Kristine DeBell

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Kristine DeBell
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DeBell at the premiere of the 1976 remake of
A Star Is Born
Born (1954-12-10) December 10, 1954 (age 69)
Other names
  • Kristine De Bell
  • Kristine De Belle
Occupation(s)Actress, model

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

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 Alice in Wonderland Alice
1977Rooster: 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
1990American ConfidentialKaty Lynn O'Toolevideo short
20121313: Night of the WidowThe Widow (voice)video
2012Southern dysComfortCousin Debshort
2013Beyond Sunset and SunriseNorma Desmond / The Good Witch / Narratorshort
2013 A Talking Cat!?! Susan
2013An Easter Bunny PuppyJennifer
2013A Talking Pony!?!Kim
20143 Wicked WitchesLana
2014Trophy HeadsSister Jasmine
2015HunterCapt. Goodwill
2015 Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance Bobbie
2016Offer and CompromiseExecutive
2017Darling Nikki
2019MerrilyCynthia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 The Young and the Restless Pam Warren #2TV 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 SouthTV movie
1978 Suddenly, Love Helen MalloyTV 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"
1982Life of the Party: The Story of BeatriceToni BlasdellTV movie
1983For Members OnlyGinger BlakelyTV 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"
2012The Great Halloween Puppy AdventureLindaTV movie
2017The Wrong Man Sarah FranklinTV-14 movie

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