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Everything We Know About Her

Sarah Jenkins • Sep 27, 2026 • 5 min read

• American actress, Kelly Wolf has been active on the movie scene since the 1980s with roles in My Man Adam (1985), Question of Faith (1988), and Infinity (1996)
• She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and is married to retired actor, Scott Burkholder with whom she shares 2 sons
• Her youngest son, Max Burkholder is also an actress

Kelly Wolf is a 62 year-old actress that hails from Memphis, Tennessee. Since she started acting in the 1980s, she has more than 10 credits to her name both on TV and in film. Her acting resume includes Less Than Zero (1987), Triumph Of The Spirit (1989), Graveyard Shift (1990), and A Day In October (1991).

She is married to former American actor, Scott Burkholder. They have two children, James Burkholder and Max Burkholder. The mother of two appeared last in a 2016 TV series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Personal Profile

• Full name: Kelly Wolf
• Date of birth: January 9, 1962
• Age: 62 years old
• Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
• Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
• Nationality: American
• Ethnicity: Jewish descent
• Marital Status: Married
• Spouse: Scott Burkholder
• Children: James Burkholder and Max Burkholder
• Career: Actress

Biography And Career Of Kelly Wolf

It was on January 9th, 1962 that Kelly Wolf was born to her parents in Memphis, Tennessee. She is currently 62 years old. Even though there isn’t much about her early life and family background, Jukebugs.com gathered she comes from a strict Southern Jewish family. While her husband is from a protestant background.

The Memphis-born actress has featured in a few roles on both TV and film. Her first acting role was in the TV series Tales From The Darkside (1984), where she appeared as Greta Rollins in episode 1. She landed another role on TV the following year in Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1985) as Liza Eller.

She made her film debut in the 1985 comedy film, My Man Adam, playing the character of Tina Swit. The movie is about a pizza delivery guy and his fantasies about a girl he dreams to have and ends up getting caught up in murder.

Over the next 4 years, Wolf appeared in 3 movies; Less Than Zero (1987), Question of Faith (1988), and Triumph of the Spirit (1989) as Lile, Sara, and Elena, respectively.

In the early and mid-90s, the Memphis native landed roles in 4 movies such as Graveyard Shift (1990), A Day in October (1991), Edie and Pen (1996), and Infinity (1996). The 90s seems to be the busiest period of her acting career, but after 1996, she hasn’t appeared in any movie or TV projects until 8 years later.

Subsequently, she played the role of Rory in The Ranch (2004), Annette in Margaret (2011), and Ida in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016). Hence, 2011 and 2016 were the last time, the actress has featured in any film or TV series.

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Her Filmography

The Graveyard Shift Actress Is Married To Former American Actor, Scott Burkholder

Kelly Wolf is the wife of retired American actor, Scott Burkholder. There is nothing to indicate when the pair got married or how long she has been married to him. She shares 2 children with him, James Burkholder and Max Burkholder.

Since there is no report to show the duration of her marriage to the former actor, it is not entirely out of place to use the ages of her children to determine that. Her first son is James, he seems to have been born in the early 90s. while her youngest son,  Max was born on 1st November 1997 in Los Angeles, California. He is currently 26 years old.

Going by the above, it is possible that the A Day in October actress and her husband, Scott Burkholder got married in the later 80s or early 90s.