Minka Kelly celebrated her 35th birthday last June 23 with an intimate dinner with a few friends at Napa Valley. Sean Penn, newly single from Charlize Theron, was one of those in the group. Rumors went flying that the two were dating. Kelly set this right by denying the rumors in her twitter account, and by hash tagging it silly media. You put two single persons in a table together and it's dating. Silly conclusion.
Kelly is part of the series, 'Friday Night Lights'. Though not dating anyone now, she had relationships with high-profile men like baseball star Derek Jeter, for over three years, and Captain America Chris Evans for a year.
Meanwhile, Sean Penn was married to Madonna and Robin Wright. Penn and Wright have two children, now adults. His last relationship was with Charlize Theron since December 2013, and ended early this year.
Kelly was born in California. She studied to be a surgeon's assistant in college, while pursuing her acting career. She has appeared in various TV series, films and Broadway. Her father is the former guitarist of the band Aerosmith, Rick Dufay. Her mom was an exotic dancer. She was in 'Parenthood' and in the TV series version Charlie's Angels which was abruptly stopped after four airings.
Sean Penn is a multi-awarded actor. He is the son of Leon Penn, the director of 'Little House in the Prairie', and little Sean got his first bit role in the series. In 1991, he had his directorial debut in the film 'The Indian Runner'. Not only is he known for his directorial and acting, but he is also a staunch activist and a humanitarian volunteer, like in Hurricane Katrina. He first met Kelly in a benefit dinner for the support of Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. He also supports gay marriage.
