Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress, model and

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. She is best known for her work in the

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'', ''

Baywatch Hawaii ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonan ...

'', and the

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TV series ''

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''. Allen also appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She guest-starred in popular TV shows '' Married... with Children'', ''

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'', ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...

'', and ''

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''. She also portrayed the eponymous character on

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series ''

Significant Mother ''Significant Mother'' is an American television sitcom created by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Nathaniel Buzolic and Krista Allen, it premiered on The CW network on August 3 and ended its run on October 5, 2015. On ...

''. In December 2021, Allen began playing the contract role of Taylor Hayes on the

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''.

Early life

Krista Allen was born in

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, on April 5, 1971. She grew up in

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and later lived in

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. Allen is a certified yoga instructor.

Career

In 1994, Allen portrayed the lead character Emmanuelle in the

movie series ''

''. She appeared on the television shows ''Days of Our Lives'' in the role of

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from 1996 to 1999, and ''Baywatch Hawaii'' as

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(2000–2001). Allen played a sexy

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character Maitreya/Jade Blue Afterglow in an

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of ''

'', and made a brief appearance as the Elevator Girl in the Jim Carrey comedy ''

''. In 2002, Allen appeared in an episode of ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'', " The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" as Joey's girlfriend Mable. In 2005, she appeared in the short-lived

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sitcom ''

Head Cases ''Head Cases'' is an American primetime comedy-drama television program, best known as the first show cancelled for the 2005–06 season. It was broadcast by Fox and aired from September 14 to 21, 2005. Premise The program starred Chris O'Don ...

''. In both ''Smallville'' and '' Mutant X'', Allen played a woman who could control men with her

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. In 2001, she guest-starred in the supernatural TV series ''Charmed'' as "The Oracle" for three episodes. She also appeared in

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's video " A Little Too Late", and had a small role in ''

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'' as Kristy Hopkins, a hooker who caught the eye of

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, in the pilot episode on October 6, 2000. She returned later in two more episodes during the first season. In 2002, Allen had a role in ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind''. In 2003, she had a role in an entertaining episode of ''Gene Roddenbery's Andromeda'', "The Illusion of Majesty", playing a con artist who impersonates both a princess and a goddess. In 2005, she was one of the stars of HBO's ''

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'', 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

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series ''

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'' as Bridget, a reluctant but potential love interest for the main character Brian, played by Barry Watson. In 2007, Allen appeared in the ABC

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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

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and

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champion

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. 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''. Allen was featured in ''

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'' magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery, and was named number 70 on the ''Maxim'' "Hot 100 of 2005" list. Allen had a T-shirt line called Superexcellent for several years. 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 ''

'' which was previously portrayed by

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Personal life

Allen is a

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. On September 14, 1996, Allen married Justin Moritt, a production manager. She gave birth to a son named Jacob "Jake" Nolan Moritt on July 12, 1997. The couple divorced in 1999. She dated George Clooney for two years after meeting him on the set of ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' in 2002. On October 10, 2010, Allen married

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, a British rapper. They separated in April 2011 and Allen filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 12, 2012. On November 15, 2015, it was reported that Allen was dating actor

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. However the two broke up in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Official Veggie Boom Boom website

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