Table of Biography
Krista Allen is a promising actress, stand-up comedian, and model from the United States. Krista Allen is probably known for her role as Billie Reed in daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives.”
Early Life
Krista Allen was born in Ventura, California, United States, on April 5, 1971. Her full name is Krista Allen Moritt. She is 52 years old as of 2024, and her birth sign is Aries. Moreover, she holds American citizenship and belongs to a mixed ethnicity. She belongs to Portuguese, English, Scottish, German, Dutch, and Welsh descent.
Additionally, she was born to Dale Allen and Katherine Allen. She was raised with her older brother Dalton Earl Allen, Jr in Houston. Later, her family moved to Austin Texas. In addition, Krista is a certified yoga instructor.
Caption: Krista Allen’s childhood photo (Source: Facebook)
Krista Allen – Education
Talking about her academic background, she majored in education at Austin Community College. Later, she graduated from the University of Texas with an education degree. After this, she enrolled at the University of Texas and graduated with an education degree.
Professional Career
Before starting her acting career, Krista Allen worked as a teacher, interning as a kindergarten teacher but later moved to California to pursue her acting career. She made her acting debut, playing the title role of Emmanuelle in the series of eight erotic television movies titled “Emmanuelle.” Moreover, she portrayed the role of Shelley in the television soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” and Mrs. Fleisig in the action science fiction TV series “Deadly Games” in 1995.
Caption: The poster of the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives (Source: Pinterest)
She made her big screen debut playing the role of Cali Goodwin in the 1996 film “Raven.” During the same year, she got her breakthrough role, playing the role of Billie Reed in the soap opera ” Days of Our Lives.” In the series, she appeared in 41 episodes from 1996 to 1999, and is also the longest-running daytime soap opera. She appeared in many TV shows, including “High Tide,” “Silk Stalkings,” “Weird Science,” “Diagnosis: Murder,” “Married… with Children,” and “Pacific Blue” in the year 1996.
The next year, she was cast in two movies “Liar Liar” and “The Haunted Sea.” She landed in the recurring role of Jenna Avid in the action drama TV series “Baywatch” in 26 episodes from 2000 to 2001. In the early 2000s, she appeared in several other TV series, including “The X-Files,” “18 Wheels of Justice,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Arliss,” “Inside Schwartz,” “Spin City,” and “Charmed.”
Appeared in a number of movies and TV series
She played a minor role of Jennifer in the comedy-drama film “Sunset Strip.” Moreover, she reprised her role of Kristy Hopkins, appearing in a couple of episodes of the TV series “Crime Scene Investigation” in 2001. The same year, she was cast in the lead role of Meg Peters in the comedy film “Totally Blonde.” She played the role of Joey’s girlfriend Mable in an episode of “Friends,” ‘The One Where Joey Dates Rachel’ in 2002. The same year, she was seen playing a minor role in the TV movie “Zero Effect.”
During that time, she got cast in a couple of movies such as “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002) and “Face Value.” In the 2003 Peter Segal-directed comedy film “Anger Management” she played the role of Stacy along with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. That year, she appeared in six TV series such “Fastlane,” “Andromeda,” “Just Shoot Me!,” “The Lyon’s Den,” “Frasier,” and “Two and a Half Men.”
She appeared as Maddy in the Roger Paradiso-directed 2004 film “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” which was adapted from a play of the same name. During the same period, she was seen playing the role of Tuara Bebdette in “Shut Up and Kiss Me!” Moreover, she also appeared in two TV series “I’m with Her” and “The Screaming Cocktail Hour” that year.
She was cast in the role of Tuffy in the John Gulager-directed 2005 horror comedy film “Feast.” Then, she played a recurring role as Bridget Keller in the television series “What About Brian.” She played the role from 2006 to 2007, she appeared in 11 episodes.
Continued her successful career
In 2008, she played Eve in four episodes of “The Starter Wife.” She was cast as Hannah in the drama crime film “The Third Nail” that same year. She also portrayed Lucinda in the film “Meet Market” and Victoria in an episode of the ABC network’s television series “Cashmere Mafia.”
Moreover, she starred in three feature films in 2009, including the well-known supernatural horror movie “The Final Destination.” She also portrayed Julia Rist in the NBC action drama series “The Philanthropist,” and she featured in a few episodes of the ABC network’s “Dirty Sexy Money.”
In 2012, she was cast as Jennifer Bell in the recurring role of “The L.A. Complex,” a Canadian drama series. She appeared in three television series “Hawaii Five-0,” “Mistresses,” and “Castle.” In 2015, she portrayed Lydia Marlowe in nine episodes of the television sitcom “Significant Mother.” In 2018, she starred as Jackie in the TV movie “Party Mom.”
Further, she was included in Maxim magazine’s Girls of Maxim gallery and ranked 70th on Maxim’s “Hot 100 of 2005” list. For numerous years, she had a T-shirt business called Superexcellent. Moreover, she made her soap opera return in December 2021, when she began airing as the recast of Dr. Taylor Hayes on the long-running daytime soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
Net Worth 2024
Through her professional career, the American actress has made a solid livelihood. Her net worth is believed to be approximately $4 million as of 2023. However, she has not disclosed her salary or income.
Relationship Status
Currently, Krista Allen is possibly single and unmarried. Previously, she was married twice. Firstly, she married a production manager and producer, Justin Moritt from September 14, 1996, to 1999.
With the marriage, the couple has a son, Jacob Nolan Moritt. Later, she married Mams Taylor on October 10, 2010. Taylor is an Iranian rapper. However, after six months of separation, she filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 28, 2012.
Caption: Krista Allen with her son, Jacob Nolan Moritt (Source: Familytron)
In 2001, she was rumoured to be dating David Spade, and she sued him for $1 million, alleging he created a knockoff version of the reality TV program they promised to create together.
Body Measurements
Caption: Krista Allen attending a program (Source: Hollywood Life)
This beautiful actress stands 5 feet 7 inches tall (1.71 m) and weighs around 59 kg (130 lbs). She has a pair of dark brown eyes with dark brown hair colour and her body measurement is 35-24-34 inches.
Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@kristaallenxo’ there are over 204k followers. Likewise, there are over 93.2k followers on her Twitter page ‘@KristaAllenXO,’ and over 243k followers on her official Facebook page.