Bridgette Wilson
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| Bridgette Wilson-Sampras | |
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| Birth name | Bridgette Leann Wilson |
| Born | September 25, 1973 |
Bridgette Leann Wilson (born September 25, 1973), also known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, is an American film, television actress, and superstar model.
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Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon to Kathy and Dale Wilson.[1] Her sister, Tracy Wilson, is also an actress (As a child, Tracy made her debut in the movie Resurrection, which co-starred Ellen Burstyn). Bridgette was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990 in Biloxi, Mississippi; she is the second contender from Oregon to win this crown.
After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson became an actress and appeared in: Saved By The Bell (playing "Ginger"), Last Action Hero (playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter), Billy Madison (playing Adam Sandler's teacher/girlfriend), Mortal Kombat (playing Sonya Blade), I Know What You Did Last Summer (playing Sarah Michelle Gellar's elder sister), the ill-fated Melissa Marr in the horror remake of House on Haunted Hill and The Wedding Planner. In addition to acting, Wilson sings; her music is popular in Japan,[citation needed] and she has starred in The Rocky Horror Show (off-Broadway). She was a judge on the 2006 Miss Universe competition.
Wilson is 5 FT 9 in/175 cm, often does her own stunts, and has a big shoe size.
She married tennis champion Pete Sampras on September 30, 2000. They have two sons, Christian Charles (b. November 21, 2002) and Ryan Nikolaos (b. July 29, 2005).
- Saved by the Bell (1989) TV Series - Ginger (1992)
- Santa Barbara (1993) TV Series - Lisa Fenimore Castillo #2 (1992-1993)
- Last Action Hero (1993) - Whitney/Meredith
- Higher Learning (1995) - Nicole
- Billy Madison (1995) - Veronica Vaughn
- Mortal Kombat (1995) - Sonya Blade
- Nixon (1995) - Sandy
- Final Vendetta (1996) - Jennifer Clark
- Unhook the Stars (1996) - Jeannie Hawks
- Marina (1997)
- Nevada (1997) - June
- The Stepsister (1997) (TV) - Melinda Harrison
- The Real Blonde (1997) - Sahara
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Elsa Shivers
- Host (1998) (TV) - Julit Spring
- Starstruck (1998) - Sandra
- The Suburbans (1999) - Lara
- Love Stinks (1999) - Chelsea Turner
- House on Haunted Hill (1999) - Melissa Margaret Marr
- Beautiful (2000) - Lorna Larkin, Miss Texas
- The $treet (2000) TV Series - Bridget Deshiel
- The Wedding Planner (2001) - Francine Donolly
- Just Visiting (2001) - Amber
- Buying the Cow (2002) - Sarah
- Extreme Ops (2002) - Chloe
- Shopgirl (2005) - Lisa Cramer
- I Only Want To Be With You (album) (1994)
- Gimme A Kiss (1996)
| Preceded by Catherine Dunnam |
Miss Oregon Teen USA 1990 |
Succeeded by Delilah Anderson |
| Preceded by Brandi Sherwood |
Miss Teen USA 1990 |
Succeeded by Janel Bishop |
| Miss Universe titleholders (1990) | ||
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| Miss Universe Mona Grudt |
Miss USA Carole Gist |
Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson |
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