What is Kelly Ripa?
{{Infobox person | name = Kelly Ripa | image = Kelly Ripa by Keith Wills cropped.jpg | caption = Ripa in 2008 | birth_name = Kelly Maria Ripa | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|10|2}} | birth_place = [[Stratford, New Jersey|Stratford]], [[New Jersey]], U.S. | occupation = Actress, co-host of ''[[Live! with Kelly and Michael]]'', co-founder of Milojo, spokesperson for [[Electrolux]] and [[Rykä]] | yearsactive = 1986–present | spouse = [[Mark Consuelos]] (1996–present) | children = 3 }} '''Kelly Maria Ripa''' (born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, [[talk show host]], and [[television producer]]. Ripa, who played [[Hayley Vaughan]] on the television [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'' from 1990&ndash;2002, is best known as co-host of the popular [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] morning talk show ''[[Live! with Kelly and Michael|Live! with Kelly and Ryan]]''. She is also known for her role as Faith Fairfield on ''[[Hope & Faith]]''. Additionally, Ripa and her husband [[Mark Consuelos]] own a New York based production company, Milojo.<ref>[http://www.milojo.com Milojo Productions].</ref> In 2012, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kelly-ripa-309217 35 Most Powerful People in Media] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525232155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kelly-ripa-309217 |date=2013-05-25 }}.</ref> ==Early life== Ripa was born in [[Stratford, New Jersey|Stratford]], [[New Jersey]]. She is the daughter of Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a [[labor union|labor-union]] president and bus driver. She has a younger sister, Linda, who is a children's book author.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Kelly-Ripa.html |title=Kelly Ripa Biography (1970-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate= January 9, 2014}}</ref> She is of Italian and Irish ancestry.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727961/bio