Kim Greist (born May 12, 1958) is a retired American actress and model. Her credits include C.H.U.D. (1984), Miami Vice (1985), Brazil (1985), Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Punchline (1988), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Roswell (1994) Houseguest (1995), and Judging Amy (2001).
Career Greist 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 in 1983.
Her later stage credits included appearances in the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Greist's first film appearance was in the horror film C.H.U.D. (1984). In 1985, she made a guest appearance in the 1985 Miami Vice episode "Nobody Lives Forever" (S01E21), and also starred alongside Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm in the Terry Gilliam film Brazil (1985).
Other films in which she appeared during the 1980s included Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), and Punchline (1988). She continued to appear in films and television into the 1990s, with roles in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and Roswell (1994). She played Emily Young opposite comedians Sinbad and Phil Hartman in the film Houseguest (1995).
In 2001, her last acting role was in an episode of Judging Amy called "The Last Word". Greist resided in her hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1984C.H.U.D.Lauren Daniels1985BrazilJill Layton1986ManhunterMolly Graham1987Throw Momma from the TrainBeth Ryan1988PunchlineMadeline Urie1990Why Me?June Daley1993Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyLaura Burnford-Seaver1995HouseguestEmily Young1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoLaura Seaver19981999Rockin' Good TimesSamanthaShort2000Holly2001ZoeMrs. Callahan
Television Year Title Role Notes1985Miami ViceBrendaEpisode: "Nobody Lives Forever"1988Tales from the DarksideClaireEpisode: "Going Native"1989WiseguyKay Gallagher4 episodes1990MonstersSarah / MandyEpisode: "The Bargain"1991PayoffJustine BatesTV film1992DuplicatesMarion Boxletter1994RoswellVy Marcel1994–95Chicago HopeLaurie Geiger7 episodes1996Last Exit to EarthEveTV film1999H-E Double Hockey SticksMarie Antoinette2000Touched by an AngelShawn SullivanEpisode: "With God as My Witness"Diagnosis: MurderLou Tyler, P.I.Episode: "The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A."Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13thMrs. PeacockTV filmLisa UnderwoodEpisode: "Invocation"2001Judging AmyMichelle CrouseEpisode: "The Last Word"
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