Ariana Richards - wikipedia Ariana Richards American actress and painter This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2009 ) Ariana Richards Ariana Clarice Richards ( 1979 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1979 ( age 38 ) Healdsburg, California, U.S. Occupation Actress, painter Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Mark Aaron Bolton ( m. 2013 ) Website www.galleryariana.com Ariana Clarice Richards ( born September 11, 1979 ) is an American actress and painter. She is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in the blockbuster film Jurassic Park. Richards won several Young Artist Awards for her acting, but since adulthood has focused on her art career. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Acting 2.1 Awards 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 Music 5 Art 5.1 Awards 6 References 7 External links Personal life Richards was born in Healdsburg, California, the daughter of Darielle ( née Garrison ), a public relations representative and film producer, and Gary Richards. Her sister, Bethany, is also an actress. Her maternal grandmother, who was of Italian ancestry, was a descendant of Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli. Richards is also a descendant of boxer John L. Sullivan and a distant cousin of Gabourey Sidibe. She graduated from Skidmore College in 2001, earning a degree in Fine Art and Drama, with distinction. She continued with instruction at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. Richards married Mark Bolton in Oregon in January 2013 ; the couple have a daughter. Acting Richards made her acting debut in 1987 's Into the Homeland, a made - for - cable release that starred Powers Boothe. Her most notable appearance was as Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film ; she reprised the role very briefly in the sequel The Lost World : Jurassic Park. She also appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3 : Back to Perfection, which went straight - to - video. She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a high school cheerleader ; she also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World. In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1998 music video `` Brick '' by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York. In February 2014, Richards was voted # 98 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Child Stars. Awards Favourite Newcomer -- Japan : Jurassic Park ( 1994 ) - Won Favourite Newcomer -- Australia : Jurassic Park ( 1994 ) - Won Favourite Newcomer -- United Kingdom : Jurassic Park ( 1994 ) - Won Bambi Award : Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) - Won Young Artist Award -- Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture : Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) - Won Young Artist Award -- Best Young Actress in a Television Movie : Locked Up : A Mother 's Rage ( 1992 ) - Won Young Artist Award -- Best Young Actress in a Television Movie : Switched At Birth ( 1991 ) - Won Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 I 'm Gonna Git You Sucka Little Girl 1989 Face of the Enemy Voice only 1989 Prancer Carol Wetherby 1990 Tremors Mindy Sterngood 1990 Spaced Invaders Kathy Hoxly 1992 Timescape Hillary Wilson Jurassic Park Lex Murphy Film adaption of the novel 1995 Angus Melissa Lefevre 1997 The Lost World : Jurassic Park Lex Murphy Film adaption of the novel Cameo appearance Tremors 3 : Back to Perfection Mindy Sterngood Direct - to - video 2013 Battledogs Donna Voorhees Was titled `` Ward 's Island '' Television Year Title Role Notes The Golden Girls Lisa Episode : `` And Then There Was One '' Into the Homeland Ember Swallow ( age 5 & 7 ) Television film 1988 My Sister Sam Morgan Episode : `` Life, Death and Admiral Andy '' 1989 Empty Nest Phoebe Swenson Episode : `` Harry Snubs Laverne '' 1990 Island Son Tess Delaney Episode : `` Viruses '' 1990 The Incident Nancy Television film 1991 Switched at Birth Kimberly Mays, Age 9 - 11 Television film 1992 Locked Up : A Mother 's Rage Kelly Gallagher Television film 1992 Against Her Will : An Incident in Baltimore Nancy Television film 1995 Capitol Critters President 's Granddaughter Voice only Episode : `` If Lovin ' You Is Wrong, I Do n't Wanna Be Rat '' Born Free : A New Adventure Valerie Porter Television film Boy Meets World Claire Ferguson Episode : `` Dangerous Secret '' 1997 Total Security Karen Dieboldt Episode : `` Who 's Poppa ? '' 1997 The Princess Stallion Sarah Stewart Television film 1998 Broken Silence : A Moment of Truth Movie ( a.k.a. Race Against Fear ) Mickey Carlyle Television film Music In 1993, Richards released the album First Love on the Pony Canyon label in Japan. The album was a mix between teen - pop and dance - friendly ballads of the early 1990s. There was also a single released in very small volume. Ariana and her mother wrote the words to the track `` You 're the Reason ''. Richards returned briefly to the world of music in September 2008 and recorded a cover version of David Foster 's `` The Prayer '' in a duet with Chris M. Allport, whom she has known since a young age. Art Richards has become a successful artist. Her paintings, usually of landscapes and figures, tend to be in the style of the impressionists. In October 2005, she won first place in the National Professional Oil Painting Competition ( sponsored by American Artist magazine ) for the painting Lady of the Dahlias. As of 2013 Richards lived in Salem, Oregon, and was apprenticing under a professional painter. Awards Art of the West 's Award of Excellence ( 2006 ) The National Professional Oil Painting Competition ( 2005 ) References Jump up ^ Profile, FilmReference.com ; accessed December 27, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Book of Memories ''. Bollmanfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Richards descendant of Carlo Crivelli Itialian Renaissance artist ''. Galleryariana.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Biography -- A Brief Introduction ''. ariana.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010. Jump up ^ Paul Chi. `` Jurassic Park 's Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards Today ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Ariana Richards on IMDb Jump up ^ `` Werewolf movie uses Buffalo as stand - in for New York City ''. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` VH1 ′ s 100 Greatest Kid Stars Of All Time ''. Retrieved February 21, 2014. Jump up ^ Jurassic Park Star All Grown Up Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. on The Yo Show. Accessed October 19, 2012. Jump up ^ Fine Art Articles, Art Awards, Ariana Richards Archived November 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Click, Carl ( April 5, 2013 ). `` ' Jurassic Park : ' 20 years later : Where actress Ariana Richards is today ''. KATU News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013. 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Question: who played the little girl in the first jurassic park
Answer: Ariana Clarice Richards