Alana Austin is an American retired film and television actress. She played the role of Abby Logan in the sitcom ''

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'' and starred in the Disney Channel Original film ''

Motocrossed ''Motocrossed'' is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie about a girl named Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite the fact that her father finds her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a girl". When her twin brother Andrew dislocat ...

''.

Career

Austin was born in

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. She is the daughter of

Steven Kent Austin Steven Kent Austin is an American actor and producer of small-budget independent films. He also directed a film version of '' Route 66''. He was chairman, chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the now defunct TAG Entertainmen ...

a film producer who was the founder and chairman of the now-defunct Tag Entertainment.TAG Entertainment entry
in a Reuters investment site TAG Entertainment entry
in the Businessweek stock report Austin made her major acting debut in the 1992 TV film ''Criminal Behavior'' starring

Farrah Fawcett Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she playe ...

. Three subsequent 1993 TV films followed before co-starring in the 1994 theatrical film ''

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''. She then co-starred in the film ''

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'' with

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for which was nominated for a

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. In 1996, Austin was cast in the

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sitcom ''

'' opposite

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and

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, the series was later canceled after its first season. She then went to guest star on '' Sister, Sister'', '' In the House'', ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

Boston Public ''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It features ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Close to Home''. As well as appearing in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A Mother's Instinct'', ''

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'' (opposite

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) and the Disney Channel Original film ''

''. She was also scheduled to appear in a unproduced movie based on the

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tour which would have acted as a sequel to ''Motocrossed''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Alana 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Palm Springs, California Year of birth missing (living people)