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Krista Allen

Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971)[1] is an American actress and model. She starred as Emmanuelle on Emmanuelle in Space (1994), Billie Reed on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1996 to 1999), Jenna Avid on Baywatch Hawaii (2000 to 2001), Lydia Marlowe on Significant Mother (2015), and Dr. Taylor Hayes on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2021 to 2023).[2] She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The Bold and The Beautiful in 2023. Allen's film credits include Liar Liar (1997), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Anger Management (2003), and The Final Destination (2009).

Early life

Allen was born in Ventura, California. She was raised in Houston and later lived in Austin, Texas. Her parents divorced when she was young and married other people.[3] She has an older brother. When Allen was fourteen, she ran away from home and lived with friends for two years. She has said that her family was very disorganized at the time.[4]

She competed in beauty pageants as a teen and started working as a model. Allen modeled for Budweiser, posing for billboards, catalogs, and calendars. She was also a spokesmodel for World Gym and worked as an aerobics instructor.[3]

Allen majored in education at Austin Community College and then had an internship as a kindergarten teacher.[1][5] She moved from Texas to Los Angeles after college. She didn't intend to become an actress, but she met a manager and began getting acting roles.[6]

Career

Allen played the title role in the erotic film series Emmanuelle in Space (1994).[7][8] In 1995, she appeared in two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, playing a character named Shelley.[6][9] She also guest starred on Deadly Games and appeared in two episodes of High Tide.[5]

In 1996, Allen made guest appearances on Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis: Murder, Pacific Blue, and Married... with Children.[5] She played Michelle in the television film Rolling Thunder.[10] She also played Cali in the action film Raven, co-starring with Burt Reynolds.[11] Allen was cast as Billie Reed on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Her first air date was September 6, 1996. The role had previously been played by Lisa Rinna, who had left the show a year earlier.[12]

Allen appeared in the comedy film Liar Liar (1997), co-starring with Jim Carrey.[13] She had a role in the thriller film The Haunted Sea (1997).[14] Allen made another guest appearance on Pacific Blue in 1999.[5] She played Dr. Katherine 'K' Harrison in the television film Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, co-starring with Parker Stevenson.[15] Allen left Days of Our Lives when her contract ended, last airing November 5, 1999.[12]

She was cast as Jenna Avid on Baywatch Hawaii, playing the role from 2000 to 2001.[16] She played Jennifer in the 1970s drama film Sunset Strip (2000).[17] Allen guest starred on The X-Files and 18 Wheels of Justice. From 2000 to 2001, she had a recurring role as Kristy Hopkins on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[16][5]

In 2001, Allen made guest appearances on Arliss, Spin City, Charmed, and Inside Schwartz.[16][5] She starred as Meg Peters in the comedy film Totally Blonde.[18] In 2002, she guest starred on Friends, Glory Days, Mutant X, and Smallville.[16][5] Allen had a small role in the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, directed by and co-starring with George Clooney.[19]

Allen played Stacy in the comedy film Anger Management (2003), co-starring with Adam Sandler.[20][21] She appeared as Holographic Woman in the action film Paycheck (2003), co-starring with Ben Affleck.[22] Allen had guest starring roles on Fastlane, Andromeda, Just Shoot Me!, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, and The Lyon's Den.[16][5]

She starred as Tiara Benedette in the comedy film Shut Up and Kiss Me (2004).[23] Allen played Maddy in the comedy film Tony n' Tina's Wedding, co-starring with Mila Kunis.[24] She also starred as Lucinda in the film Meet Market.[25] She made a guest appearance on I'm with Her.[16]

In 2005, Allen guest starred on Monk and Jake in Progress.[16] She had a regular role as Laurie Payne on the Fox series Head Cases, which was cancelled after only a few episodes.[26] She appeared as herself in six episodes of the HBO reality show Project Greenlight. The series focused on the making of the horror film Feast, which Allen had a role in.[27] She starred as herself on HBO's Unscripted, an improvised series about struggling actors, produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh.[28] Allen was featured in Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery, and was named number 70 on the Maxim "Hot 100 of 2005" list.[29]

