Colleen Brennan

About Colleen Brennan

Sharon Kelly, known for her vibrant red hair and charmingly freckled face, captivated audiences in the 1970s with her stunning curvy figure and infectious personality. This blend of beauty and warmth made the lively Irish redhead truly enchanting. She was first noticed while performing at the Classic Cat club on Sunset Strip, which launched her film career in a series of sexploitation movies during the 1970s, all under her name, Sharon Kelly, produced by Harry Novak. She also appeared in notable films such as Russ Meyer’s Supervixens (1975) and the notorious women-in-prison titles, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975) and its sequel, Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976). In 1974, she had an uncredited role as a stripper in the blaxploitation classic Foxy Brown, starring Pam Grier. Transitioning to more explicit content in the early 1980s, she adopted the alias Colleen Brennan to perform in hardcore adult films. However, by the late 1980s, Sharon Kelly stepped away from the industry amid the AIDS crisis and subsequently established her own recording studio for phone sex services. After having a daughter in the late 1980s, she relocated to the southeastern United States, where she dedicated 15 years of her life to working in social services, helping adults with developmental disabilities. Since around 1997, she has maintained a long-term relationship with a younger partner and is a proud grandmother to two grandchildren.