Kimberly Foster (actress)
Kimberly Foster | |
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| Born | July 6, 1961 Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–1995 |
Kimberly Foster (born July 6, 1961) is an American former actress, best known for her role as Michelle Stevens in the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas from 1989 to 1991.
Life and career
[edit]Kimberly Foster was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She graduated from Booneville High School and was a cheerleader. Kim, as she was known growing up, was raised in Booneville, Arkansas, the daughter of Marion Gary Foster and Paula (Atkins) Foster.[1] She made her screen debut appearing opposite Joan Collins in the 1983 television film Making of a Male Model and later guest starred in a number of shows include The Fall Guy, Paper Dolls, Knight Rider, The A-Team and Hotel.
In 1985, Foster was regular cast member in the short-lived NBC drama series The Best Times produced by Lorimar Television. The following year, she made her film debut in the romantic comedy One Crazy Summer with John Cusack.[2] She later appeared in Dragnet (1987) with Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd, You Can't Hurry Love (1988) with Bridget Fonda, and It Takes Two (1988) with fellow Arkansan George Newbern.[1][3] In 1989, Foster was cast in a series regular role as Michelle Stevens in the thirteenth and fourteenth seasons of the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas which she played from 1989 to 1991.[4] Her character was briefly a sister-in-law to Bobby Ewing and later briefly a daughter-in-law to J.R. Ewing.
After Dallas, Foster starred in the 1993 vampire comedy film Loves Bites and the following year joined the cast of the ABC daytime drama soap opera, All My Children playing Liz Sloan to 1995.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Making of a Male Model | Susan | Television film |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer | Cookie Cambell | |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Betsy Blees | |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Girl Reading Book | |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Woman on Mike's arm | Television film |
| 1988 | It Takes Two | Jonni tigersmith | |
| 1993 | Broken Trust | Erica Brogan | |
| 1993 | Love Bites | Kendall Gordon |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Yellow Rose | Unknown | Episode: "Walls of Fear" |
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Unknown | Episode: "The Huntress" |
| 1984 | Double Trouble | Lisa Fletcher | Episode: "Dueling Feet" |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | Casey | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Tonie Baxter | Episode: "Knight of the Chameleon" |
| 1985 | Cover Up | Angelica | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Tina | Episode: "Beverly Hills Assault" |
| 1985 | Hotel | Wendy | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething | Fantasy Girl | Episode: "Thirtysomething" |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Tracy | Episode: "B Men" |
| 1989-1991 | Dallas | Michelle Stevens | Series regular, 51 episodes |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Wendy Cooper | Episode: "Ghost Ship - August 13, 1956" |
| 1994-1995 | All My Children | Liz Sloan | Series regular |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elias, Thomas D. (9 March 1990). Steamy doll on 'Dallas' just acting, Reading Eagle (Scripps Howard News Service)
- ^ Hottest Women of '80s Movies Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Maxim, Retrieved August 4, 2011
- ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : Formulaic 'It Takes Two' Adds Up to a Snappy, Wide-Awake Sleeper". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1988.
- ^ (26 July 1989). Dallas gets new vixen, The Item (Associated Press)
- ^ (28 September 1994). Entertainment, Cherokee County Herald
External links
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