<P> In 2006, Kelly starred in the horror slasher film The Pumpkin Karver, and had a bit role in State's Evidence . In 2007, she reunited with Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg in the film The Kingdom in a cameo role as Ms. Ross alongside Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner . In 2009, she also made a cameo in the film, 500 Days of Summer . </P> <P> In August 2008, Kelly was cast as the protagonist in The CW pilot Body Politic . She played the role of Francesca "Frankie" Foster, who moves to Washington, D.C. to work for a senator and befriends a group of eager up - and - comers . Despite acclaim from critics who viewed the pilot, The CW did not pick up the series . Kelly also appeared in the pilot for the short - lived CBS ensemble comedy series Mad Love playing the role of Kate, a Midwestern girl who falls in love with Henry at the top of the Empire State Building . When the show was picked up, Kelly was replaced by Sarah Chalke . </P> <P> In April 2010, Kelly appeared on the NBC drama Parenthood . She played the role of a behavioral aide to the child character Max who is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome . Kelly went on to appear in nine episodes of the show before making her final appearance in the episode "Taking the Leap" which aired on March 29, 2011 . That same year, Kelly was named "Sexiest Woman Alive" in the annual Esquire magazine feature . She accepted a role in the Off Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore for an April 27--29, 2011, run with Conchata Ferrell, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara and B. Smith . </P> <P> In December 2010, ABC announced that Kelly was cast in the planned reboot of the crime drama Charlie's Angels . She played the role of street racer Eve French . The pilot was filmed in March 2011 and the series was picked up on May 13, 2011 . Charlie's Angels premiered on September 22, 2011, to over 8.76 million viewers . The series received unanimously negative reviews from critics . Despite a planned thirteen episodes, ABC cancelled the series after the premiere of the fourth episode due to low ratings . The series concluded on November 10, 2011 . </P>

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