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Born | Ventura, California, U.S. | April 5, 1971
Other names | Krista Allen-Moritt |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her work in the television series Days of Our Lives , Baywatch Hawaii , and the erotic TV series Emmanuelle in Space . Allen also appeared in the films Liar Liar , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , Anger Management , and The Final Destination . She guest-starred in popular TV shows Married... with Children , The X-Files , Charmed , Smallville , and Two and a Half Men . She also portrayed the eponymous character on The CW series Significant Mother . From December 2021 to November 2023, Allen played the contract role of Dr. Taylor Hayes on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful . [1]
Krista Allen was born in Ventura, California, on April 5, 1971. [2] She grew up in Houston [2] and later lived in Austin, Texas.
In 1994, Allen 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 Hawaii 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 memorable appearance as the busty Elevator Girl in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar .
In 2002, Allen 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 pheromones. In 2001, she 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 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 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 number 70 on the Maxim "Hot 100 of 2005" list. [7] Allen had a T-shirt line called Superexcellent for several years. [5]
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 . [8] With the show-runners opting not to renew her deal for a third year, Allen last appeared in November 2023. [9] [10]
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. [13] She dated George Clooney for two years after meeting him on the set of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002. [14]
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. [15] On November 15, 2015, it was reported that Allen was dating actor Nathan Fillion. However the two broke up in 2020.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Rolling Thunder | Michelle | TV movie |
Raven | Cali Goodwin | Video | |
1997 | Liar Liar | Woman in Elevator | |
The Haunted Sea | 2nd Mate Johnson | ||
1999 | Avalon: Beyond the Abyss | Dr. Katherine 'K' Harrison | TV movie |
2000 | Sunset Strip | Jennifer | |
2001 | Face Value | Syd Deshaye | TV movie |
Totally Blonde | Meg Peters | ||
2002 | 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 | ||
Meet Market | Lucinda | ||
2005 | Feast | Tuffy | |
2007 | Leo | Krista | Short |
All Along | Dr. Sara Thompson | ||
2008 | The Third Nail | Hannah | |
2009 | Alien Presence | Waymar | |
Shannon's Rainbow | Jessica | ||
Silent Venom | Dr. Andrea Swanson | Video | |
The Final Destination | Samantha Lane | ||
2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Cissy Hathaway | TV movie |
Held Up | - | TV movie | |
Black Widow | Jennifer | ||
2012 | Little Women, Big Cars | Doro | |
Little Women, Big Cars 2 | Doro | ||
2013 | Shellnapped | Neighbor | Short |
The Dream Job | The Cleaner | Short | |
2014 | Locker 13 | Patricia | |
Fatal Instinct | Jen Decker | ||
2015 | Spare Change | Sheila | |
Rodeo & Juliet | Karen Rogers | ||
2017 | This Is Meg | Brooke | |
UnPluG | Elizabeth | Short | |
2018 | Best Mom | Casey Simmons | |
Party Mom [16] | Jackie | TV movie | |
Eleven Eleven | Andromeda | ||
Almost Perfect | Ruth Kelly | TV movie | |
2019 | I Almost Married a Serial Killer | Camille | TV movie |
Beauty Juice | Mara | Short | |
2020 | Case 347 | Carol | |
Psychos & Socios | Dr. Adams | ||
The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane | Ruth | ||
The Wrong Stepfather | Mrs. Woodley | TV movie | |
2021 | The Wrong Mr. Right | Tracy | TV movie |
Paradise Cove | Joan Carr | ||
For the Hits | Suzanne | ||
After Masks | Diane | ||
2022 | Shadows | Jewel |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Emmanuelle in Space | Emmanuelle | Series regular |
1995 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Shelley | Guest role |
Deadly Games | Mrs. Fleisig | Episode: "One Mean Mother" | |
1995–1996 | High Tide | Patty | Recurring role (season two) |
1996 | 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" | |
Pacific Blue | Theresa Vanoni | Episode: "Takedown" | |
1996–1999 | Days of Our Lives | Billie Reed | Series regular |
1999 | Pacific Blue | Ann Fairchild | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" |
2000 | To Tell the Truth | Herself | Episode: "November 2, 2000" |
The X-Files | Jade Blue Afterglow/Maitreya | Episode: "First Person Shooter" | |
18 Wheels of Justice | Jessica Macy | Episode: "Smuggler's Blues" | |
2000–2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kristy Hopkins | Recurring role (season one) |
Baywatch | Jenna Avid | Recurring role (season ten) Series regular (season eleven) | |
2001 | Rendez-View | Herself | Episode: "Bartender Pours on the Charm" |
Arli$$ | Krista | Episode: "Hard Choices" | |
Spin City | Jesse | Episode: "Yeah Baby!" | |
Charmed | The Oracle | Recurring role (season four) | |
Inside Schwartz | Kelsie Anders | Episode: "Comic Relief Pitcher" | |
2002 | 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 | The New Tom Green Show | Herself | Episode: "August 20, 2003" |
Fastlane | Skyler Kase | Episode: "Defense: Part 1 & Offense: Part 2" | |
Andromeda | The Princess | Episode: "The Illusion of Majesty" | |
Just Shoot Me! | Mary Elizabeth | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Elliot" | |
Frasier | Liz Wright | Episode: "The Placeholder" | |
Two and a Half Men | Olivia Pearson | Episode: "Did You Check with the Captain of the Flying Monkeys?" | |
The Lyon's Den | Gloria | Episode: "The Quantum Theory" & "Separation Anxiety" | |
2004 | The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Herself | Episode: "Part I: 100-81" |
I'm with Her | Jennifer | Episode: "I'm Not with Her" | |
2005 | Unscripted | Herself | Series regular |
Project Greenlight | Herself | Recurring role (season three) | |
Monk | Teresa Telenko | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas" | |
Jake in Progress | Lisa | Episode: "Take a Number" | |
Head Cases | Laurie Payne | Main Cast | |
2006 | Out of Practice | Kathy Kelly | Episode: "Restaurant Row" |
Freddie | Kaitlyn | Episode: "Freddie and the Hot Mom" | |
2006–2007 | What About Brian | Bridget Keller | Recurring role (season two) |
2007 | Fast Cars and Superstars | Herself | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Victoria | Episode: "Conference Call" |
The Starter Wife | Eve | Recurring role | |
2009 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated | Herself | Episode: "Vegas, Baby" & "Funbags or Die" |
Dirty Sexy Money | Dana Whatley | Episode: "The Unexpected Arrival" & "The Bad Guy" | |
The Philanthropist | Julia Rist | Recurring role | |
2010 | Life Unexpected | Candace Carter | Episode: "Homecoming Crashed" |
2011 | The Protector | Miss Monroe | Episode: "Pilot" |
Love Bites | Janine | Episode: "Sky High" | |
2012 | Perception | Allison Bannister | Episode: "Lovesick" |
The L.A. Complex | Jennifer Bell | Recurring role (season two) | |
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 | Episode: "Boundaries" & "Friends With Benefits" | |
Castle | Naomi Duvray | Episode: "Last Action Hero" | |
2015 | Significant Mother | Lydia Marlowe | Series regular |
2016 | The #Hashtagged Show | Herself | Episode: "GOT Mood?" |
2017 | Growing Up Supermodel | Herself | Episode: "The New Wave" |
Modern Family | Flight Attendant | Episode: "Five Minutes" | |
2021 | 9-1-1 | Meegan | Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood" |
2021–2023 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Taylor Hayes | Nomination, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2023) |
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