Krista Allen - American actress
Krista Allen is an American actress, model, and stand-up comedian who is well known for her role as Billie Reed in the NBC television network’s daytime soap opera, ‘Days of Our Lives. She is also known for her work in TV series including Baywatch Hawaii, The Bold and the Beautiful, Emmanuelle in Space, and films, Liar Liar and The Final Destination.
Allen has also worked as a model and has even been featured in magazines, such as ‘Interviu,’ ‘Newlook,’ and ‘Maxim.’ She was even named in ‘Maxim’ magazine’s ‘Hot 100’ list in 2005. With her up growing popularity, she has managed to amass a fan following of over 188k on her verified Instagram account: @kristaallenxo.
Early Life and Parents
Krista Allen was born on April 5, 1971, in Ventura, California, United States. Her birth name is Krista Aleen. She holds American nationality. She belongs to the white ethnicity and her religion is Christianity and is of Portuguese, English, Irish, Scottish, German, Dutch, and Welsh descent. Her zodiac sign is Aries.
Born as the daughter of her parents; Dale Allen(father) and Katherine Allen(mother), Krista was raised alongside her brother named Dalton Earl Allen Jr. in Texas. Growing up, she attended the ‘Austin Community College District(ACC) following which she was later transferred to the ‘University of Texas where she graduated with a degree in education.
Allen developed an interest in becoming a teacher and even worked as a kindergarten teacher however later changed her mind and began working as a promotional model for the ‘Texas Bikini Team’ in 1992.
Krista Allen Acting Career (Movies and TV Shows)
- Krista Allen made her acting debut with the lead role in the erotic movie series, Emmanuelle in Space in 1994. She reprised her role in all 7 installments of the movie series.
- She made her film debut with the 1996 direct-to-video film, Raven.
- She made her theatrical debut with Liar Liar in 1997. In the film, she played a minor role as a woman in an elevator.
- She had a breakthrough performance when she was cast as Shelley in the soap opera, ‘The Bold and the Beautiful in 1995.
- Her popularity rose when she starred as Billie Reed in "Days of Our Lives" in 1996. She remained on the show till 1999 appearing in over 41 episodes.
- In 1996, she appeared in other TV series; ‘High Tide,’ ‘Silk Stalkings,’ ‘Weird Science,’ ‘Diagnosis: Murder,’ ‘Married... with Children,’ and ‘Pacific Blue.’
- From 2000 to 2001, she played Jenna Avid in the action drama tv series, Baywatch.
- She then appeared in several other TV series, including ‘The X-Files,’ ‘18 Wheels of Justice,’ and ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.’
- In 2006, Allen landed another recurring role as Bridget Keller in the comedy-drama television series ‘What About Brian.’
- She played the role of Lydia Marlowe on The CW series, Significant Mother in 2015.
- She made her soap opera comeback with the role of Dr. Taylor Hayes in the popular hit soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful in 2021.
- She has guest starred in several hit tv shows including Charmed, Friends, Smallville, Two and a Half Men, 9-1-1, Mistresses, and The Philanthropist among others.
- Other movies she has starred in include The Haunted Sea (1997), Sunset Strip (2000), Totally Blonde (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003), Anger Management (2003), Paycheck (2003), Tony n' Tina's Wedding, Feast (2005), The Third Nail (2008), Locker 13 (2009), Shannon's Rainbow (2009), The Final Destination (2009), Black Widow (2010), and Eleven Eleven (2018).
Krista Allen Family Life: Husband and Children
Krista Allen is supposedly single at the moment. However, she has a history of being married and even is a mother of her children. Her first marriage was with Justin Morritt, a production manager with whom she got married on September 14, 1996. The couple shared a son Jacob "Jake" Nolan Morritt, born in July 1997, however, their relationship didn't last long as they got divorced in 1999.
She then dated George Clooney for two years. They started dating after meeting on the set of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002.
Soon after she began dating a British rapper Mams Taylor even got married on October 10, 2010. However, their marriage did not last a year as they got separated in April 2011 and their divorce was finalized in 2012.
She then started dating actor Nathan Fillion in 2015. Nathan is a popular Canadian-American actor with whom she dated for almost 5 years until they broke up in 2020.
Krista Allen Measurements: Size
Krista Allen is a gorgeous lady with a well-maintained body physique in her 50s. Her beauty remained the same even in her 50s. She stands tall with a height of 5ft. 7inches.(1.71m) while she has a body weight of around 128 lbs(58 kg).
She has a slim body build. Her eye color is hazel and her hair color is dark brown. Her sexual orientation is straight.
What is Krista Allen's Net Worth?
Krista Allen is undoubtedly a millionaire having very good earnings from her profession as an actress. Her career which started a decade ago surely has earned her hefty earnings through her several shows and movies.
In her career, she has starred in numerous movies and tv shows. She ran a T-shirt line called Superexcellent for several years. Her net worth is estimated at around $4 million.
