Ariana Richards
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1979 — Present
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Personal Info
- Born
- Sep 11, 1979
- Age
- 46
- Birth Place
- Healdsburg, California, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Ariana Clarice Richards (born September 11, 1979) is an American painter and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in the 1993 film Jurassic Park. Richards won several Young Artist Awards for her acting as a child, but as an adult has focused primarily on her art career.
Born September 11, 1979, a native of Healdsburg, California. Richards made her acting debut in an episode of The Golden Girls in 1987; later that year she made her big-screen bow in Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She had a supporting role as Carol Wetherby in Prancer. She appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors, film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which went straight-to-video.
She portrayed Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film; she reprised the role briefly in the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a high school cheerleader; she also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World.
In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1997 music video "Brick" by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York.
Born September 11, 1979, a native of Healdsburg, California. Richards made her acting debut in an episode of The Golden Girls in 1987; later that year she made her big-screen bow in Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She had a supporting role as Carol Wetherby in Prancer. She appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors, film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which went straight-to-video.
She portrayed Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film; she reprised the role briefly in the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a high school cheerleader; she also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World.
In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1997 music video "Brick" by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York.
Life & Career Details
Ariana Clarice Richards (born September 11, 1979) is an American painter and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in the 1993 film Jurassic Park. Richards won several Young Artist Awards for her acting as a child, but as an adult has focused primarily on her art career.
Born September 11, 1979, a native of Healdsburg, California. Richards made her acting debut in an episode of The Golden Girls in 1987; later that year she made her big-screen bow in Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She had a supporting role as Carol Wetherby in Prancer. She appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors, film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which went straight-to-video.
She portrayed Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film; she reprised the role briefly in the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a high school cheerleader; she also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World.
In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1997 music video "Brick" by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York.
Born September 11, 1979, a native of Healdsburg, California. Richards made her acting debut in an episode of The Golden Girls in 1987; later that year she made her big-screen bow in Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She had a supporting role as Carol Wetherby in Prancer. She appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors, film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which went straight-to-video.
She portrayed Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film; she reprised the role briefly in the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a high school cheerleader; she also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Boy Meets World.
In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1997 music video "Brick" by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York.
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