Kristin Vigard

Kristin Vigard (b. May 15, 1963) is an actress and singer.

She made her acting debut at the age of 6 playing a carrot in a production starring Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis. Vigard continued performing in theatre, appearing in productions with Ruby Dee, Joanne Woodward and Shirley Knight. She also became one of the of the first clients to be signed to the Children's Division of the Ford Modeling Agency, along with Brooke Shields and Ricky Schroder.

In 1976, she created the title role in the musical "Annie" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. However, the producers soon decided that Vigard's genuinely sweet interpretation was not tough enough for the street-smart character. After a week of performances, Vigard was replaced by Andrea McArdle, who played one of the orphans. Vigard later went on to become McArdle's Broadway understudy. [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3996]

Later in 1977, she played "Crissy" in the short-lived revival of Hair. Though the show met with mostly negative reviews, Vigard received some of the best notices:

From "The New York Times":

"The very best song of all, and perhaps the best performance as well, is Miss Vigard in the stony and touching saga of a teenybopper, "Frank Mills." Miss Vigard looks like an ancient 12 year old; she sings in a clear, clean style that cuts most satisfyingly through the general lushness."

From "Newsweek":

"Angel-faced Kristin Vigard is the nicest of [the] cast."

In 1978, Vigard was cast as Morgan Richards on the daytime soap opera "The Guiding Light". That same year, she appeared on the cover of People as one of the "Torrid Teens of Soaps." She remained on the show for two years.

In May of 1979, she returned to Broadway as Johanne in "I Remember Mama" with Liv Ullman. Although show was the last musical to be written by Richard Rodgers, it received mixed reviews.

Vigard made her film debut in the 1979 film "The Black Stallion" and later appeared alongside Henry Fonda in the TV movie "Home to Stay". She continued her work on television on "Fame", "The Equalizer", "Amazing Stories" and a two-year stint on "One Life to Live".

In 1983, she appeared in her first major screen role playing Walter Matthau's daughter in the film "The Survivors".

Vigard eventually turned her sights on her music career and toured as a backup singer with Fishbone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

In 1988, Vigard released her eponymous debut album. It was chosen as one of the top 100 albums of the year by Playboy and reached the Billboard top 30.

In 1996, Vigard sang the lead vocals for Illeana Douglas for the film Grace of My Heart.

In 2004, she released her second album, "God, Loves and Angels".

External links

[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896912/| Imdb article]

[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=78240| Ibdb article]

[http://kristenvigard.net/ official web site,kristenvigard.net]