Krista Allen

Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American stand up comic and actress. She is best known for her work in the television series Days of Our Lives and Baywatch and in the Hollywood film The Final Destination and playing lead character Emmanuelle in the erotic movie series Emmanuelle in Space. She also portrayed the eponymous character on The CW series Significant Mother, and was featured in Anger Management with Adam Sandler.

Not to be confused with Christa B. Allen.

Krista Allen
Allen at the Oxfam America/MySpace's October 2006 Rock for Darfur event, October 2006
Born (1971-04-05) April 5, 1971
Ventura, California, U.S.
Other namesKrista Allen-Moritt
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)
    Justin Moritt
    ​
    (
    m. 1996; div. 1999)
      ​
      (
      m. 2010; div. 2012)
      Children1
      WebsiteOfficial website

      Early life

      Krista Allen was born in Ventura, California.[1] She grew up in Houston[1] and later lived in Austin, Texas. Allen is a certified yoga instructor.[2]

      Career

      In 1994 she portrayed the lead character Emmanuelle in the erotic movie series Emmanuelle in Space.[3] She appeared on the television shows Days of Our Lives in the role of Billie Reed from 1996 to 1999, and Baywatch as Jenna Avid (2000–2001). Allen played a sexy virtual reality character Maitreya/Jade Blue Afterglow in an episode of The X-Files and made a 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. In both Smallville and Mutant X, Allen played a woman who could control men with her sex pheromones. In 2001 Allen guest starred in the 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: Crime Scene Investigation 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.

      In 2002, she had a role in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. 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 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.[4]

      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.[5] 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 August 2015, Allen began appearing as Lydia Marlowe on The CW series Significant Mother.[6] Allen was featured in Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery and was Named #70 on the Maxim "Hot 100 of 2005" list.[7] Allen had a T-shirt line called Superexcellent for several years.[5]

      Personal life

      Allen is vegan.[8][9]

      On September 14, 1996, she married Justin Moritt, a production manager. She gave birth to her first and only child, a son named Jacob Nolan Moritt (aka Jake Moritt) on July 12, 1997. The couple later divorced in 1999.[10]

      On October 10, 2010, she 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.[11]

      Filmography
      Year Title Role Notes
      1996 Raven Cali Goodwin Video
      1997 Liar Liar Woman in Elevator
      The Haunted Sea 2nd Mate Johnson
      2000 Sunset Strip Jennifer
      2001 Totally Blonde Meg Peters
      2002 Face Value Syd Deshaye
      Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Pretty Woman
      2003 Anger Management Stacy
      Paycheck Holographic Woman
      2004 Shut Up and Kiss Me! Tiara Benedette
      Tony n' Tina's Wedding Maddy
      2005 Feast Tuffy
      2007 Leo Krista Short film
      All Along Dr. Sara Thompson
      2008 Meet Market Lucinda
      The Third Nail Hannah
      2009 Alien Presence Waymar
      Locker 13 Patricia Short film
      Shannon's Rainbow Jessica
      Silent Venom Dr. Andrea Swanson Video
      The Final Destination Samantha Lane
      2010 Black Widow Jennifer
      2012 Amazing Racer Jessica
      Little Women, Big Cars Doro
      2018 Eleven Eleven Andromeda

