Kristine DeBell
DeBell at the premiere of the 1976 remake of
A Star Is Born
Born (1954-12-10) December 10, 1954
Chatham, New York, U.S.
Other names
  • Kristine De Bell
  • Kristine De Belle
Occupation(s)Actress, model

Kristine DeBell (born December 10, 1954) is an American film actress.

Career

Born in Chatham, New York, DeBell began her career as a fashion model with Ford Models. She later moved into acting, debuting as the star of the 1976 erotic musical comedy film Alice in Wonderland at the age of 21.

She was on the April 1976 cover of Playboy, photographed by Suze Randall. She also appeared in Playboy's classic August 1976 Helmut Newton pictorial "200 Motels, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation",[1] from which 11 original prints were sold at auctions of the Playboy archives by Butterfields in 2002 for $21,075,[2][3] and three by Christie's in December 2003 for $26,290.[4]

Subsequently, she moved to mainstream film and television. Her most prominent film roles included playing A.L., a camp counselor, alongside Bill Murray, in the comedy Meatballs (1979) and Jackie Chan's girlfriend in The Big Brawl (1980). She appeared in a number of television pilots and individual episodes of various television series through the early 1980s. She returned to acting in 2012, appearing in a number of direct-to-video productions.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Alice in Wonderland Alice
1977 Rooster: Spurs of Death! Melody
1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Cindy
1978 Bloodbrothers Cheri
1979 The Main Event Lucy
1979 Meatballs A.L.
1979 The Great American Girl Robbery Debbie Williams
1980 Willie & Phil Rena
1980 The Big Brawl Nancy
1981 Lifepod Fiona
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Nancy McCauley
1986 Club Life Fern
1990 American Confidential Katy Lynn O'Toole video short
2012 1313: Night of the Widow The Widow (voice) video
2012 Southern dysComfort Cousin Deb short
2013 Beyond Sunset and Sunrise Norma Desmond / The Good Witch / Narrator short
2013 A Talking Cat!?! Susan
2013 An Easter Bunny Puppy Jennifer
2013 A Talking Pony!?! Kim
2014 3 Wicked Witches Lana
2014 Trophy Heads Sister Jasmine
2015 Hunter Capt. Goodwill
2015 Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance Bobbie
2016 Offer and Compromise Executive
2017 Darling Nikki
2019 Merrily Cynthia

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Young and the Restless Pam Warren #2 TV series
1978 Police Woman Francine "The Young and the Fair"
1978 Deadman's Curve Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited) TV movie
1978 James at 16 Cheryl "Rebel Without a Car"
1978 B. J. and the Bear Marcia "The Foundlings"
1978 Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold Sally South TV movie
1978 Suddenly, Love Helen Malloy TV movie
1978 Eight Is Enough Melanie "Alone at Last"
1978 David Cassidy: Man Undercover Girl "RX for Dying"
1979 Barnaby Jones Rita Wallace "Man on Fire"
1979 CHiPs Peggy "Second Chance"
1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Ginger "The French Follies Caper"
1982 Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice Toni Blasdell TV movie
1983 For Members Only Ginger Blakely TV movie
1983 Oh Madeline ... "All the World's a Stage"
1983 Oh Madeline ... "To Ski or Not to Ski "
1984 Night Court Jennifer Black "Harry and the Rock Star"
2012 The Great Halloween Puppy Adventure Linda TV movie
2017 The Wrong Man Sarah Franklin TV-14 movie

References

  1. ↑ Newton, Helmut (2005). Playboy: Helmut Newton. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-5065-X.
  2. ↑ Herman, Eric (July 20, 2003). "For Playboy lovers, cup runneth over". Daily News. New York City. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009.
  3. ↑ Goodman, Dean (June 24, 2002). "Playboy artwork fetches $1.1 million". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Christie's Lot 257/Sale 1325". Christies.
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