Bridgette Wilson

Bridgette Wilson
Wilson at an event at Greystone Estates in Beverly Hills, California, 2006
Born	Bridgette LeAnn Wilson [1] (1973-09-25) September 25, 1973 (age 51) Gold Beach, Oregon, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer model
Years active	1990–2008 2020
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse	Pete Sampras ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	2

Bridgette LeAnn Wilson Sampras (born September 25, 1973) ^[2] is an American former actress, singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 1990. She began her career in acting, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera Santa Barbara from April 1992 to January 1993. ^{[2] [3]}

She appeared in a number of films including Last Action Hero (1993) in her film debut, Higher Learning (1995), Mortal Kombat (1995), and Billy Madison (1995). She had roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), House on Haunted Hill (1999), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Shopgirl (2005).

Early life

Bridgette LeAnn Wilson ^[4] was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, a small coastal town north of Brookings, the daughter of Kathy and Dale Wilson. ^[5] She grew up there and was on the volleyball team for Gold Beach High School. ^[6] She won the Miss Teen USA title in 1990 at the age of 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the second winner from Oregon. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1991. ^[7]

Career

After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson appeared in Santa Barbara, Ginger on Saved by the Bell , Last Action Hero (as Jack Slater's daughter Whitney), Higher Learning (a cameo as a university student), Billy Madison (playing Veronica Vaughn, the teacher and girlfriend of Adam Sandler's character), Mortal Kombat (playing Sonya Blade), ^[8] Nixon (a cameo as a nightclub performer), I Know What You Did Last Summer (as Helen Shivers' sister Elsa), House on Haunted Hill (as Melissa Marr), Buying the Cow , The Suburbans , Love Stinks , Nevada , Sweet Evil (as a psychopathic surrogate mother), Extreme Ops (as a world-champion skier), and The Wedding Planner . Wilson also appeared on an episode of CSI: Miami as a woman whose husband is killed by a package delivered to their house. Her last film role before retiring from acting was in Phantom Punch (2008).

Wilson starred off-Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show and was a judge for the 2006 Miss Universe competition. She is also a singer and was featured on Tommy Shane Steiner's debut album Then Came the Night , performing a spoken-word part in "What We're Gonna Do About It". The song reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2002.

Personal life

Wilson married professional tennis player Pete Sampras on September 30, 2000 after they dated for nine months. ^{[9] [10]} On November 21, 2002, their first son was born. ^[11] On July 29, 2005, the couple had their second son. ^[12] The family lives in Lake Sherwood, California west of Westlake Village. ^[13] In December 2022, Wilson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. ^{[14] [15]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Last Action Hero	Whitney Slater/Meredith Caprice
1995	Higher Learning	Nicole
	Billy Madison	Veronica Vaughn
	Mortal Kombat	Sonya Blade
	Nixon	Sandy
1996	Final Vendetta	Jennifer Clark	Also known as Sweet Evil.
	Unhook the Stars	Jeannie Hawks
1997	Nevada	June
	The Stepsister	Melinda Harrison	TV film
	The Real Blonde	Sahara
	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Elsa Shivers
	Marina		Short film
1998	Host	Juliet Spring	TV film
	Starstruck	Sandra
1999	The Suburbans	Lara
	Love Stinks	Chelsea Turner
	House on Haunted Hill	Melissa Margaret Marr
2000	Beautiful	Lorna Larkin, Miss Texas
2001	The Wedding Planner	Fran Donolly
	Just Visiting	Amber
2002	Buying the Cow	Sarah
	Extreme Ops	Chloe
2005	Shopgirl	Lisa Cramer
2008	Phantom Punch	Farah

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Saved by the Bell	Ginger	5 episodes
1992–1993	Santa Barbara	Lisa Fenimore	20 episodes
1993	Murder, She Wrote	Emily Griffith	Episode: "A Killing in Cork"
2000–2001	The $treet	Bridget Deshiel	11 episodes
2002	Frasier	Kris	Episode: "Three Blind Dates"
2003	CSI: Miami	Gabriela Betancourt	Episode: "Dead Zone"
2004	Beyond the Glory	Herself	Episode: "Pete Sampras"
2005	Jake in Progress	Chloe	Episode: "Ubusy?"
2008	Carpoolers	Dorrit	Episode: "The Seminar"
	Signature Series	Herself	Episode: "Pete Sampras"

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 [16]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
I Only Wanna Be with You	Release date: 1994 Label: King Records
Gimme a Kiss	Release date: 1996 Label: King Records

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak positions	Album
			US Country
2002	"What We're Gonna Do About It"	Tommy Shane Steiner	43	Then Came the Night

References

1. "Teen chosen at pageant". The Oregonian . November 27, 1989. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bridgette Wilson Biography". Oregon Herald. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
3. "Lisa Fenimore". Santabarbara-online.com (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2017.
4. "Gold Beach girl wins Miss Teen USA". The Oregonian . July 18, 1990. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography". Yahoo! Movies . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
6. Sarah Sloboda (2015). "Bridgette Wilson Sampras". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
7. "High School Alumni in Gold Beach, Oregon". Class Finders. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
8. "Mortal Kombat Comes to the Big Screen". Black Belt (October ed.). 1995. p. 67.
9. "Why Hollywood Won't Cast Bridgette Wilson-Sampras". June 3, 2020.
10. "Actress Brigette is Sampras love match". CNN. Associated Press. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
11. "Sampras Adds New Title: Father". The New York Times. November 26, 2002. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
12. "Review 2005: Celebrity births, marriages and deaths". Manchester Evening News . December 12, 2005. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
13. "Pete Sampras' House in Lake Sherwood". Home-designing.com. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
14. "Pete Sampras Reveals Wife Bridgette's Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis: 'Humbly Asking for Good Thoughts and Prayers'". People.com.
15. "'The Wedding Planner' Alum Bridgette Wilson Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer, Husband Pete Sampras Reveals". Deadline. October 30, 2023.
16. @MortalKombat (November 23, 2020). "MKUltimate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Bridgette Wilson at IMDb