Alison Elizabeth Larter is an American actress and model. She portrayed fictional model Allegra Coleman in a 1996 Esquire magazine hoax. She made her film debut in Varsity Blues, followed by the horror films House on Haunted Hill, Final Destination, and Final Destination 2. She played the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes. She achieved wider recognition for her portrayal of video game heroine Claire Redfield in the action horror film Resident Evil: Extinction.
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Alison Elizabeth Larter is an American actress and model. She portrayed fictional model Allegra Coleman in a 1996 Esquire magazine hoax. She made her film debut in Varsity Blues, followed by the horror films House on Haunted Hill, Final Destination, and Final Destination 2. Larter played the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes. She achieved wider recognition for her portrayal of video game heroine Claire Redfield in the action horror film Resident Evil: Extinction. She released her cookbook, Kitchen Revelry: A Year of Festive Menus from My Home to Yours, in September 2013. She was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the daughter of Margaret, a realtor, and Danforth Larter, a trucking executive. She attended Carusi Middle School and later graduated from Cherry Hill High School West during her time as a model, but she didn’t finish her senior year of high school because of modeling. Her mom accompanied her everywhere until she turned 18, and her parents have since moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is currently signed to IMG Models. She appeared in the comedy Legally Blonde and the romantic comedy A Lot Like Love, as well as lead roles in Bollywood movie Marigold and the thriller Obsessed. She has appeared in several television shows, including Suddenly Susan and Chicago Sons. She also appeared in Dawson’s Creek, Chicago Hope, and Just Shoot Me! In 1999, Larter made her movie debut in the coming-of-age dramedy Varsity blues, which re-united her with James Van Der Beek and close friend Amy Smart.
She played Darcy Sears, a love interest for one of the main characters in the movie. In 2001, she appeared with Reese Witherspoon in Legallyblonde with Reese Taylor accused of her husband’s murder. The film earned the top spot with US$20 million in its opening weekend and ended up grossing 141 million worldwide. She next appeared as Zerelda Mimms in the western comedy American Outlaws, directed by Les Mayfield and co-starring Colin Farrell and Scott Caan. In 2008, she starred in the horror film Final Destination, which was panned by critics, but grossed US$15 million on its opened weekend and went on to earn over US$40 million overall. She starred as Clear Rivers in the teen supernatural horror filmFinal Destination. Also in 1999, she made supporting appearances in the comedies Giving It Up and Drive Me Crazy, and starred in House onHaunted Hill which was made for around US$ 20 million. In 2007, she played the lead role in the Bollywood film Marigolds. She appeared in the romantic movie A Lot like Love, which also starred Brooke Shields. In November 1996, she portrayed fictional actress AllegraColeman in an Esquire Magazine hoax. When speaking about the cover and her subsequent fame, she said, ‘When the door opens for you in Hollywood, you need to run with it. You know?’
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