Kelly Ripa (b. 1970) is a daytime TV talk show host and actress. She has co-hosted Live since 2001, initially with Regis Philbin and then with others (including guest co-hosts). Kermit and Miss Piggy have guested on the show during Ripa's tenure.
Ripa began her career on the TV soap opera All My Children; she was a series regular from 1990 to 2002. For a few years, she starred in the sitcom Hope & Faith.
In 2002, Ripa made a cameo appearance as herself in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. The same year, she played Mail Carrier Kelly in the direct-to-video special, Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!, and she visited the set of Bear in the Big Blue House with her children during the show's 100th episode celebration.
She later appeared on Sesame Street in "The Word of the Day" sketch in Episode 4144.