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Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963) is an American actress, former
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and fashion model. She is recognized for her portrayal of Hope Williams Brady on the
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''.


Early life

Alfonso was born on September 5, 1963, in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, as Kristian-Joy Alfonso. She is Italian-American; her grandparents hail from Sicily and Calabria. Kristian Alfonso was born to her parents Gino and Joanne. She has an older sister, Lisa.


Career


Early works

She began her career as a figure skater and gold medal champion at the Junior Olympic Figure Skating Championships. At the age of 13, a tobogganing accident ended her skating career and Alfonso began modeling. By the time she was 15, she had appeared on the cover of over 30 magazines, including ''
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''. She was first seen on TV playing opposite
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in the TV movie ''The Starmaker'' in 1981.


''Days of Our Lives''

Alfonso's career took off in April 1983, when she landed the contract role of Hope Williams on the
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''
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''. The character of Hope become involved in a popular pairing with the character of
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(played by
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). She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1985. Alfonso left in 1987, returning in 1990 for a brief stint, and full-time in 1994. In November 2019, it was announced the entire cast of ''Days of Our Lives'' were released from their contracts. Alfonso returned to the soap in February 2020. Five months later, she announced she had quit the role of Hope, and would not be returning when the soap resumed production after it shutdown due to the
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. While part of the show, she also appeared in Season 6 of ''
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" as Hope.


Other work

After Alfonso exited ''Days of Our Lives'' in April 1987, she was cast as Pilar Ortega on ''
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'' for its last two seasons. In 1993, she starred alongside
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in the film ''
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'', in which she played a cop abducted by an innocent convict on the run. Alfonso's other film and television credits include ''
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("The Negotiator" and "Unfinished Business")'', '' Blindfold: Acts of Obsession'', ''
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'', '' Burke's Law'', ''
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'', ''
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'', “Out of Time” (1988 TV movie with Bill Maher), ''Love Stories'' and '' Who's the Boss?''. She also co-starred with
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in the CBS movie "''Whatever Happened to Bobby Earl''.


Personal life

Alfonso was married to Simon Macauley from 1987 to 1991. They have a son, born in October 1990. She married Danny Daggenhurst on October 6, 2001. The couple have two children. In November 2006, Alfonso created her own jewelry line called Hope Faith Miracles and a fashion line, Hope by Kristian Alfonso. Ten years later, she announced the company had been purchased, and she was no longer involved.


See also

* Hope Williams Brady *
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* Supercouple


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfonso, Kristian Living people 1963 births People from Brockton, Massachusetts Actresses from Massachusetts Female models from Massachusetts American female models American people of Italian descent American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses 21st-century American women