Krista Allen

Infobox actor

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occupation = Actress
spouse = Justin Moritt (1996-1999)
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Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) [imdb name|id=0020739|name=Krista Allen] is an American actress and model. She is most well known for her roles as Billie Reed on "Days Of Our Lives" from 1996–1999, as Jenna Avid on "Baywatch Hawaii" from 2000–2001, and as Bridget on "What About Brian" from 2006–2007. Her most notable film roles are "Liar Liar" with Jim Carrey, "Anger Management" with Adam Sandler and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" with George Clooney, whom she has occasionally dated. She also took the lead role in a series of softcore tv movies inspired by the sex icon Emmanuelle.

Biography

Early life

Allen was born in Ventura, California, the daughter of Portuguese American Katherine Mary (née Raposa) and Irish American Dalton Earl Allen, Sr., who later divorced. Allen has an older brother, Dalton Earl Allen, Jr. She grew up in Houston and later lived in Austin, Texas, going to school at Austin Community College and majoring in education. Krista eventually graduated from the University of Texas with an education degree. She considered teaching as a profession but ultimately decided to move back to California and pursue an acting career.cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=5471 |title=2003 Interview with Krista Allen |accessdate=2008-09-16 |publisher=Maxim]

Career

Allen appeared on the television shows "Days of Our Lives" (as Billie Reed, 1996-1999) and "Baywatch Hawaii" (Jenna Avid, 2000-2001). Allen has also appeared in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "Anger Management", and the Project Greenlight horror film "Feast". Allen is also well known for playing a sexy virtual reality character Maitreya/Jade Blue Afterglow in an episode of "The X-Files", and is remembered for her brief appearance as the busty "Elevator Girl" in the Jim Carrey comedy "Liar Liar". She also played the lead role in the erotic series "Emmanuelle in Space" (1994), which contains much nudity and sexual content. In 2002, she appeared in an episode of "Friends","The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" as Joey's girlfriend Mable. In 2005, she appeared in the short-lived FOX sitcom "Head Cases". [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020739/ IMDb credits for Krista Allen] ]

In both "Smallville" and "Mutant X", Allen played a woman who could control men with her sex pheromones. In 2001, Krista guest starred in supernatural TV series Charmed as "The Oracle" for three episodes, She also appeared in Toby Keith's video "A Little Too Late", and had a small role in "" as a hooker, Kristy Hopkins who caught the eye of Nick Stokes in the pilot episode on October 6, 2000. She returned later in the first season as a murder victim.

In 2005, she was one of the stars of HBO's "Unscripted", playing herself as an actress who struggles to overcome her sex symbol status in order to win more serious roles. Allen is featured in "Maxim" magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery and was Named #70 on the "Maxim" "Hot 100 of 2005" list. [ [http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/1008/KristaAllen.girl?src=wiki The Girls of "Maxim":Krista Allen] ]

Allen had a recurring role on the ABC series "What About Brian" as Bridget, a reluctant but potential love interest for the main character Brian, played by Barry Watson. [ [http://television.aol.com/show/what-about-brian/762016/photos/what-about-brian-krista-allen-as-bridget-stars-in-a-series-about-brian-who-in-a/1783974 AOL TV:What About Brian? Characters] ] In 2007, Allen appeared in the ABC reality television series "", featuring a dozen celebrities in a stock car racing competition. In the first round, she matched up against skateboarder Tony Hawk and rodeo champion Ty Murray. [http://www.poptower.com/people/krista-allen.htm Poptower.com: Krista Allen] ]

In addition to acting, Allen also has a t-shirt line called SuperEXellent.

Personal life

Allen is sometimes credited as Krista Allen-Moritt as a result of her marriage to Justin Moritt which lasted from 1996 to 1999; they have one son, Jacob Nolan, born on July 12, 1997. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/496/000044364/ NNDB entry for Krista Allen] ]

Allen also dated actor George Clooney from 2002 until 2004. [ [http://www.people.com/people/george_clooney/biography People.com Biography: George Clooney] ]

Filmography

*"Rolling Thunder" (1996)
*"The Haunted Sea" (1997)
*"Liar Liar" (1997)
*"Sunset Strip" (2000)
*"Face Value" (2001)
*"Totally Blonde" (2001)
*"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002)
*"Paycheck" (2003)
*"Anger Management" (2003)
*"Shut Up and Kiss Me" (2004)
*"Feast" (2005)
*"All Along" (2007)
*"Meet Market" (2007)
*"Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding" (2007)
*"Strange Wilderness" (2008)
*"The Third Nail" (2008)
*"Final Destination 4" (Filming, 2009)

Television

*"Emmanuelle: First Contact" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle: A World of Desire" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love" (1994)
*"Emmanuelle, Queen of the Galaxy" (1994)
*"Deadly Games" (1 episode, 1995)
*"Silk Stalkings" (1 episode, 1995)
*"" (1 episode, 1996)
*"Married… with Children" (1 episode, 1996)
*"High Tide" (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
*"Weird Science" (1 episode, 1996)
*"Raven" (1997)
*"Days of Our Lives" (41 episodes, 1996-1999)
*"Pacific Blue" (2 episodes, 1996-1999)
*"Avalon: Beyond the Abyss" (1999)
*"The X-Files" (1 episode, 2000)
*"18 Wheels of Justice" (1 episode, 2000)
*"" (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
*"Baywatch" (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
*"Arli$$" (1 episode, 2001)
*"Spin City" (1 episode, 2001)
*"Charmed" (3 episodes, 2001)
*"Inside Schwartz" (1 episode, 2001)
*"Zero Effect" (2001)
*"Friends" (1 episode, 2002)
*"Glory Days" (1 episode, 2002)
*"Mutant X" (1 episode, 2002)
*"Smallville" (1 episode, 2002)
*"Fastlane" (2 episodes, 2003)
*"Andromeda" (1 episode, 2003)
*"Just Shoot Me!" (1 episode, 2003)
*"The Lyon's Den" (2 episodes, 2003)
*"Frasier" (1 episode, 2003)
*"Two and a Half Men" (1 episode, 2003)
*"I'm with Her" (1 episode, 2004)
*"The Screaming Cocktail Hour" (2004)
*"Monk" (1 episode, 2005)
*"Jake in Progress" (1 episode, 2005)
*"Head Cases" (2 episodes, 2005)
*"Out of Practice" (1 episode, 2006)
*"Freddie" (1 episode, 2006)
*"What About Brian" (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
*"" (Unknown episodes, 2007)
*"Business Class" (2007)
*"Cashmere Mafia" (1 episode, 2008) as "Victoria"
*"Held Up" (Pre-Production, 2008)

References

External links

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* [http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/girl.aspx?id=339 "Stuff" Magazine Interview]