Krista Allen

Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress and model. She starred as Emmanuelle on Emmanuelle in Space (1994), Billie Reed on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1996 to 1999), Jenna Avid on Baywatch Hawaii (2000 to 2001), Lydia Marlowe on Significant Mother (2015), and Dr. Taylor Hayes on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2021 to 2023). She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The Bold and The Beautiful in 2023. Allen's film credits include Liar Liar (1997), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Anger Management (2003), and The Final Destination (2009).

Early life
Allen was born in Ventura, California. She was raised in Houston and later lived in Austin, Texas. Her parents divorced when she was young and married other people. She competed in beauty pageants as a teen and started working as a model. She modeled for Budweiser, posing for billboards, catalogs, and calendars. She was also a spokesmodel for World Gym and worked as an aerobics instructor.

Allen majored in education at Austin Community College and then had an internship as a kindergarten teacher. She moved from Texas to Los Angeles after college. She didn't intend to become an actress, but she met a manager and began getting acting roles.

Career
Allen played the title role in the erotic film series Emmanuelle in Space (1994). In 1995, she appeared in two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, playing a character named Shelley. She also guest starred on Deadly Games and appeared in two episodes of High Tide.

In 1996, Allen made guest appearances on Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis: Murder, Pacific Blue, and Married... with Children. She played Michelle in the television film Rolling Thunder. She also played Cali in the action film Raven, co-starring with Burt Reynolds. Allen was cast as Billie Reed on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Her first air date was September 6, 1996. The role had previously been played by Lisa Rinna, who had left the show a year earlier.

Allen appeared in the comedy film Liar Liar (1997), co-starring with Jim Carrey. She had a role in the thriller film The Haunted Sea (1997). Allen made another guest appearance on Pacific Blue in 1999. She played Dr. Katherine 'K' Harrison in the television film Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, co-starring with Parker Stevenson. Allen left Days of Our Lives when her contract ended, last airing November 5, 1999.

She was cast as Jenna Avid on Baywatch Hawaii, playing the role from 2000 to 2001. She played Jennifer in the 1970s drama film Sunset Strip (2000). Allen guest starred on The X-Files and 18 Wheels of Justice. From 2000 to 2001, she had a recurring role as Kristy Hopkins on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

In 2001, Allen made guest appearances on Arliss, Spin City, Charmed, and Inside Schwartz. She starred as Meg Peters in the comedy film Totally Blonde. In 2002, she guest starred on Friends, Glory Days, Mutant X, and Smallville. Allen had a small role in the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, directed by George Clooney.

Allen played Stacy in the comedy film Anger Management (2003), co-starring with Adam Sandler. She appeared as Holographic Woman in the action film Paycheck (2003), co-starring with Ben Affleck. Allen guest starred on Fastlane, Andromeda, Just Shoot Me!, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, and The Lyon's Den.

In 2005, she appeared in the short-lived Fox sitcom Head Cases. 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 to 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.