Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971)[1] is an American actress, comedienne, and model best known for playing Billie Reed on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1996 to 1999), Jenna Avid on Baywatch Hawaii (2000 to 2001), Emmanuelle on the erotic TV series Emmanuelle in Space (1994) and Taylor Hayes on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2021 to 2023,[2] for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 2023), and appearing as herself in the HBO series Project Greenlight and Unscripted.

She has also guested or recurred on several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The X-Files, Charmed, Friends, Frasier, Modern Family, Monk, Two and a Half Men, and The L.A. Complex.

[4] She competed in beauty pageants as a teen and modeled for Budweiser, posing for billboards, catalogs, and calendars.

[9] In 1996, Allen made guest appearances on Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis: Murder, Pacific Blue, and Married... with Children.

[9] She played Dr. Katherine 'K' Harrison in the television film Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, co-starring with Parker Stevenson.

[16][9] In 2001, Allen made guest appearances on Arliss, Spin City, Charmed, and Inside Schwartz.

[16][9] Allen had a small role in the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, directed by and co-starring with George Clooney.

[20] Allen played Stacy in the comedy film Anger Management (2003), co-starring with Adam Sandler.

[23] Allen had guest starring roles on Fastlane, Andromeda, Just Shoot Me!, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, and The Lyon's Den.

[24] Allen played Maddy in the comedy film Tony n' Tina's Wedding, co-starring with Mila Kunis.

[16] She had a regular role as Laurie Payne on the Fox series Head Cases, which was cancelled after only a few episodes.

[28] She starred as herself on HBO's Unscripted, an improvised series about struggling actors, produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh.

[9] From 2006 to 2007, Allen had a recurring role as Bridget Keller, a love interest for the title character, on the ABC series What About Brian.

[36] Allen starred as Dr. Andrea Swanson in the science fiction film Silent Venom, co-starring with Luke Perry.

In 2010, Allen played Cissy Hathaway in the television film Jesse Stone: No Remorse, co-starring with Tom Selleck.

[52] Allen had a regular role as Lydia Marlowe on The CW comedy series Significant Mother.

[57] Allen and her son, Jake Moritt, appeared as themselves on the Lifetime reality series Growing Up Supermodel.

[70] For her work in Shadows, she won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Silver State Film Festival.

[75] Allen returned to daytime soap operas, playing the role of Taylor Hayes on The Bold and the Beautiful.

[76][77] In April 2023, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on The Bold and the Beautiful.

[78] In December 2023, Allen announced that she had left The Bold and the Beautiful, as her contract as a series regular had not been renewed and she had declined an offer to recur.

They separated in April 2011 and Allen filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 12, 2012.

[33] She has headlined clubs as a stand-up comedian and worked as a writer on comedy projects for Netflix and HBO.

[64] From 2017 to 2018, she hosted a podcast, "I'm Fine" with Krista Allen, reviewing a self-help book with celebrity friends in each episode.

[56] After working in stand-up comedy in 2017 and 2018, Allen decided to get her GED (General Educational Development), then enrolling in college to study neuroscience and epigenetics.

She doesn't believe in forcing her beliefs on others, stating, "Those who want to make a change, will be open to learning and will eventually figure it out.

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She is an ambassador for Crisis Care L.A., an organization which gives food and support for families struggling through natural disasters.

She has appeared in a promo for Dream Loud Official, a non-profit to save art and music programs in schools.

The scammer claimed to be from the office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and said that the speech would be at an economic empowerment convention for small business owners.