Kelli Amanda Goss (born February 1, 1992) is an American film and television actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring roles in the

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'' (2010–13) and on the

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daytime soap opera ''

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'' (2013–15). From 2016 to 2020, Goss played the role of Heather Roth in the

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''. Most recently, she played main character Vanessa on the CBS sitcom '' United States of Al''.

Life and career

Goss was born in

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. Her first television role was on the NBC sitcom ''

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'' in 2007, then she appeared in ''

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'' in 2009. In 2010, she was cast in the role of Jennifer 2 on the

comedy series ''

'', substituting temporarily for

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while Locke was filming ''Resident Evil: Afterlife''. Locke would return in the middle of the second season after finishing with the recording of the movie, however she reversed the decision because many people prefer the interpretation of Goss. In 2012, Goss starred in the Lifetime (TV Network), Lifetime movie ''Sexting in Suburbia'', along with Liz Vassey, Jenn Proske and Ryan Kelley. Also that year, she had appeared on the Nick at Nite prime time soap opera ''Hollywood Heights (TV series), Hollywood Heights'' as Hunter King's onscreen friend. In 2013, Goss was cast in the CBS daytime soap opera ''

'' as Courtney Sloane, an undercover cop who becomes engaged to Noah Newman before her on screen death on April 6, 2015. The character was well received by critics. In 2016 Goss began appearing in a recurring role as Heather Roth in the

comedy series ''

'' with Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger and Sam Elliott. The series ended in 2020. Goss was cast in a lead role for the new

sitcom '' United States of Al'', which premiered on April 1, 2021 surrounded with controversy. Released to mostly negative reviews, United States of Al and its makers were criticized for the show’s humor, use of antiquated tropes, and in particular, critics called out the casting of a South-African-born Indian actor to play an Afghan lead and his use of an inauthentic accent.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goss, Kelli 1992 births Living people American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Santa Clarita, California Actresses from California 21st-century American actresses People from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California