Ali Larter
ALL ABOUT ALI LARTER
Full Name: Alison Elizabeth Larter
Date of Birth: 28 February 1976
Place of Birth: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Bio:
Ali Larter stars in NBC’s new ensemble drama series “Heroes” as Niki Sanders, a single mother who struggles to support her exceptionally gifted young son’s private school education and whose mirror image has a secret. “Heroes” follows the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.
Larter starred in the successful first and second installments of the “Final Destination” franchise and opposite Reese Witherspoon in the hit film “Legally Blonde.” In addition, Larter enjoyed a successful run on the New York stage in “The Vagina Monologues.”
Making her feature film debut in the blockbuster hit “Varsity Blues,” Larter includes among her credits “A Lot Like Love,” “American Outlaws” starring opposite Colin Farrell, “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” for writer/director/actor Kevin Smith, “The House on Haunted Hill,” a remake of the original Vincent Price horror classic with Taye Diggs and Geoffrey Rush, and “Drive Me Crazy.”
Larter will soon star opposite Milla Jovovich in “Resident Evil 3: Extinction” as Claire Redfield, a new character to the film series who appears in the video game “Resident Evil 2.” Larter’s other film credits include the independent film “Crazy” and the soon-to-be released “Marigold.”
Trivia:
Ali is from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Ali’s nickname is Allegra Coleman.
Ali is 5′8.
Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series “Chicago Sons” (1997).
Close friend and former roommate of Varsity Blues (1999) co-star Amy Smart.
Ranked #40 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World” (2002)
For the scene in Varsity Blues (1999) where her character Darcy sports her whipped-cream-bikini, shaving cream was used because the whipped cream wouldn’t stick right.
The original ending for Final Destination (2000) showed her character giving birth to the son of the central character, Alex, played by Devon Sawa, who was shown to have died in the original ending.
Quotes:
“I would probably fly. I think that would be the most incredible example of freedom.” - on what super power she would want to have.
“She’s not as glamorous, and that’s why I love her. I love her. There’s so many times, you know, I get scripts and it’s ‘hot girl with elan’… and Niki is so complicated,” she said. “I don’t get that many chances to play complicated, conflicted women, and I’m so drawn to that.” - on her ‘Heroes’ character.
“I try to stay focused and do the best I can do. And whatever ends up on the screen at the end of the day… I walk away from that,” - on whether or not she obsesses about how she looks on HDTV.
“It’s taken me many years to get to the point where I can walk away. And it’s still a struggle… because there’s something inside me that wants to judge.” - on her self image because of modeling.
“I hate pretty-looking boys. I’d rather have a guy with a potbelly than one who’s in the gym all the time and watches what he eats.”
“I don’t care how stylish something is if it doesn’t flatter me.”
“When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don’t have it, then I don’t have it, but at least I’m going to put myself out there. If I fail, I’m going to fail terrifically.”
“I fall in love with all my leading men. I have a hard time separating fantasy from reality. [laughs] When I’m shooting a movie and looking into a man’s eyes while he’s telling me all these things, I believe him.”
“For some reason I used to think that every man I was with was going to be the last man ever. But boys are dumb. When you’re young, they want to play around on you. I have zero tolerance for cheating.”
Niki Sanders on Heroes:
Niki Sanders is portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series, Heroes. Niki tries to balance her life as an internet pornography star and as a single mother running away from her criminal husband, D.L. When a mobster she borrowed money from starts to come after her and her son, Micah, she unknowingly taps into an evil and terrifying alter-ego, who is more than capable of carrying out superhuman deeds.
Filmography:
Ali Larter Filmography as an Actress:
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction
2006 Heroes [TV Series]
2006 Crazy
2005 A Lot Like Love
2005 Marigold
2004 Entourage: Entourage
2004 3-Way
2003 Final Destination 2
2001 American Outlaws
2001 Legally Blonde
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2000 Final Destination
1999 The House on Haunted Hill
1999 Drive Me Crazy
1999 Giving It Up
1999 Varsity Blues
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