brianna in South Beach (2006) and Tyra Collette in Friday Night Lights (2006-2011).

In the late 2000s, Adrianne added voice actor to her list of titles as she voiced various characters in Robot Chicken (2007-2016), Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008), and Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010). Other films in which she lent her voice to include Titanium Maximum (2009) and Family Guy (2010).

In 2010, Adrianne Palicki appeared in the films Legion and Elektra Luxx as she also played the role of Cat Thatcher in the drama series Lone Star (2010). Roles in movies like Red Dawn (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Coffee Town (2013), and John Wick (2014) followed for her after she also played the recurring role of Dr. Samantha Lake in the first season of the sitcom About a Boy (2014).

3. Palicki’s Intrest in Comic Books was Ignited by her Brother

As mentioned above, it is an already known fact that Adrianne Palicki has an older brother named Eric. Like his sister, Eric also makes a living in the entertainment world, however, as a comic book writer. His love and fascination with comic books began from a young age and he is said to have been the person who influenced his sister’s interest in them.

In 2016, the pair came together to write their first comic book titled ‘No Angel.’ The book was published by Black Mask Studios and was released in November 2016.

4. Her Marriage with Scott Grimes Lasted For Just Over Two Months

In 2018, Adrianne Palicki revealed that she was in a relationship with actor and singer Scott Grimes, her co-star on The Orville. The pair announced their engagement in January of the following year and on the 19th of May, 2019, they exchanged marital vows in Austin, Texas.

Unfortunately, their hope of living happily ever after couldn’t be achieved as their marriage lasted a little over two months. Although the reasons for their divorce is not currently known, Palicki filed for divorce from her husband on the 22nd of July 2019.

5. Adrianne Palicki Suffers From Celiac Disease

While it is not clear when exactly she was diagnosed with Celiac disease, it is a known fact that Adrianne Palicki suffers from the long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine, caused by a reaction to gluten.