Kristen Meadows is a retired actress who has appeared in such daytime TV soap operas as One Life to Live as Mimi King and Santa Barbara as Victoria Lane.
Personal life Meadows was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She comes from a family of performers and started her stage career in musicals. When she was 12, she has got a leading role in musical directed by her grandfather (a conductor). After graduating from high school, she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Later she was a model for Wilhelmina Models Agency, did commercials, and became a TV and movie actress. In 1981, she made her Broadway debut in the play Fearless Frank.
Meadows was engaged with English designer Paul Stanley Lewis, but their wedding was canceled. On 16 July 1988, Meadows married a television director by the name of Bill Sheridan, but they were soon divorced. She had a romance with her Santa Barbara co-star Frank Runyeon, then started a relationship with Dr. David Kipper. Their son Sam was born in December 1989.
Meadows received death threats from fans over the way she played Victoria Lane, and she knew that she was not popular with Eden and Cruz fans, so Meadows left Santa Barbara in 1989.
Filmography Zero Tolerance (1994) as agent Megan Evolution (2001) as Patty
Television TV acting roles Year Film/Series Character Notes1979-82,1983,1985-86 One Life to Live as Mimi King ABC-TV soap opera; 2 episodes 1983 Matt Houston Erin ABC-TV series; 1 episode Lottery! ???? in episode Winning Can Be Murder T. J. Hooker Alice Danner TV series; guest role, in episode "Matter Of Passion" 1983-1985 The A-Team Toby Griffith/Jenny Sherman guest starred in episodes "Diamonds n' Dust" & "Incident At Crystal Lake" 1984 The Fall Guy Liz Martinson/ Stacy Baker guest role in episodes "Losers Weepers" (Parts I & II)/ & "The Molly Sue" Hill Street Blues Caroline Reynolds NBC-TV series; in 3 episodes Riptide (American TV series) Tina Brasil in episode Conflict Of Interest Automan Ellie Harmon in episode The Biggest Game In Town Sins Of The Past Diane TV movie Glitter Julie Tipton TV series (1 episode) 1985 Simon & Simon Sally Edwards CBS-TV series; guest star in episodes "Simon Without Simon" (Parts I & II) Street Hawk Diana Gassner ABC-TV series; in episode "Fire On The Wing" The Wizard ???? in episode Haunting Memories 1986 Double Dare Herself TV game show appearance 1986–1989 Santa Barbara Victoria “Tori“ Lane Capwellsantabarbara-online.com Kristen Meadows threatened of death by fans of Santa Barbarasantabarbara-online.com K.Meadows: I owe everything to Cruz NBC-TV soap series; main cast role, 303 episodes 1988 Sonny Spoon Kelsey in episode "Diamonds Aren't Forever" 1990-1992 Days of Our Lives Elizebeth Lovett January 1990 - February 1991; & April to October 1992 1991 Paradise in episode "Bad Blood" MacGyver Suzanne Walker in episode Strictly Business 1996 Baywatch Nights Jeri Ross in episode "Thief In The Night" High Tide Dr. Andrea Manning in episode "Dr. Feelgood" 1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Tammy's mother in episode "The Cure" 2001 The Bold and the Beautiful Real estate agent CBS-TV soap opera series
Theatre Hits Of Broadway South Pacific Pippin as Catherine The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Janet Kismet Hair Fiddler on the Roof The Sound of Music as Liesel
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