Kelly Porter

A Leslie Gore/Patty Duke early 60's square hairspray queen singer with her own TV show played by Bridget Fonda in the 1996 movie Grace of my Heart. The two rival Brill building songwriters, Cheryl Steed (Patsy Kensit) and Denise Waverly (Illeana Douglas) are assigned to write her a hit. They are loath to do so because her material is usually dreck like "Dring Dring Are You Home?" until they find out she's really an emotionally troubled lesbian. Then they write her the coded "My Secret Love," which Kelly sings beaming at HER secret love, Marion (Lucinda Jenney). Trivia Time! The song was actually co-written BY Leslie Gore, with Larry Klein and Dave Baerwald. See also The Click Brothers, Little Tammy Lee, The Luminaries, The Riptides, The Stylettes, [Denise Waverly].