Bridgette Wilson
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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...
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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