Kim Greist

Kimberley Bret Greist (born May 12, 1958) is a retired American actress and model, best known for her roles in films throughout the 1980s.[1]
== Early acting career ==
Greist was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the daughter of Norma M. (née Abtey) and Edwards Harold Greist, Jr.[2] She was trained for the stage and spent some of her late teenage years as a professional model in Europe. She then returned to the United States at age 20 and launched her acting career in the off-Broadway comedy Second Prize: Two Months in Leningrad;[3] her later stage credits included appearances in the New York Shakespeare Festival.
=== Films and television ===
Her first film appearance was in the horror film C.H.U.D. (1984), soon followed by a guest appearance in the 1985 Miami Vice episode "Nobody Lives Forever". Greist also appeared in Brazil (1985), Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987)[4] and Punchline (1988). Greist continued to appear in films and television into the 1990s, with roles in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Roswell (1994) and Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996). In 1995, she played Emily Young opposite comedians Sinbad and Phil Hartman in the film Houseguest. During the 1990s, Greist also appeared in a number of made-for-television films. After appearing on an episode of Judging Amy in 2001, she retired from acting.
== Personal life ==
Griest currently resides in her hometown of Stamford.[5]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984	C.H.U.D. 	Lauren Daniels 	
1985	Brazil 	Jill Layton 	
1986	Manhunter 	Molly Graham 	
1987	Throw Momma from the Train 	Beth 	
1988	Punchline 	Madeline Urie 	
1990	Why Me? 	June Daley 	
1993	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 	Laura Burnford-Seaver	
1995	Houseguest 	Emily Young 	
1996	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 	Laura Seaver 	
1998	The Rose Sisters 	 	
1999	Rockin' Good Times 	Samantha 	Short
2000	The Hiding Place 	Holly 	
2000	Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth	Mrs. Peacock 	Video
2001	Zoe 	Mrs. Callahan 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985 	Miami Vice 	Brenda 	"Nobody Lives Forever"
1988 	Tales from the Darkside 	Claire 	"Going Native"
1989 	Wiseguy 	Kay Gallagher 	Recurring role (4 episodes)
1990 	Monsters 	Sarah / Mandy 	"The Bargain"
1991 	Payoff 	Justine Bates 	TV film
1992 	Duplicates 	Marion Boxletter	TV film
1994 	Roswell 	Vy Marcel 	TV film
1994–95	Chicago Hope 	Laurie Geiger 	Recurring role (7 episodes)
1996 	Last Exit to Eden 	Eve 	TV film
1999 	H-E Double Hockey Sticks	Marie Antoinette	TV film
2000 	Touched by an Angel 	Shawn Sullivan 	"With God as My Witness"
2000 	Diagnosis: Murder 	Lou Tyler, P.I. 	"The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A."
2000 	The X-Files 	Lisa Underwood 	"Invocation"
2001 	Judging Amy 	Michelle Crouse 	"The Last Word"