Bridgette Leann Wilson Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is an American former actress, singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned
Miss Teen USA 1990 . Wilson began her career as an actress after that, playing the character of
Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera
Santa Barbara from April 1992 to January 1993.
She appeared in a number of films, including Last Action Hero Higher Learning Mortal Kombat Billy Madison I Know What You Did Last Summer House on Haunted Hill The Wedding Planner Shopgirl
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. While in high school, she competed on the school's volleyball team. She was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990 at the age of 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi , and was the second contender from Oregon to win the crown. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1991.
Career
After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson became an actress and appeared in Santa Barbara , Ginger on Saved by the Bell Last Action Hero Higher Learning Billy Madison (playing Adam Sandler 's character's teacher/girlfriend Veronica Vaughn), Mortal Kombat (playing Sonya Blade ), Nixon I Know What You Did Last Summer Sarah Michelle Gellar 's ill-fated elder sister), House on Haunted Hill Buying the Cow The Suburbans Love Stinks Nevada Sweet Evil (as a psychopathic surrogate mother), Extreme Ops skier ), and The Wedding Planner . Wilson also appeared on an episode of CSI: Miami Phantom Punch
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 Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2002.
Personal life
Wilson married professional tennis player , Pete Sampras on September 30, 2000 after dating for nine months. On November 21, 2002, their first son was born. On July 29, 2005, the couple had their second son. The family resides in Lake Sherwood, California . In December of 2022, Wilson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer .
Filmography
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2020
Mortal Kombat 11 Sonya Blade (Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack)
Voice-over and likeness based on her role in the 1995 live action film
Discography
Albums
Guest singles
References
^ "Bridgette Wilson Biography" . Oregon Herald . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .^ "Lisa Fenimore" . Santabarbara-online.com (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2017 .^ "Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography" . Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved October 23, 2012 .^ Sarah Sloboda (2015). "Bridgette Wilson Sampras" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 . ^ "High School Alumni in Gold Beach, Oregon" . Class Finders . Retrieved July 1, 2015 .^ "Mortal Kombat Comes to the Big Screen" . Black Belt (October ed.). 1995. p. 67.^ "Why Hollywood Won't Cast Bridgette Wilson-Sampras" . June 3, 2020.^ "Actress Brigette is Sampras love match" . CNN. Associated Press. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2007 .^ "Sampras Adds New Title: Father" . The New York Times . November 26, 2002. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2007 .^ "Review 2005: Celebrity births, marriages and deaths" . Manchester Evening News Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007 .^ "Pete Sampras' House in Lake Sherwood" . Home-designing.com. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014 .^ "Pete Sampras Reveals Wife Bridgette's Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis: 'Humbly Asking for Good Thoughts and Prayers' . People.com.^ " . Deadline. October 30, 2023.^ @MortalKombat (November 23, 2020). "MKUltimate" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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