Kim Allen (born February 22, 1982) is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

of half Greek descent.

Early life

Allen was born and raised in a suburb of

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

. She earned a BFA in drama from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

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, with minors in

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and

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

Career

She formerly played 18-year-old Amanda Holden,

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's daughter, in Lifetime's series ''

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''. She later appeared in ''

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'' as Avery Burton. In the early 2000s, she made an appearance in a ''

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'' advertisement promoting an updated line including higher quality ingredients. The ad tagline "irresistibly hot", associated her attractiveness with the desirability of the frozen microwaveable sandwich. In 2016, she played the role of

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in the biographical film '' LBJ'' (2016).

Filmography

Film

Television

;Television * '' Lipstick Jungle'' (1 episode, 2008) as Leading Woman * ''

'' (1 episode, 2008) as Avery Hubert * ''

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'' (4 episodes, 2009) as Lara Fasano * '' The Beautiful Life: TBL'' (1 episode, 2009) as Rachelle ;Film * ''Sonnet for a Towncar'' (2010) as Claire * ''Violet Tendencies'' (2010) as Salome * ''Going Down in LA-LA Land'' (2011) as Ms. Campbell * ''

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'' (2012) as Maggie * ''Scavenger Killers'' (2014) as Agent Templeton * '' Lyle'' (2014) as Taylor

References

External links

* 1982 births Living people American television actresses Actresses from Massachusetts Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts 21st-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub