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Who is Richard Schiff wife Sheila Kelley?

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Richard Schiff is an actor and director from America known for starring in The West Wing as Toby Ziegler. His role in the movie earned him an Emmy Award. He began his career as a movie director when he directed an episode of The West Wing titled Talking Points.

Sheila Kelley is the wife of American actor and director Richard Schiff. She came into the limelight due to her profession in acting, playing the role of Gwen Taylor on LA Law and Dr. Charlotte Charley Bennett Hayes on Sisters and more so being the better half of the actor.  Kelly also has a profession in acting just like her husband. She was born on October 9, 1963, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in the United States of America to her parents Kate Thom and Jay Kelley. She was raised by her parents alongside her 8 siblings. She graduated from Hempfield Area High School and proceeded to New York University Tisch School of the Arts for a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts.

Her first tv role was in 1987, before appearing in her first film Some Girls in 1988. As Gwen Taylor, she played a role in the legal drama LA Law from 1990 to 1993. In 2010, she appeared in the final season of Lost as Zoe, and from 2011 to 2012, she appeared in the series Gossip Girl as Carol Rhodes. The 61-year-old American actress has starred in several other series and movies.

Sheila and Richard Schiff tied the knot in 1996 and have been together to date. the couple has two children, a son, and a daughter, Gus (28) and Ruby (22).

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