| Kelly Palmer | |
|---|---|
 New York, U.S. | |
| Vital statistics | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Occupation/ Career: |
Housewife/Office Assistant |
| Character description: |
Best friend of Carrie Heffernan/ She and Deacon often suffer |
| Family and Personal | |
| Spouse(s): | Deacon Palmer |
| Related to: | sons Kirby Palmer and Major Palmer |
| Character information | |
| Appeared on: | The King of Queens |
| Episodes appeared in: | 40 in total from 1998-2007 |
| Character played by: | Merrin Dungey |
Arthur & Kelly
Kelly Palmer is very similar in temperament and personal tastes to Carrie Heffernan, her best friend, and former high school classmate. She and Deacon have two sons: Kirby Palmer and Major Palmer. Kelly is played by actress Merrin Dungey.
In Season 3, she temporarily separates from Deacon after finding out that he cheated. They do get back together but break up more seriously later with her filing for divorce, this storyline was written because Dungey was cast in the tv series Alias. Kelly is later written back into the series, getting back together with Deacon, their divorce having never been finalized.
Friends of the Palmers[]
- Doug Heffernan - Deacon's best friend. Also, in the episode Four Play, he became chummy with Kelly, going to ballgames and movies.
- Carrie Heffernan - Best friends with Kelly, has babysat for the Palmers numerous times.
- Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt) - Also one of Doug's close friends. Doug, Danny and Deacon all drive with him on a whim to Tennessee to try to stop a marriage between his ex-girlfriend and another man.
- Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller) - Carrie's Dad, also has babysat for the Palmers.
- Danny Heffernan (Gary Valentine) - Doug's cousin. Also one of Doug's close friends who begins working at IPS after a pizzeria which he owned burns down in the series' fourth season.