Saturday, January 5, 2008

Krista Allen

Krista Allen (born April 5, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her role on Days of Our Lives and for headlining the Emmanuelle in Space film series.

Allen appeared on the television shows Days of Our Lives (as Billie Reed, 1996-1999) and Baywatch (Jenna Avid, 2000-2001). Allen has also appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anger Management, and the Project Greenlight horror film Feast. Allen is also well known for playing a sexy virtual reality character Maitreya/Jade Blue Afterglow in an episode of The X-Files, and is remembered for her brief appearance as the busty "Elevator Girl" in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar. She also played the lead role in the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space. 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. She also appeared in Toby Keith's video "A Little Too Late", and had a small role in CSI as a hooker who caught the eye of Nick Stokes in the pilot episode. She returned later in the first season as a murder victim.

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 is featured in Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery and was Named #70 on the Maxim "Hot 100 of 2005" list.

Allen had a recurring role on the ABC series What About Brian as Bridget who is a reluctant but potential love interest for the main character, Brian which starred Barry Watson.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.

In addition to acting, Allen also has a t-shirt called SuperEXellent.