Kim Allen (actress)

Kim Allen
Born (1982-02-22) February 22, 1982 (age 42)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Years active2004–present

Kim Allen (born February 22, 1982) is an American actress of half Greek descent.

Early life

Allen was born and raised in a suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts. She earned a BFA in drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with minors in biology and anthropology.

Career

She formerly played 18-year-old Amanda Holden, Kim Delaney's daughter, in Lifetime's series Army Wives. She later appeared in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Avery Burton. In the early 2000s, she made an appearance in a Hot Pockets advertisement promoting an updated line including higher quality ingredients. The ad tagline "irresistibly hot", associated her attractiveness with the desirability of the frozen microwaveable sandwich.[1]

In 2016, she played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical film LBJ (2016).[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cosa Bella Bartender Short film
2009 8 Easy Steps Lauren Short film
2010 Sonnet for a Towncar Clair Short film
2010 Violet Tendencies Salome
2010 Client 9:The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Times Square Lip-Sync Singer
2011 Going Down in LA-LA Land Ms Campbell
2012 Curfew Maggie Short film
2013 From the Future with Love Waitress Short film
2014 Scavenger Killers Agent Templeton
2014 Lyle Taylor
2016 LBJ Jacqueline Kennedy
2017 Sex Guaranteed Sandy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Bedford Diaries Raven Television miniseries
Episode: "Tell Me No Secrets"
2007–2011 Army Wives Amanda Holden 10 episodes
Television

References

  1. ^ "Hot Pockets TV Commercial, 'Add Hot'". iSpot.tv.
  2. ^ "Kim Allen's Nola Page". www.nola.com. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ Busch, Anita (2015-08-19). "'LBJ' Finds Its Jackie In Relative Newcomer Kim Allen". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (2015-08-20). "Kim Allen Cast as Jackie Kennedy in Rob Reiner's 'LBJ'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ^ "Review: Despite Woody Harrelson's persuasive performance, Rob Reiner's 'LBJ' lacks a distinctive voice". Los Angeles Times. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ^ "'Army Wives' actress will play Jackie Kennedy in LBJ movie". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ^ Dargis, Manohla (2017-11-02). "Review: 'LBJ' Hides Its Light Under a Bushel of Makeup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-16.


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