Kelly LeBrock (born ) is an American actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), alongside Gene Wilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), and in Hard to Kill (1990), opposite Steven Seagal. Early life Kelly LeBrock was born in New York City, and was brought up in the upscale Kensington area of London. Her father was French-Canadian, and her mother, Maria, is British. LeBrock was named after her grandmother, Mary Helen Kelly, from Keady, County Armagh, who married John Traynor. Career Modeling LeBrock began her career as a model at age 16 in her adopted city of New York. Her breakthrough came at 19, when she starred in a 24-page spread in Vogue magazine. Shortly afterwards, she entered into a contract with Christian Dior to work for that fashion label for 30 days a year. She subsequently appeared on numerous magazine covers and in fashion spreads, and became one of Eileen Ford's most sought-after models. She became especially recognizable as the Pantene shampoo commercial spokeswoman whose line, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful", became a pop culture catchphrase. Film LeBrock was cast as the "perfect" or "fantasy" woman in the films The Woman in Red (1984) and Weird Science (1985). As a result, she was considered one of the sexiest women in Hollywood in the 1980s, and was in high demand, but took a hiatus from acting until 1990. Her return to the big screen started in 1990 when she starred opposite her then-husband, Steven Seagal, in Hard to Kill. LeBrock also appeared in Betrayal of the Dove (1993), Tracks of a Killer (1995), and Hard Bounty (1995). She had roles in the films Wrongfully Accused (1998), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001), Zerophilia (2005), and Gamers: The Movie (2006). LeBrock was in a thriller entitled Hidden Affairs, released in 2013, and in 2015 she appeared in A Prince for Christmas as Queen Ariana. Television In 2005, LeBrock was the captain of the team "Kelly's Bellies" on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club reality show. She also appeared on the third UK series of Hell's Kitchen. She and her daughter Arissa were featured on the Lifetime docuseries Growing Up Supermodel which debuted in August 2017. In popular culture British band Bastille released the song "Good Grief" in 2016, which samples two of LeBrock's phrases from Weird Science: "So what would you little maniacs