Angelica Bridges (born November 20, 1970) is an American actress, model, and singer. Bridges is best known for her role as Lt. Taylor Walsh on Baywatch.[2]
Angelica Bridges | |
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 Angelica Bridges, December 4, 2014 | |
| Born | Angelica Jo Bridges November 20, 1970 Harrisonville, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | angelicabridges |
Career
editBridges was crowned Miss Missouri Teen. After arriving in Hollywood, Bridges signed with Elite Model Management. Bridges starred opposite Troy Aikman in a Brut cologne commercial directed by Zack Snyder. She was a ballroom dancing ingénue in an Emmy-nominated Super Bowl ad for American Express directed by David Kellog titled American Express – Virtual Reality.[citation needed]
She was one of the first female models to represent the UFC in an ad campaign titled “Beauty and The Beast" in Maxim magazine. She had a three-year contract with Clairol. She starred alongside Kevin Costner in a print and television ad campaign for Italian shoe company Valverde.[citation needed]
Bridges was voted as one of the 50 Most Watched Women in the World, by Esquire magazine, one of the 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World by FHM magazine and as one of the, 50 Sexiest Women in the World, by Maxim magazine.
Aside from being a regular on the television series Baywatch, Bridges returned to her character Lt. Taylor Walsh for the made for tv movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, which was filmed in Hawaii and also aired on Fox.[3]
Bridges has portrayed Red Sonja on screen, which was on the syndicated television series Conan the Barbarian.[4]
Bridges was given a pictorial spread in Playboy magazine's November 2001 issue and featured as the issue's cover model.[5][6]
Bridges has had recurring roles on The Days of our Lives, The Bold and The Beautiful, and Mortal Kombat. She has guest-starred on television shows, including, NYPD Blue, That 70's Show, Veronica Mars, Kitchen Confidential, Son of the Beach, Quintuplets, VIP, Suddenly Susan, Pacific Blue, Cybill, Metropolitan Hospital, The New Mike Hammer, Ask Harriett and Battle of the Bling on HGTV.[citation needed]
Bridges appeared in a 2016 episode of Million Dollar Matchmaker (S1E10).[7]
Bridges hosted the weekly series Spice. On VH1 in the UK. She was the series regular host for TBS's Big PlayStation Saturday and hosted an episode of Talk Soup as well as The Elite Model Look of the Year. She has been a correspondent and a red-carpet interviewer for The Young Hollywood Awards, The Breakthrough of the Year Awards. She has hosted her own segments, Top Secret Beaches and Beach Week for the Travel Channel.[citation needed]
Bridges was the lead singer of the pop group Strawberry Blonde. She previously starred in the Luxor show Fantasy in Las Vegas, albeit not as one of the dancers; she was the presenter and headlining singer.[8][9]
Personal life
editBridges was married to former NHL hockey player Sheldon Souray in 2002. Bridges filed for divorce in 2005, and the divorce was finalized in 2007. They have two daughters, Valentina and Scarlett.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | California Heat | Lisa | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Furry | |
| 2001 | Vegas, City of Dreams | Masseuse | |
| The Last Will | Nicole | ||
| 2002 | Do It for Uncle Manny | Redhead in Bar | |
| The Month of August | Emily | ||
| 2003 | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding | Taylor Walsh | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Least Likely Candidate | Glory | |
| 2014 | The Rent | Alana | Short |
| 2015 | Batgirl Rises | Poison Ivy | Video |
| 2017 | Axeman 2: Overkill | Dungie | |
| 2018 | Louder | Stella's Best Friend | |
| 2019 | The Letter Red | Jenny | |
| Your Family or Your Life | Erica Hearns | ||
| 2021 | Sarogeto | Cindy Warburton | |
| 2023 | Axeman at Cutters Creek 2 | Dungie |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Young and the Restless | Melissa | Episode: "Episode #1.5924" |
| Days of Our Lives | Sharon Taylor | Regular Cast | |
| Silk Stalkings | Ashley 'Buffy' Dodd | Episode: "When She Was Bad" | |
| Pacific Blue | Ginger Delvecchio | Episode: "Genuine Heroes" | |
| NYPD Blue | Bartender | Episode: "Yes, We Have No Cannolis" | |
| Night Stand | Mary Kate | Episode: "Militia Babes" | |
| 1997 | Cybill | Katrinka | Episode: "Little Bo Beep" |
| Sunset Beach | Girl at Party | Episode: "Episode #1.61" | |
| 1997–98 | Baywatch | Taylor Walsh | Main Cast: Season 8 |
| 1998 | Ask Harriet | Herself | Episode: "Lips That Pass in the Night" |
| Suddenly Susan | Anya | Episode: "The Big Shalom" | |
| Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Girl in Towel | Episode: "The Life You Save" | |
| Conan the Adventurer | Red Sonja | Episode: "Red Sonja" | |
| 1998–99 | Mortal Kombat Conquest | Omegis | Recurring Cast |
| 1999 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.23" |
| 2000 | V.I.P. | Cleo Robbins | Episode: "Vallery's Secret" |
| That 70s Show | Model | Episode: "Hyde's Father" | |
| 2001 | The Test | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "The Foreplay Test" |
| Black Scorpion | Shreik | Episode: "Face the Music" | |
| 2001–02 | Son of the Beach | Areola | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 |
| 2003 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Herself/Judge | Episode: "Season Premiere!" |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Lynn | Episode: "Get a Job" |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Paige | Regular Cast | |
| 2005 | Poorman's Bikini Beach | Benchwarmer Model | Episode: "Episode #7.2" |
| Kitchen Confidential | Mrs. Goldfarb | Episode: "Dinner Date with Death" | |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Sugar Jones | Episode: "The Rapes of Graff" |
| 2008 | I Love the New Millennium | Herself | Episode: "2001" & "2003" |
| 2009 | Hannity | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "December 29, 2009" |
| 2014 | Unusually Thicke | Tanya's Friend | Episode: "Off the Grid" |
| 2016 | Million Dollar Matchmaker | Herself | Episode: "The Doormat and the Lazy Lion" |
| Deadly Sins | Kelley Brennan | Episode: "What's Mine Is Mine" | |
| 2017 | Kicking & Screaming | Herself | Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle" |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sean Avery and Rachel Hunter - NHL's Celebrity WAGs over the years - Photos - SI.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/characters/nm0004774
- ^ https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baywatch-hawaiian-wedding/cast/2030137464/
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0545492/?ref_=tt_cl_eps_sm_9
- ^ Abowitz, Richard (18 November 2009). "The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Who Is 'Baywatch' Babe Angelica Bridges on Million Dollar Matchmaker?". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cNbKqn-JmWs
- ^ Abowitz, Richard (November 18, 2009). "The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges. To court and back to stay onstage in Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Katsilometes, John (August 1, 2010). "The Luxor Incident as seen from the inside; Dave Berns makes return to talk radio". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Dotinga, William (24 April 2013). "Actress Seeks $14 Million From NHL Star Ex". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 12 September 2018.