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Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter
(born February 28, 1976) is an American actress and
former fashion model best known for her screen roles
aimed at teenage audiences. Her best known television
series is Heroes. Her famous Hollywood films were
Varsity Blues, House on Haunted Hill, Final Destination,
Legally Blonde and Resident Evil: Extinction.
Early life: Ali Larter was born
in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She attended Carusi Middle
School and Cherry Hill High School West. She began
modeling with the world-renowned Ford Models at the age
of fourteen and traveled the world. At seventeen, Larter
settled temporarily in Japan. A year later, in 1995, she
accompanied her boyfriend in his move to Los Angeles,
California. Soon after, she began taking acting classes,
at a friend's suggestion.
In November, 1996, Ali was on the cover of Esquire
Magazine as Allegra Coleman, Hollywood's newest Dream
Girl. The editors of the magazine wanted to illustrate
the hyperbole of Hollywood hype, and approached Ali to
play the fictitious actress.
The hoax landed her an agent and soon Ali started guest
starring on shows like "Chicago Hope" and
"Just Shoot Me". After that, she appeared
twice on season two of "Dawson's Creek", as
Pacey's object of affection, Kristy Livingstone.
In the fall of 1998, Larter was featured in two episodes
of "Dawson's Creek" (The WB), playing a senior
class member who catches the eye of notorious older
woman fan Pacey (Joshua Jackson).
Meanwhile, Amy Smart had already appeared in several
movies. She was the one who suggested that Ali should
audition for Varsity Blues. The film, which starred
Hollywood's It-boy James van der Beek, became a surprise
box office hit and launched the careers of people like
Ali, Amy and Paul Walker. And from that moment on, Ali
would be referred to as the whipped cream-bikini-girl.
She followed it up with the teen romcom Drive Me Crazy,
in which she co-starred as Adrian Grenier's sexy ex.
After that she joined the cast of the House on Haunted
Hill, in which she starred opposite Geoffrey Rush and
Famke Janssen.
But it was her role in thriller Final Destination which
earned her critical praise. She won the Young Hollywood
Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Female.
In 1999, Larter began her film career with appearances
in Varsity Blues and House on Haunted Hill. During the
next few years, she appeared in a number of movies aimed
at a teenage audience, including the box office
successes Legally Blonde and Final Destination. In 2001,
Larter performed in the stage play the Vagina Monologues
in New York City.
In January 1999, the actress starred opposite Dawson
himself in the high school football drama "Varsity
Blues", playing Darcy, the head cheerleader
outfitted in a whipped cream bikini who tried to entice
new star quarterback Mox (James Van Der Beek). Her turn
was certainly memorable, and Larter managed to bring
depth to her character as well, evincing her ambition
and drive, however misplaced.
Later that year she played a student activist who dumps
her less motivated boyfriend (Adrien Grenier) on the eve
of a school dance, driving him in to the plans and arms
of Nicole (Melissa Joan Hart), where the two plot to get
back their lost loves in "Drive Me Crazy".
Larter next took on a more adult role in that year's
horror remake "The House on Haunted Hill",
playing an invited guest to the sinister structure who
is harboring a dangerous secret.
Next up were supporting roles in the surprise hit
Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, and in Kevin
Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. She also starred
in the western American Outlaws with Colin Farrell and
buddy Scott Caan.
Ali recently starred in Final Destination 2. She was the
only returning cast member after Devon Sawa decided not
to come back.
In 2002, Larter was ranked #40 in Stuff magazine's
"102 Sexiest Women in the World".
But now it's time for something new. She enjoyed her
time on the New York stage when she performed in The
Vagina Monologues in 2001. She would like to do more
theatre, while also doing independent work. She can next
be seen in Marigold: An Adventure in India.
Larter is a close friend of actress Amy Smart, with whom
she co-starred in the film Varsity Blues. She has
previously lived in Miami, Florida and currently lives
in New York City, having moved there in the spring of
2002.
Acting career: In November 1996, Larter played
the hoax model Allegra Coleman in Esquire magazine. Even
after the hoax had been revealed, its effects lingered,
and she was wooed by various agencies. Larter landed her
first professional role in 1997, in the television
series Chicago Sons. The role was followed by a number
of other appearances on several television series,
including Dawson's Creek, Chicago Hope and Just Shoot
Me!
In 1999, Larter began her film career with appearances
in Varsity Blues and House on Haunted Hill. During the
next few years, she appeared in a number of movies aimed
at a teenage audience, including the box office
successes Legally Blonde and Final Destination. In 2001,
Larter performed in the stage play The Vagina Monologues
in New York City. In 2002, Larter was ranked #40 in
Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World".
As of September 2006, Larter is portraying Niki Sanders
on the NBC TV series Heroes, and is scheduled to play
Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).
In the February 2007 issue of Stuff Magazine, Larter
dishes about her role on Heroes. "I'm drawn to
playing strong women. Recently, Ali was featured as # 6
in Maxim's Hot 100 for 2007.
Personal life: Larter is a close friend of
actress Amy Smart with whom she co-starred in Varsity
Blues. Her best friend is former Sam's Kid Erick
Alegria. Larter has previously lived in Miami, Florida
and currently lives in New York City, having moved there
in the spring of 2002. |
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