Bridgette Wilson

Bridgette Leann Wilson-Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is an American actress, singer, model, and Miss Teen USA award winner. Wilson began her career as an actress after being crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990, playing the character of Lisa Fenimoreon the soap opera Santa Barbara from April 1992 to January 1993.[1][2]
She appeared in several 1990s films, including Last Action Hero (1993) in her movie debut, Higher Learning (1995), Mortal Kombat (1995), and Billy Madison (1995). She later had roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), House on Haunted Hill(1999), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Shopgirl (2005).
Wilson is married to professional tennis player Pete Sampras, with whom she has two sons.
== Early life ==
Wilson was born and raised in the small coastal town of Gold Beach, Oregon, United States, the daughter of Kathy and Dale Wilson.[3] While in high school, she competed on the school's volleyball team.[4] She was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990 at the age of 17 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the second contender from Oregon to win the crown. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1991.[5]
== Career ==
After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson became an actress and appeared in Santa Barbara, Saved By The Bell, The Last Action Hero (as Jack Slater's daughter Whitney), Higher Learning (cameo as a university student), Billy Madison (playing Adam Sandler's character's teacher/girlfriend Veronica Vaughn), Mortal Kombat (playing Sonya Blade),[6] Nixon (a cameo as a nightclub performer), I Know What You Did Last Summer (as Sarah Michelle Gellar's ill-fated elder sister), House on Haunted Hill (as Melissa Marr), Buying the Cow, The Suburbans, Love Stinks, Nevada, Sweet Evil (as a psychopathic surrogate mother), Extreme Ops (as a world-champion skier), and The Wedding Planner. Wilson also appeared on an episode of CSI Miami as a woman whose husband is killed by a package delivered to their house.
Wilson has starred in The Rocky Horror Show (off-Broadway) and was a judge on the 2006 Miss Universe competition. Wilson is also a singer and was featured on Tommy Shane Steiner's debut album Then Came the Night, performing a spoken-word part in "What We're Gonna Do About It". This song reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2002.
== Personal life ==
Wilson married former ATP professional tennis player Pete Sampras on September 30, 2000. They have two sons, Christian Charles Sampras (born November 21, 2002) and Ryan Nikolaos Sampras (born July 29, 2005). They purchased a home in Bel Air, California in 2014.[7]
== Filmography ==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993	Last Action Hero 	Whitney/Meredith 	
1995	Higher Learning 	Nicole 	
1995	Billy Madison 	Veronica Vaughn 	
1995	Mortal Kombat 	Sonya Blade 	
1995	Nixon 	Sandy 	
1996	Final Vendetta 	Jennifer Clark 	
1996	Unhook the Stars 	Jeannie Hawks 	
1997	Nevada 	June 	
1997	The Stepsister 	Melinda Harrison 	TV film
1997	The Real Blonde 	Sahara 	
1997	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Elsa Shivers 	
1997	Marina 	 	Short film
1998	Host 	Juliet Spring 	TV film
1998	Starstruck 	Sandra 	
1999	The Suburbans 	Lara 	
1999	Love Stinks 	Chelsea Turner 	
1999	House on Haunted Hill 	Melissa Margaret Marr 	
2000	Beautiful 	Lorna Larkin, Miss Texas	
2001	The Wedding Planner 	Fran Donolly 	
2001	Just Visiting 	Amber 	
2002	Buying the Cow 	Sarah 	
2002	Extreme Ops 	Chloe 	
2005	Shopgirl 	Lisa Cramer 	
2008	Phantom Punch 	Farah 	
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992–1993	Santa Barbara 	Lisa Fenimore 	20 episodes
1992 	Saved by the Bell	Ginger 	5 episodes
1993 	Murder, She Wrote	Emily Griffith 	Episode: "A Killing in Cork"
2000–2001	The $treet 	Bridget Deshiel 	11 episodes
2002 	Frasier 	Kris 	Episode: "Three Blind Dates"
2003 	CSI: Miami 	Gabriela Betancourt	Episode: "Dead Zone"
2004 	Beyond the Glory 	Herself 	Episode: "Pete Sampras"
2005 	Jake in Progress 	Chloe 	Episode: "Ubusy?"
2008 	Carpoolers 	Dorrit 	Episode: "The Seminar"
2008 	Signature Series 	Herself 	Episode: "Pete Sampras"
Category:American film actresses