Bridgette Leann Wilson Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is a former American actress, singer, model, and

Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on th ...

award winner. Wilson began her career as an actress after being crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' from April 1992 to January 1993. She appeared in a number of films, including '' Last Action Hero'' (1993) in her movie debut, '' Higher Learning'' (1995), ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a ...

'' (1995), and ''

Billy Madison ''Billy Madison'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Tamra Davis. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Darren McGavin, Mark Beltzman, and Larry Hankin. The film was written by Sandle ...

'' (1995). She later had roles in ''

I Know What You Did Last Summer ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. It is loosely base ...

'' (1997), '' House on Haunted Hill'' (1999), ''

The Wedding Planner ''The Wedding Planner'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, in his feature film directorial debut, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. Plot Ambitious ...

'' (2001), and '' Shopgirl'' (2005).

Early life

Wilson was born and raised in the small coastal town of Gold Beach, Oregon, United States, the daughter of Kathy and Dale Wilson. While in high school, she competed on the school's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

team. She was crowned

in 1990 at the age of 17 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the second contender from Oregon to win the crown. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1991.

Career

After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson became an actress and appeared in ''Santa Barbara'', Ginger on '' Saved By The Bell'', '' Last Action Hero'' (as Jack Slater's daughter Whitney), '' Higher Learning'' (cameo as a university student),

(playing

Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of wh ...

's character's teacher/girlfriend Veronica Vaughn), ''Mortal Kombat'' (playing Sonya Blade), '' Nixon'' (a cameo as a nightclub performer), ''

'' (as Sarah Michelle Gellar's ill-fated elder sister), '' House on Haunted Hill'' (as Melissa Marr), '' Buying the Cow'', '' The Suburbans'', '' Love Stinks'', ''

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

'', ''Sweet Evil'' (as a psychopathic surrogate mother), '' Extreme Ops'' (as a world-champion skier), and ''The Wedding Planner''. Wilson also appeared on an episode of ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Detec ...

'' as a woman whose husband is killed by a package delivered to their house. Wilson’s last film role before retiring from acting would be '' Phantom Punch'' (2008). Wilson has starred in '' The Rocky Horror Show'' (

off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...

) and was a judge on the 2006

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall St ...

competition. Wilson is also a singer and was featured on Tommy Shane Steiner's debut album '' Then Came the Night'', performing a spoken-word part in "What We're Gonna Do About It". This song reached number 43 on the ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large adverti ...

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sa ...

charts in 2002.

Personal life

Wilson married professional

tennis player Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ...

Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...

on September 30, 2000 after dating for nine months. On November 21, 2002, their son, Christian Charles Sampras, was born. On July 29, 2005, the couple had their second son, Ryan Nikolaos Sampras. The family resides in Lake Sherwood, California.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Guest singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Bridgette 1973 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Oregon American child actresses American child models American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Female models from Oregon American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Living people 1990 beauty pageant contestants 20th-century Miss Teen USA delegates Miss Teen USA winners People from Gold Beach, Oregon Singer-songwriters from Oregon Country musicians from Oregon 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers