| Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter (born February 28, 1976)
is a Saturn Awards-nominated American actress and former fashion model
best known for her screen roles aimed at teenage audiences. Larter is
currently starring on the hit television series Heroes. She has also had roles in successful Hollywood films including, Varsity Blues, House on Haunted Hill, Final Destination, Legally Blonde, and most recently Resident Evil: Extinction.
Equal
parts seductive, smart and headstrong, this comely blonde started out
as a model before getting her big acting break in an unlikely place: Esquire.
As the magazine's fake cover girl — a fictional, up-and-coming starlet
named Allegra Coleman — Larter gained lots of real attention, even
after she was revealed as a hoax. Soon she was booking guest spots on
TV shows and in 1999 she made an auspicious film debut as an ambitious,
whipped-cream-wearing cheerleader in Varsity Blues. A string of supporting roles followed — she was the brain in the Final Destination series, the ex in Drive Me Crazy and the exercise guru on trial for murder in Legally Blonde.
But in 2006, the small screen afforded Larter her best part to date, as
a single mother/stripper with a very dark side on the superhero drama Heroes.
Ali Larter Fast Facts:
- Began modeling at age 13.
- Roomed with fellow actress and best friend Amy Smart before they went into show business.
- Had a recurring role on Dawson's Creek and later appeared with its star James Van Der Beek in 1999's Varsity Blues, which coincidentally also featured Smart.
- Ali Larter Relationships:
- Danforth Larter - Father
- Margaret Larter - Mother
- Hayes MacArthur - Significant Other
Personal life
Ali Larter was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to parents Margaret, a homemaker, and Danforth Larter, a trucking executive.
She attended Carusi Middle School and Cherry Hill High School West. She
began modeling with 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.
Larter is best friends with actress Amy Smart with whom she co-starred in Varsity Blues.
The two had previously been roommates before pursuing acting careers.
Larter has also lived in Miami and then New York City after the spring
of 2002. In January 2007, she moved to Los Angeles to take on the
commitment of working on Heroes.
For more information visit Ali Larter website
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