Landry, Ali 1973–

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LANDRY, Ali 1973–

PERSONAL

Born July 21, 1973, in Breaux Bridge, LA; daughter of Gene (a retired oil production operator) and Renelia (a hairdresser); married Mario Lopez (an actor), April 24, 2004 (divorced, 2004). Education: Studied communications at University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette). Avocational Interests: Outdoor activities, sports.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Reel Talent/Reel Kids, 980 North Bundy, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Publicist—Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actress. Host of "Beach Week" programming on the Travel Channel, 2003. Miss Louisiana and Miss USA, both 1996. Appeared in television commercials. Affiliated with charities.

Member: Kappa Delta.

Awards, Honors: ALMA Award nomination, National Council of La Raza, outstanding host of a variety or awards special, 2001, for The 49th Annual Miss USA Pageant.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, America's Greatest Pets, UPN, 1998–1999.

Teri, a recurring role, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1998–1999.

Host, Farmclub.com, USA Network, beginning 2001.

Host, Spy TV, NBC, 2002.

Rita Lefleur, Eve (also known as The Opposite Sex), UPN, 2003—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Redheaded woman, Soulkeeper, Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

Taylor Weldon, Sudden Fear, Lifetime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Miss USA 1996, The 1996 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1996.

Miss USA 1996, The 1996 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1996.

The All–American Thanksgiving Parade, CBS, 1996.

Miss USA 1996, The 1997 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1997.

Commentator, The 47th Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1998.

Commentator, The 47th Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1998.

Commentator, The 1998 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1998.

Host, America's Greatest Pets: Happy Holidays, UPN, 1998.

Host, America's Greatest Pets: A Thanksgiving Celebration, UPN, 1998.

Host, The Best Commercials You've Never Seen (and Some You Have), ABC, 1998.

67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, UPN, 1998.

Color commentator, The 48th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1999.

Color commentator, The 1999 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1999.

Commentator, The 48th Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1999.

E! Rack–N–Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Cohost, The 2000 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 2000.

Color commentator, 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 2000.

Color commentator, The 49th Annual Miss USA Pageant (also known as Miss USA Pageant), CBS, 2000.

Lance Burton, Master Magician: On the Road, Fox Family Channel, 2001.

Wild on the Beach 2001, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Host, The 51st Annual Miss USA Pageant (also known as Miss USA 2002), CBS, 2002.

Herself, Battle of the Network Stars, NBC, 2003.

(With others) Host, Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2003, ABC, 2003.

The Disco Ball, ABC, 2003.

Rank: 25 Sexiest Women, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

The Sixth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003.

Appeared in Will You Marry Me?; host of Full Frontal Fashion.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996.

Presenter, Thirteenth Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1999.

The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First masseuse, "Sharing Cher," Clueless, UPN, 1997.

Raina, "The Ruby Fruit Forest," Conan, syndicated, 1997.

Kenzie, Sunset Beach (also known as SB, Sunset Beach: Shockwave, and Sunset Beach: Terror Island), NBC, multiple episodes in 1997.

Amur, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour, Top Models, and Belleza y poder), CBS, 1998.

Heather, "Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems," Popular, The WB, 1999.

Kellie Bradford, "Won't Power," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1999.

Teri, "Burke's Breach," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1999.

Teri, "Tattoo," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1999.

Girl at laundromat, "Bridesmaid Revisited," Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guys and a Girl), ABC, 2000.

Natalie, "The Anti–Natalie Intervention," Felicity, The WB, 2000.

Natalie, "The Biggest Deal There Is," Felicity, The WB, 2000.

Natalie, "The Christening," Felicity, The WB, 2000.

Natalie, "Hello, I Must Be Going," Felicity, The WB, 2000.

Anne, "Event Night," Inside Schwartz, NBC, 2001.

Herself, Fear Factor, NBC, 2002.

Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

Hillary, "Dosed," Fastlane, Fox and MTV, 2003.

Hillary, "Iced," Fastlane, Fox and MTV, 2003.

Herself, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003 and 2004.

Herself, Extra—The Entertainment Magazine (also known as Extra), syndicated, 2004.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Donna Summer (documentary), Lifetime, 2004.

Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004.

Herself, Pyramid, syndicated, multiple episodes in 2004.

Appeared in episodes of other series, including Cribs (also known as MTV's Cribs), MTV; Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares); and The Test, FX Network.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Gorgeous woman pedestrian, Significant Others, Fox, 1998.

Host, Prime Time Comedy, NBC, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Belindy Lindbrook, Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000.

Bella, Outta Time (also known as The Courier and Out of Time), Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

Kate/Ditto, Repli–Kate (also known as National Lampoon's Repli–Kate), Zide–Perry Productions, 2002.

Elissa, Who's Your Daddy?, Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2003.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Bride–to–be, "I Do (Cherish You)," by 98 Degrees, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

FHM, December, 2002, pp. 160, 164.

People Weekly, August 12, 2002.

Razor Magazine, August, 2001, pp. 58–63.

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