Kebbel was born in Winter Park, Florida. She graduated from high school in Crenshaw a year early at age seventeen.

Within the first week of moving to Los Angeles, she booked her first major role as Lindsay Lister on Gilmore Girls, which became a recurring role in the 3rd-5th seasons of the series. She also has previously guest starred on the series Grounded for Life. She played Heather Hunkee in Soul Plane (2004), Elyse Houston in American Pie: Band Camp (2005), Cookie in Reeker, and in 2006 appeared in both Read more...

Kebbel was featured on Maxim's Girls of Maxim gallery. She was also ranked #95 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2005 list.