      Television
      Year Title Role Notes
      1994 Emmanuelle 1: First Contact Emmanuelle TV movie
      Emmanuelle 2: A World of Desire
      Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love
      Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy
      Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream
      Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling
      Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love
      Emmanuelle 8: Queen of the Galaxy
      1995 The Bold and the Beautiful Shelley
      Deadly Games Mrs. Fleisig Episode: "One Mean Mother"
      High Tide Patty Episode: "Bikini Patrol"
      1996 Episode: "A Three Hour Tour"
      Episode: "Sunspirit"
      Silk Stalkings Cora Jean Riggs / Sharon Grayson Episode: "Black and Blue"
      Diagnosis: Murder Page Tanner Episode: "Misdiagnosis Murder"
      Married... with Children Crystal Clark Episode: "Calendar Girl"
      Weird Science Annabel Episode: "Gary and Wyatt's Bloodsucking Adventure"
      Rolling Thunder Michelle TV movie
      1996–1999 Days of Our Lives Billie Reed 41 episodes
      1996 Pacific Blue Theresa Vanoni Episode: "Takedown"
      1999 Ann Fairchild Episode: "Just a Gigolo"
      2000 The X-Files Jade Blue Afterglow / Maitreya Episode: "First Person Shooter"
      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"
      Arli$$ Krista Episode: "Hard Choices"
      Spin City Jesse (uncredited) Episode: "Yeah Baby!"
      Charmed The Oracle 3 episodes
      Inside Schwartz Kelsie Anders Episode: "Comic Relief Pitcher"
      2002 Zero Effect TV movie
      Friends Mable Episode: "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel"
      Glory Days Melanie Stark Episode: "Miss Fortune Teller"
      Mutant X Lorna Templeton Episode: "Deadly Desire"
      Smallville Desiree Atkins Episode: "Heat"
      2003 Fastlane Skyler Kase Episode: "Defense"
      Episode: "Offense"
      Andromeda The Princess Episode: "The Illusion of Majesty"
      Just Shoot Me! Mary Elizabeth Episode: "The Last Temptation of Elliot"
      The Lyon's Den Gloria Episode: "The Quantum Theory"
      Episode "Separation Anxiety"
      Frasier Liz Wright Episode: "The Placeholder"
      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"
      The Screaming Cocktail Hour Singer TV series
      2005 Monk Teresa Telenko Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas"
      Jake in Progress Lisa Episode: "Take a Number"
      Head Cases Laurie Payne Episode: "Pilot"
      Episode: "S(elf) Help"
      2006 Out of Practice Kathy Kelly Episode: "Restaurant Row"
      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
      Cashmere Mafia Victoria Episode: "Conference Call"
      The Starter Wife Eve 4 episodes
      2009 Dirty Sexy Money Dana Whatley Episode: "The Unexpected Arrival"
      Episode: "The Bad Guy"
      The Philanthropist Julia Rist 3 episodes
      2010 Jesse Stone: No Remorse Cissy Hathaway TV movie
      Life Unexpected Candace Carter Episode: "Homecoming Crashed"
      2011 The Protector Miss Monroe Episode: "Pilot"
      Love Bites Janine Episode: "Sky High"
      2012 The L.A. Complex Jennifer Bell Recurring Role
      2013 Rules of Engagement Heidi Episode: "Timmy Quits"
      Melissa & Joey Candice Episode: "Teach Your Children"
      2014 Hawaii Five-0 Nani Kahanu Episode: "Ho'i Hou"
      Mistresses Janine Winterbaum 2 Episodes
      Castle Naomi Duvray Episode: "Last Action Hero"
      2015 Significant Mother Lydia Marlowe 9 Episodes
      2018 Party Mom [12] Jackie TV movie
      2019 I Almost Married a Serial Killer Camille TV movie
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      References
      1. "Krista Allen Photos, Gossip, Bio & Review". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
      2. "2003 Interview with Krista Allen". Maxim. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
      3. "Seven Questions with Krista Allen". Blog.sitcomsonline.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
      4. "AOL TV:What About Brian? Characters". Television.aol.com. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
      5. "Krista Allen". Poptower.com. April 5, 1971. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
      6. Bibel, Sara (April 13, 2015). "The CW Sets Summer 2015 Schedule Including America's Next Top Model & Significant Mother". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
      7. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
      8. "Veggie Boom Boom official site". Veggieboomboom.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
      9. "Krista Allen – My Vegan Journey". Om Times Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
      10. "Krista ends her second marriage". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
      11. "Separation and Divorce". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
      12. https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/party-mom
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