Krista Allen


Krista Allen 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.

Early life

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

Career

In 1994 she portrayed the lead character Emmanuelle in the erotic movie series Emmanuelle in Space.
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.
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 ' 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.
In 2007, Allen appeared in the ABC reality television series ', 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. Allen appeared on the second season of 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 Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery and was Named #70 on the Maxim "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
Allen had a T-shirt line called Superexcellent for several years.

Personal life

Allen is vegan.
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 on July 12, 1997. The couple later divorced in 1999.
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.

Filmography

Television