Allen guest starred on Freddie and Out of Practice in 2006.[16] She appeared in the music video for "A Little Too Late", by country singer Toby Keith.[5] From 2006 to 2007, Allen had a recurring role as Bridget Keller, a love interest for the title character, on the ABC series What About Brian.[30]

In 2007, Allen starred in the films The Third Nail and All Along.[5] She was cast in Business Class, a pilot for NBC that wasn't picked up.[31] She 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.[32]

Allen guest starred on Cashmere Mafia in 2008.[16] She also had a recurring role as Eve on The Starter Wife.[33] In 2009, Allen had a recurring role as Dana Whatley on Dirty Sexy Money.[16] She played Waymar in the science fiction film Alien Presence.[34] She played Jessica in the family film Shannon's Rainbow (also titled Amazing Racer).[35] Allen starred as Dr. Andrea Swanson in the science fiction film Silent Venom, co-starring with Luke Perry.[36] She also starred as Samantha in the horror film The Final Destination.[37] Allen appeared as herself on the reality show Denise Richards: It's Complicated.[1] She had a recurring role as Julia Rist on The Philanthropist.[38]

In 2010, Allen played Cissy Hathaway in the television film Jesse Stone: No Remorse, co-starring with Tom Selleck.[39] She guest starred on Life Unexpected.[40] She also played Jennifer in the film Black Widow.[41] In 2012, she starred as Doro in the film Little Women, Big Cars.[42] Allen guest starred on Perception.[43] She had a recurring role as Jennifer Bell on The L.A. Complex, a Canadian series that was rebooted in the U.S. on The CW.[44]

Allen made guest appearances on Melissa & Joey and Rules of Engagement in 2013. She played Patricia in the horror film Locker 13 (2014).[45] She guest starred on Hawaii Five-0.[46] Allen played Jen Decker in the film Fatal Instinct.[47] She guest starred on Mistresses and Castle.[48][49] Allen played Sheila in the film Spare Change (2015).[50] She also played Karen in the film Rodeo & Juliet.[51] Allen had a regular role as Lydia Marlowe on The CW comedy series Significant Mother.[52][53][54]

In 2017, she guest starred on Modern Family.[55] She played Brooke in the film This is Meg.[56] Allen and her son, Jake Moritt, appeared as themselves on the Lifetime reality series Growing Up Supermodel.[57] She began doing stand-up comedy and launched a podcast, "I'm Fine" with Krista Allen. On the podcast, she reviews a self help book in each episode, along with celebrity friends.[55]

Allen played Casey Simmons in the film Best Mom (2018), co-starring with Donna Mills.[58] She starred as Jackie in the Lifetime film Party Mom.[59][60] She also played Ruth Kelly in the Lifetime film The Perfect Mother.[61] Allen starred as Andromeda in the science fiction comedy film Eleven Eleven.[62] She played Camille in the Lifetime film I Almost Married a Serial Killer (2019).[63]

In December 2021, Allen made her soap opera comeback when she began airing as the recast of Taylor Hayes on the long-running daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[2] With the show-runners opting not to renew her deal for a third year, Allen last appeared in November 2023.[64][65]

Personal life

Allen had a T-shirt line for several years, called Superexcellent.[32]

Allen is a vegan.[66][67]

On September 14, 1996, Allen married Justin Moritt, a production manager. She gave birth to her son Jacob "Jake" Nolan Moritt on July 12, 1997. The couple divorced in 1999.[68] She dated George Clooney for two years after meeting him on the set of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002.[69]

On October 10, 2010, Allen married Mams Taylor, a British rapper. They separated in April 2011 and Allen filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 12, 2012.[70] On November 15, 2015, it was reported that Allen was dating actor Nathan Fillion. However the two broke up in 2020.

Filmography

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