Kayla Blake

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Kayla Blake
Born (1963-12-04) December 4, 1963 (age 58)

Kayla Blake (born Elsie Mapuana Sniffen; December 4, 1963) is an American actress. She is also credited as Elsie Sniffen. She is best known for the role of Kim on the ABC Television series Sports Night .

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Career

Blake starred on One West Waikiki (1994–1996) as Nui Shaw. Blake had a recurring role as Kim, an associate producer, in the television series Sports Night which lasted two seasons from 1998 to 2000. She has made minor guest appearances on other TV series, including Without a Trace , Fame , and in the recurring role of Trish on the CBS-TV soap opera series The Bold and The Beautiful , where she appeared in five episodes (1988–93).

She has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Lambada (1990), Basic Instinct (1992) and Four Christmases (2008).

Personal life

She has been married to Robert Check since September 28, 2002.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Lambada Bookworm
1992 Basic Instinct Roxy's Friend
1994 Exit to Eden Police Woman
2008 Four Christmases Nurse
2012 A Thousand Words Emily
2016 Moana Additional voices

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Tall Tales & Legends DancerEpisode: "John Henry"
1986–1987 Fame 24 episodes
1988–1993 The Bold and the Beautiful Trish
1989 China Beach PeiEpisode: "China Men"
1993 Big Wave Dave's Polynesian GirlEpisode: "Pilot"
1994Night DrivingTamTelevision film
1994–1996 One West Waikiki Nui Shaw20 episodes
1996 Nowhere Man Jenny TsuEpisode: "Marathon"
1997 Hawaii Five-O Rellica SunEpisode: "Pilot"
1998 Brother's Keeper Nurse
1998–2000 Sports Night Kim45 episodes
2001Ball & ChainDiane WooTelevision film
2003 JAG Secretary to Catherine GaleEpisode: "Pas de Deux"
2008 Without a Trace SheilaEpisode: "4G"
2010 The Young and the Restless Doctor Lori MiyamotoEpisode #1.9415
2016JoySook2 episodes
2017 House of Cards Kerry KuilimaEpisode: "Chapter 57"
2019 L.A.'s Finest AdeliaEpisode: "...My Lovely"
2021 For All Mankind Dr. Kouri3 episodes
2021 American Horror Story: Double Feature Doctor2 episodes


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