Misti Traya

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Misti Traya
Born
OccupationActress
Years active20042008
Children2
Mother Kiersten Warren
Relatives Kirk Acevedo (stepfather)

Misti Traya is an American actress. She landed her first prime time television series regular role playing 15-year-old Allison Reeves in The WB's comedy Living with Fran . [1] She is the daughter of actress Kiersten Warren.

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Life and career

Traya was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She worked behind-the-scenes on the independent film, Havoc , in which she received an on-camera role. Within weeks of her first actual audition, she landed recurring roles on Joan of Arcadia [2] and Huff . [3]

Traya completed two feature films, Dying for Dolly, a Lion's Gate film directed by Ron Underwood, starring Chazz Palminteri and Usher, as well as Material Girls , produced by Maverick Films, directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff.

Traya also starred in VH1's I Love the New Millennium .

Personal life

Traya is married and has two daughters Lily (b. 2011) and Edith (b. 2020). She currently resides in England. [4]

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Joan of Arcadia Iris6 episodes
2004–2005 Huff Gail5 episodes
2005–2006 Living with Fran Alison ReevesMain role, 26 episodes
2005 In the Mix MayaFilm
2006 I Love Toys HerselfTV series documentary
2006 Material Girls MartiniqueFilm
2006 Nip/Tuck Mallory Budge1 episode
2007 How I Met Your Mother Molly1 episode
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Cassandra SullivanEpisode: "Pretend" (season 8, episode 21)
2007 Getting Away with Murder Lily/The Spook3 episodes
2007 War Eagle, Arkansas AbbyFilm
2008 I Love the New Millennium HerselfTV miniseries
2008LibertyvilleTiffanyTV movie
2008 Army Wives Jessica1 episode

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