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Krista Allen
Allen at the Oxfam America/MySpace Rock for Darfur event in October 2006
Born	(1971-04-05) April 5, 1971 (age 53) Ventura, California, U.S.
Other names	Krista Allen-Moritt
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Days of Our Lives The Bold and the Beautiful Baywatch
Spouses	Justin Moritt ​ ​(m. 1996; div. 1999)​ Mams Taylor ​ ​(m. 2010; div. 2012)​
Children	1

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.

Early life

Krista Allen was born in Ventura, California, on April 5, 1971. She grew up in Houston and later lived in Austin, Texas.

Career

In 1994, Allen 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 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.

In 2006, she appeared in the music video to Toby Keith's single A Little Too Late.

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. 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 Maxim 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 The Bold and the Beautiful. With the show-runners opting not to renew her deal for a third year, Allen last appeared in November 2023.

Personal life

Allen is a vegan.

On September 14, 1996, Allen married Justin Moritt, a production manager. She gave birth her son 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 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. On November 15, 2015, it was reported that Allen was dating actor Nathan Fillion. However the two broke up in 2020.

Filmography

References

1. Rice, Lynette (October 26, 2021). "The Bold and the Beautiful recasts Hunter Tylo's iconic role of Dr. Taylor Hayes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
2. ^ "Krista Allen Photos, Gossip, Bio & Review". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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5. ^ "Krista Allen". Poptower.com. April 5, 1971. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
6. Bibel, Sara (April 13, 2015). "The CW Sets Summer 2015 Schedule Including America's Next Top Model & Significant Mother". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
7. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
8. Rice, Lynetta (October 31, 2022). "The Bold and the Beautiful recasts Hunter Tylo's iconic role of Dr. Taylor Hayes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
9. Rice, Lynette (December 15, 2023). "The Bold & the Beautiful Shocker: Daytime Emmy Nominee Krista Allen Has Left the CBS Sudser". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
10. Levinsky, Mara (December 18, 2023). "Comings and Goings: The Latest Cast Changes". Soap Opera Digest. United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
11. "Veggie Boom Boom official site". Veggieboomboom.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
12. "Krista Allen – My Vegan Journey". Om Times Magazine. April 16, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
13. "Krista ends her second marriage". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
14. "Castle's Nathan Fillion Is Dating George Clooney's Ex Krista Allen!". Us Weekly. November 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
15. "Separation and Divorce". Indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
16. "Party Mom".

External links

• Official website
• Krista Allen at IMDb
• Template:Amg name
• Official Veggie Boom Boom website Archived October 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• "Krista Allen".Stuff. December 2003.
• Michael Varhola (2011). Texas Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in the Lone Star State. Clerisy Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-1-57860-459-3.

• Living people
• Actresses from California
• Actresses from Houston
• American film actresses
• American soap opera actresses
• American television actresses
• University of Texas alumni
• Actresses from Austin, Texas
• People from Ventura, California
• American people of Dutch descent
• American people of English descent
• American people of Portuguese descent
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Emmanuelle in Space
• 1971 births