She worked with Tom Cruise and Patrick Swayze in the ’80s, can you guess who this actress, now 66, is?

She worked with Tom Cruise and Patrick Swayze in the ’80s, can you guess who this actress, now 66, is?

She was a hot blonde bombshell in the 1980s.

The 66-year-old actress was the pretty thing in the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail in 1988; she played the baddie lover to Bryan Brown’s character. 

The next year the leggy lady’s character had a romance with Patrick Swayze’s tough guy in the hit film Road House.

The svelte siren has also appeared in the movies Drugstore Cowboy, Desperate Hours, Curly Sue, Heaven’s Prisoners, Mr. Magoo, Charlie’s Angels and Joe Somebody.

And the performer also had recurring roles on the cable shows The L Word and Magic City.

Before becoming an actress, she modeled for Versace and appeared on the cover of fashion magazines such as Vogue.

She has been married to 72-year-old Scrooged movie screenwriter Mitch Glazer since 1992.

Who is she? 

She was a hot blonde bombshell in the 1980s but is now a redhead. Do you know who she is?

She was a hot blonde bombshell in the 1980s but is now a redhead. Do you know who she is?

The star was seen on Wednesday evening at the Los Angeles screening for Dead Man's Wire

The star was seen on Wednesday evening at the Los Angeles screening for Dead Man’s Wire

She is Kelly Lynch.

On Wednesday the Hollywood icon was seen on the red carpet with her spouse.

The thespian was appearing at the Los Angeles screening of Dead Man’s Wire at the AMC The Grove 14. 

Lynch looked fabulous in a sleeveless floor-length copper sequined gown with her reddish hair worn parted on the side and down in soft waves.

Her makeup was also a flattering bronze color which coordinated well with her gown.

The star’s husband looked dapper in a black suit with a white scarf and his long gray hair worn down. 

The movie star was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota. 

Lynch worked as a flight attendant after leaving college and then was signed to the Elite modeling agency.

She worked for Dolce & Gabbana with Isabella Rossellini; in one shot she had on a black bustier-style tank top that flashed her tummy and smart hat as she sizzled for the camera.

It's Kelly Lynch. She was joined at the event by her husband Mitch Glazer

It’s Kelly Lynch. She was joined at the event by her husband Mitch Glazer

And the model also appeared in a cherry red dress that flashed her bare back on the cover of German Vogue. 

Lynch also was friends with Gianni Versace and worked for the Italian designer. 

Then she sought acting stardom which made her move out west to Hollywood. 

Her breakthrough role was with Cruise in Cocktail in 1988.

Next she was the hot girl in Road House.

In 2017 she told People: ‘To do your first two films with Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise, who are both — were, in Patrick’s case — really amazing sweet and kind, guys, I loved working with both of them. They were really, really fun.’ 

Lynch was the sexy thing in the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail in 1988, pictured

Lynch was the sexy thing in the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail in 1988, pictured

The former model was the lover of Bryan Brown's character in Cocktail

The former model was the lover of Bryan Brown’s character in Cocktail

Here the looker had a scene in a car with Cruise in Cocktail

Here the looker had a scene in a car with Cruise in Cocktail

Drugstore Cowboy (1989), The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994), Desperate Hours (1990), Curly Sue (1991), Three of Hearts (1993), Imaginary Crimes (1994), Virtuosity (1995), Heaven’s Prisoners (1996), Mr. Magoo (1997), and Homegrown (1998) followed.

In the 2000s, Lynch had supporting roles in the films Charlie’s Angels (2000), Joe Somebody (2001), and The Jacket (2005).

On television, Lynch had the recurring role of Ivan Aycock from 2004 to 2009 in the Showtime drama series The L Word. 

She later joined the cast of The CW teen soap 90210 (2010–2011) as Laurel Cooper.

The next year her character romanced Patrick Swayze in the hit film Road House

The next year her character romanced Patrick Swayze in the hit film Road House

The two played lovers who worked together to bust the bad guys who disturbed the Road House

The two played lovers who worked together to bust the bad guys who disturbed the Road House

Also in the film was Sam Elliott, far right

Also in the film was Sam Elliott, far right

The siren returned to cable television with the recurring role of Meg Bannock in Magic City (2012–2013), created by her husband, Glazer.

When she was 20-years-old she suffered a terrible accident.

In 1980 the star was in a head-on collision car accident involving another motorist driving the wrong direction on a Minnesota freeway.

Lynch sustained significant injuries in the accident: Her upper body went through her car’s windshield, and the steering wheel and dashboard crushed both of her legs, breaking each.

Lynch spent about a year hospitalized and nearly had to have both of her legs amputated. Doctors told her she would ‘get gangrene and die’ otherwise.

She worked for Dolce & Gabbana with Isabella Rossellini; in one shot she had on a black bustier-style tank top that flashed her tummy and smart hat as she sizzled for the camera

She worked for Dolce & Gabbana with Isabella Rossellini; in one shot she had on a black bustier-style tank top that flashed her tummy and smart hat as she sizzled for the camera

Lynch also appeared on the cover of German Vogue in a red dress

Lynch also appeared on the cover of German Vogue in a red dress

Her mother stopped the surgeon from amputating Lynch’s legs. The mom then found a doctor who would let the star keep her legs. 

Lynch told People in 2019 that the ordeal was difficult.

‘I can’t tell you how horrible it was,’ the actress said.

‘I was an athlete, I was a state champion swimmer, I was a dancer. I always thought, “My intelligence is in my body,” so if that was going to be taken away from me, I didn’t know what I was going to do.’

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