Cristi Conaway | |
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Born | Cristi Lea Conaway August 14, 1964 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
Other names | Christi Conaway |
Occupation(s) | Actress Fashion designer |
Years active | 1990–2002 |
Spouse(s) | Salvator Xuereb (1991 - ?) [1] Mark Murphy [2] |
Children | 2 |
Website | Cristi Conaway Design (archived) |
Cristi Lea Conaway (born August 14, 1964) is an American actress and fashion designer.
Conaway was raised in Lubbock, Texas. Her father was a car dealer and her mother is a real estate agent. [1] She had attended Southern Methodist University, where she had studied acting.[ citation needed ]
Conaway moved from Dallas to Los Angeles, California to start acting where she began as a catalog model. [1] She made her television debut on the 1990 television film, Children of the Bride, and her film debut in the 1991 film, Doc Hollywood in a minor role. In 1992, Conaway appeared in the film, Batman Returns , as the Ice Princess. After Batman Returns, she worked in various roles in TV shows and films, including Tales from the Crypt . She also had played the "other woman", Honey Parker in the 1993 remake of Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman . In 1997, she co-starred in the short-lived TV series, Timecop , based on the 1994 film, as Claire Hemmings.
In 2002, Conaway left her acting career to become a fashion designer. She had started with scarves, but later on, she had expanded her line to include sweaters and silk dresses, and in 2004, she had added a men's collection.[ citation needed ]
Conaway is married to Mark Murphy. The couple have two children together and live in Santa Monica, California. She was previously married to actor Salvator Xuereb in 1991. [1]