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Angelica Bridges
Angelica Bridges, December 4, 2014
Born
Angelica Jo Bridges

(1970-11-20) November 20, 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(m. 2002; div. 2007)
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Children2
Websiteangelicabridges.com

Angelica Bridges (born November 20, 1970) is an American actress, model, and singer. Bridges is best known for her role as Lt. Taylor Walsh on Baywatch.[2]

Career

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Bridges was crowned Miss Missouri Teen. After arriving in Hollywood, Bridges signed with Elite Model Management. Bridges starred opposite Troy Aikman in a Brut cologne commercial directed by Zack Snyder. She was a ballroom dancing ingénue in an Emmy-nominated Super Bowl ad for American Express directed by David Kellog titled American Express – Virtual Reality.[citation needed]

She was one of the first female models to represent the UFC in an ad campaign titled “Beauty and The Beast" in Maxim magazine. She had a three-year contract with Clairol. She starred alongside Kevin Costner in a print and television ad campaign for Italian shoe company Valverde.[citation needed]

Bridges was voted as one of the 50 Most Watched Women in the World, by Esquire magazine, one of the 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World by FHM magazine and as one of the, 50 Sexiest Women in the World, by Maxim magazine.

Aside from being a regular on the television series Baywatch, Bridges returned to her character Lt. Taylor Walsh for the made for tv movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, which was filmed in Hawaii and also aired on Fox.[3]

Bridges has portrayed Red Sonja on screen, which was on the syndicated television series Conan the Barbarian.[4]

Bridges was given a pictorial spread in Playboy magazine's November 2001 issue and featured as the issue's cover model.[5][6]

Bridges has had recurring roles on The Days of our Lives, The Bold and The Beautiful, and Mortal Kombat. She has guest-starred on television shows, including, NYPD Blue, That 70's Show, Veronica Mars, Kitchen Confidential, Son of the Beach, Quintuplets, VIP, Suddenly Susan, Pacific Blue, Cybill, Metropolitan Hospital, The New Mike Hammer, Ask Harriett and Battle of the Bling on HGTV.[citation needed]

Bridges appeared in a 2016 episode of Million Dollar Matchmaker (S1E10).[7]

Bridges hosted the weekly series Spice. On VH1 in the UK. She was the series regular host for TBS's Big PlayStation Saturday and hosted an episode of Talk Soup as well as The Elite Model Look of the Year. She has been a correspondent and a red-carpet interviewer for The Young Hollywood Awards, The Breakthrough of the Year Awards. She has hosted her own segments, Top Secret Beaches and Beach Week for the Travel Channel.[citation needed]

Bridges was the lead singer of the pop group Strawberry Blonde. She previously starred in the Luxor show Fantasy in Las Vegas, albeit not as one of the dancers; she was the presenter and headlining singer.[8][9]

Personal life

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Bridges was married to former NHL hockey player Sheldon Souray in 2002. Bridges filed for divorce in 2005, and the divorce was finalized in 2007. They have two daughters, Valentina and Scarlett.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 California Heat Lisa
1999 Mystery Men Furry
2001 Vegas, City of Dreams Masseuse
The Last Will Nicole
2002 Do It for Uncle Manny Redhead in Bar
The Month of August Emily
2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Taylor Walsh TV movie
2004 The Least Likely Candidate Glory
2014 The Rent Alana Short
2015 Batgirl Rises Poison Ivy Video
2017 Axeman 2: Overkill Dungie
2018 Louder Stella's Best Friend
2019 The Letter Red Jenny
Your Family or Your Life Erica Hearns
2021 Sarogeto Cindy Warburton
2023 Axeman at Cutters Creek 2 Dungie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Young and the Restless Melissa Episode: "Episode #1.5924"
Days of Our Lives Sharon Taylor Regular Cast
Silk Stalkings Ashley 'Buffy' Dodd Episode: "When She Was Bad"
Pacific Blue Ginger Delvecchio Episode: "Genuine Heroes"
NYPD Blue Bartender Episode: "Yes, We Have No Cannolis"
Night Stand Mary Kate Episode: "Militia Babes"
1997 Cybill Katrinka Episode: "Little Bo Beep"
Sunset Beach Girl at Party Episode: "Episode #1.61"
1997–98 Baywatch Taylor Walsh Main Cast: Season 8
1998 Ask Harriet Herself Episode: "Lips That Pass in the Night"
Suddenly Susan Anya Episode: "The Big Shalom"
Mike Hammer, Private Eye Girl in Towel Episode: "The Life You Save"
Conan the Adventurer Red Sonja Episode: "Red Sonja"
1998–99 Mortal Kombat Conquest Omegis Recurring Cast
1999 Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Herself Episode: "Episode #1.23"
2000 V.I.P. Cleo Robbins Episode: "Vallery's Secret"
That 70s Show Model Episode: "Hyde's Father"
2001 The Test Herself/Panelist Episode: "The Foreplay Test"
Black Scorpion Shreik Episode: "Face the Music"
2001–02 Son of the Beach Areola Guest Cast: Season 2-3
2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Herself/Judge Episode: "Season Premiere!"
2004 Quintuplets Lynn Episode: "Get a Job"
The Bold and the Beautiful Paige Regular Cast
2005 Poorman's Bikini Beach Benchwarmer Model Episode: "Episode #7.2"
Kitchen Confidential Mrs. Goldfarb Episode: "Dinner Date with Death"
2006 Veronica Mars Sugar Jones Episode: "The Rapes of Graff"
2008 I Love the New Millennium Herself Episode: "2001" & "2003"
2009 Hannity Herself/Panelist Episode: "December 29, 2009"
2014 Unusually Thicke Tanya's Friend Episode: "Off the Grid"
2016 Million Dollar Matchmaker Herself Episode: "The Doormat and the Lazy Lion"
Deadly Sins Kelley Brennan Episode: "What's Mine Is Mine"
2017 Kicking & Screaming Herself Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sean Avery and Rachel Hunter - NHL's Celebrity WAGs over the years - Photos - SI.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/characters/nm0004774
  3. ^ https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baywatch-hawaiian-wedding/cast/2030137464/
  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0545492/?ref_=tt_cl_eps_sm_9
  5. ^ Abowitz, Richard (18 November 2009). "The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Who Is 'Baywatch' Babe Angelica Bridges on Million Dollar Matchmaker?". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cNbKqn-JmWs
  8. ^ Abowitz, Richard (November 18, 2009). "The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges. To court and back to stay onstage in Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Katsilometes, John (August 1, 2010). "The Luxor Incident as seen from the inside; Dave Berns makes return to talk radio". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Dotinga, William (24 April 2013). "Actress Seeks $14 Million From NHL Star Ex". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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