Kimberley Katherine Smith (born March 3, 1983) is a former American

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and actress.

Early life and education

Smith was born in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

. A graduate of

Permian High School Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is one of three high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book '' Friday Night Lights'', which in turn inspired a movie and TV ...

Odessa, Texas Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, mak ...

, she got her big break into modeling when she accompanied a friend to a Model Search of America contest. She was changed from a spectator to a competitor by the head of the contest, and soon after signed with Clipse Management of

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. Her face and figure have been featured for

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, Mac and Jac,

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, and Andrew Marc. She also took part in two of Paul Marciano's

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campaigns in 2000.

Career

Smith has appeared in several

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, including

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's "

Bye Bye Bye "Bye Bye Bye" is a song by the American boy band NSYNC. It was released on January 17, 2000, as the lead single from their third studio album '' No Strings Attached''. The song was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze, with a ...

" and "

It's Gonna Be Me "It's Gonna Be Me" is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released through Jive Records, as the second single from their second studio album '' No Strings Attached'' (2000) in the United States, and as the third single from the internatio ...

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's "

Girls of Summer "Girls of Summer" is a single by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Released in 2002 as the only single from the band's 2002 greatest hits album, ''O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits'', the song was written by lead singer Steven Tyler, guitarist ...

" and

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's " Wake Up Call". She entered the film business in 2002 with a cameo in ''

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'' as comely coed Casey, and followed with a small role in 2004's ''

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'' as model Drina. Smith appeared in the July 2005 issue of ''

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'' magazine, which was dedicated to American troops serving overseas. Kim posed with American military regalia including

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s and a camouflage hat; the article and pictures are featured in the Girls of Maxim Gallery. The publication named her #91 in its 2006 list. In 2007, Smith played a recurring role in the television series '' Friday Night Lights'', based on the book of the same name, about the real-life Permian High School Panthers football team. Permian High School is Smith's Alma Mater.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kim 1983 births Actresses from Texas American female models American film actresses Living people People from Odessa, Texas 21st-century American women