Krista Allen
| Krista Allen | |
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 Allen at the Oxfam America/MySpace "Rock for Darfur" event, October 2006 |
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| Born | April 5, 1971 Ventura, California, USA |
| Other names | Krista Allen-Moritt |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Justin Moritt (1996–1999) Mams Taylor (2010–2012) |
(Not to be confused with Christa B. Allen.)
Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in the television series Days of Our Lives, Baywatch Hawaii, and What About Brian; and in the Hollywood films Liar Liar, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anger Management, and The Final Destination.
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Early life [edit]
Allen was born in Ventura, California. 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 Ohio University with a fitness degree.[1]
Career [edit]
Allen played the lead role in the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space (1994). She also appeared on the television shows Days of our Lives (Billie Reed, 1996–2000), Married with Children "Calendar Girl" (1996) 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 "Elevator Girl" in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar.
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.[2] 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 CSI as Kristy Hopkins, a hooker 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.[2]
In 2002, she had a role in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] In 2007, Allen appeared in the ABC reality television series Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, 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.[6] Allen appeared on the second season of Denise Richards: It's Complicated which premiered on June 7, 2009. Allen also appeared on an episode of NBC's Love Bites in 2011.
In addition to acting, Allen had a t-shirt line called SuperEXcellent.[6]
Personal life [edit]
Allen is vegan.[7][8] She runs a blog called Veggie Boom Boom with Katrina McCaffery.[7]
On September 14, 1996, Allen married Justin Moritt, they were divorced in 1999.
On October 10, 2010, she married Mams Taylor, a British musician. They separated in August 2011 and Allen filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 12, 2012.[9]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Emmanuelle, Queen of the Galaxy | Emmanuelle | |
| 1996 | Raven | Cali Goodwin | Video |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Busty Woman in Elevator | |
| 1997 | The Haunted Sea | 2nd Mate Johnson | |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Jennifer | |
| 2001 | Totally Blonde | Meg Peters | |
| 2002 | Face Value | Syd Deshaye | |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Pretty Woman | |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Stacy | |
| 2003 | Paycheck | Holographic Woman | |
| 2004 | Shut Up and Kiss Me! | Tiara Benedette | |
| 2004 | Tony n' Tina's Wedding | Maddy | |
| 2005 | Feast | Tuffy | |
| 2007 | Leo | Krista | Short film |
| 2007 | All Along | Dr. Sara Thompson | |
| 2008 | Meet Market | Lucinda | |
| 2008 | The Third Nail | Hannah | |
| 2009 | Alien Presence | Waymar | |
| 2009 | Locker 13 | Patricia | Short film |
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Jessica | |
| 2009 | Silent Venom | Dr. Andrea Swanson | Video |
| 2009 | The Final Destination | Samantha Lane | |
| 2010 | Black Widow | Jennifer | |
| 2012 | Amazing Racer | Jessica | |
| 2012 | Little Women, Big Cars | Doro |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 2: A World of Desire | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1994 | Emmanuelle in Space | Emmanuelle | TV movie |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Mrs. Fleisig | Episode: "One Mean Mother" |
| 1995 | High Tide | Patty | Episode: "Bikini Patrol" |
| 1996 | High Tide | Patty | Episode: "A Three Hour Tour" Episode: "Sunspirit" |
| 1996 | Silk Stalkings | Cora Jean Riggs / Sharon Grayson | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Page Tanner | Episode: "Misdiagnosis Murder" |
| 1996 | Married with Children | Crystal Clark | Episode: "Calendar Girl" |
| 1996 | Weird Science | Annabel | Episode: "Gary and Wyatt's Bloodsucking Adventure" |
| 1996 | Rolling Thunder | Michelle | TV movie |
| 1996-1999 | Days of our Lives | Billie Reed | 41 episodes |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Theresa Vanoni | Episode: "Takedown" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Ann Fairchild | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Jade Blue Afterglow / Maitreya | Episode: "First Person Shooter" |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Jessica Macy | Episode: "Smuggler's Blues" |
| 2000-2001 | Baywatch | Jenna Avid | 26 episodes |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kristy Hopkins (uncredited) | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kristy Hopkins | Episode "I-15 Murders" Episode: "Boom" |
| 2001 | Arli$$ | Krista | Episode: "Hard Choices" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Jesse (uncredited) | Episode: "Yeah Baby!" |
| 2001 | Charmed | The Oracle | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Inside Schwartz | Kelsie Anders | Episode: "Comic Relief Pitcher" |
| 2002 | Zero Effect | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Friends | Mable | Episode: "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Melanie Stark | Episode: "Miss Fortune Teller" |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Lorna Templeton | Episode: "Deadly Desire" |
| 2002 | Smallville | Desiree Atkins | Episode: "Heat" |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Skyler Kase | Episode: "Defense" Episode: "Offense" |
| 2003 | Andromeda | The Princess | Episode: "The Illusion of Majesty" |
| 2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Mary Elizabeth | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Elliot" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Gloria | Episode: "The Quantum Theory" Episode "Separation Anxiety" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Liz Wright | Episode: "The Placeholder" |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Olivia Pearson | Episode: "Did You Check with the Captain of the Flying Monkeys?" |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Jennifer | Episode: "I'm Not with Her" |
| 2004 | The Screaming Cocktail Hour | Singer | TV series |
| 2005 | Monk | Teresa Telenko | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas" |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Lisa | Episode: "Take a Number" |
| 2005 | Head Cases | Laurie Payne | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "S(elf) Help" |
| 2006 | Out of Practice | Kathy Kelly | Episode: "Restaurant Row" |
| 2006 | Freddie | Kaitlyn | Episode: "Freddie and the Hot Mom" |
| 2006-2007 | What About Brian | Bridget Keller | 11 episodes |
| 2007 | Business Class | Lori | TV movie |
| 2008 | Held Up | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Victoria | Episode: "Conference Call" |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Eve | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Dirty Sexy Money | Dana Whatley | Episode: "The Unexpected Arrival" Episode: "The Bad Guy" |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Julia Rist | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Cissy Hathaway | TV movie |
| 2010 | Life Unexpected | Candace Carter | Episode: "Homecoming Crashed" |
| 2011 | The Protector | Miss Monroe | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Janine | Episode: "Sky High" |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Jennifer Bell | Recurring Role |
References [edit]
- ^ "2003 Interview with Krista Allen". Maxim. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ a b IMDb credits for Krista Allen
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Girls of Maxim:Krista Allen[dead link]
- ^ "AOL TV:What About Brian? Characters". Television.aol.com. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b "Krista Allen". Poptower.com. 1971-04-05. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b "Veggie Boom Boom official site". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Krista Allen – My Vegan Journey". Om Times Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Separation and Divorce".
External links [edit]
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- Krista Allen at AllRovi
- Krista Allen at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website
- Stuff Magazine Interview
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Actresses from California
- Actresses from Houston, Texas
- American vegans
- American film actresses
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- Ohio University alumni
- People from Austin, Texas
- People from Ventura, California
- American female models
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
