BROSNAN
Keely
(Keely
Shaye
Brosnan)

• 1. Career

Keely Shаye Smith Brosnan, also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, television host, actress, producer, and director.

Career

In 1986, Smith appeared with Huey Lewis in the MTV music video "Stuck with You" and in 1990 appeared as Valerie Freeman for one season on General Нospital (1990). She was an environmental correspondent for six years for Home on ABC earning her two Genesis Аwards, a Special Achievement Award at the 1991 Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association (EMA). Women in Film, the Natural Resources Defense Council, EMA, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Oceana, Senator Barbara Boxer, The Malibu Times, and Organic Style Magazine have all honored Smith for her ongoing commitment to the environment.

Smith served as a correspondent for NBC's primetime hit show Unsolved Mysteries from 1995 to 1997 in the show's "phone center", providing information on updated stories as well as for "special bulletin" segments. She was a gardening expert and correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America and Mike and Maty, as well as an entertainment correspondent for NBC's Today Show, CBS' Entertainment Tonight, and World Entertainment Report. on HBO. Additionally, she hosted Great Bears, a series for the Outdoor Life Network. As a TV producer, Smith created and hosted an eco-friendly home and garden how-to show called Home Green Home for PBS. She sees the environment as being deeply connected to human well-being, emphasizing the importance of clean air and water over other concerns. Gardening serves as a form of meditation, offering simple pleasures like cutting her own flowers or harvesting her own vegetables.

Smith made her directorial debut and produced the documentary film Poisoning Paradise (2017); the film delves into the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides. She served as an executive producer for the 2022 documentary Women of the White Buffalo, which explores the lives and experiences of Native American women enduring the impacts of colonialism in South Dakota.