Alison Armitage (26 February 1965, High Wycombe, England) is a British-born former swimmer, actress, model and Playboy Playmate who holds Hong Kong and US citizenship.
Early life Armitage was born in High Wycombe, England, but grew up in Hong Kong where she lived for 20 years. She is of mixed German, French, and English descent. Armitage has been a swimmer since the age of four, and qualified for the Hong Kong Olympic team. However, she abandoned the sport during her teens. Armitage studied at Island School in Hong Kong before studying computer science at the University of San Diego in California. She eventually started a career as a model.
Playboy Playmate and modeling career
Under the pseudonym Brittany York, Armitage was Playboys Playmate of the Month for October 1990. As a result, she appeared in many Playboy videos and promotions. Armitage also appeared in a pictorial in Maxim magazine in 1999. Aside from that, she also appeared on the cover of other magazines like Razor, DT, and Bikini. Armitage was also featured in TV commercials for brands like Reebok Sportswear, West cigarettes, Budweiser, Trac mobile phones, among others.
Acting career Armitage started her acting career in the early 1990s with small roles on the TV show Full House and the film Miracle Beach. After that, she landed a leading role in the television series Acapulco H.E.A.T. from 1993 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1997. Armitage also appeared in popular TV shows like Seinfeld and the long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She also had bit parts in movies such as Jerry Maguire and Driven.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Secret Games Nun Straight-to-video 1992 Miracle Beach Girl in Bed credited as Brittany York 1996 Jerry Maguire Former girlfriend 1998 Franky Goes to Hollywood Self Short 2001 Driven Girlfriend Uncredited 2001 Raw Deal Ms. Crowe Short
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1991 Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories Britany Uncredited 1991 To Tell the Truth Contestant Season 1, episode 162, credited as Brittany York 1991 Into the Night Self Episode dated 2 May 1991 1991 Full House Girl on bike Episode: "Easy Rider" 1993-19941998-1999 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Catherine "Cat" Avery Pascal Lead role (48 episodes) 1994 Thunder in Paradise Shannon Daring Episode: "Queen of Hearts" 1994 One West Waikiki Stacy Holliday Episode: "A Model for Murder"1994-1995Beach ClashHost 1995 Seinfeld Cheryl Episode: "The Jimmy" 1997 Silk Stalkings Erin Kingston Episode: "Fevers" 1998 The New Adventures of Robin Hood Ariel Glister Recurring role (5 episodes) 1999 L.A. Heat Major Lauren Wylie Episode: "Bad Reputation" 2001 Dark Realm Sybil Episode: "Murder One" 2001 Black Scorpion Deputy Mayor Edwina Watts/Stunner Episode: "Power Play" 2001 The Test Self - Panelist Episode: "The Neurotic Test" 2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Monique Season 15, episode 134 2003-2004 The Red Carpet Co-host
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