Kim Greist
Kim Greist (born May 12, 1958) is a retired American actress and model. Her credits include C.H.U.D. (1984), Miami Vice (1985), Brazil (1985), Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Punchline (1988), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Roswell (1994) Houseguest (1995), and Judging Amy (2001).
Also recorded as Kimberley Bret Greist
Kim Greist
- Born
- 12 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Kim Greist (born May 12, 1958) is a retired American actress and model. Her credits include C.H.U.D. (1984), Miami Vice (1985), Brazil (1985), Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Punchline (1988), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Roswell (1994) Houseguest (1995), and Judging Amy (2001).
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• Born — 12 May 1958 • Birthplace — Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1983–2001
Career
Career
Greist trained for the stage and spent some of her late teenage years as a professional model in Europe. She then returned to the United States at age 20 and launched her acting career in the off-Broadway comedy Second Prize: Two Months in Leningrad in 1983. Her later stage credits included appearances in the New York Shakespeare Festival. Greist's first film appearance was in the horror film C.H.U.D. (1984). In 1985, she made a guest appearance in the 1985 Miami Vice episode "Nobody Lives Forever" (S01E21), and also starred alongside Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm in the Terry Gilliam film Brazil (1985). Other films in which she appeared during the 1980s included Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), and Punchline (1988). She continued to appear in films and television into the 1990s, with roles in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and Roswell (1994). She played Emily Young opposite comedians Sinbad and Phil Hartman in the film Houseguest (1995). In 2001, her last acting role was in an episode of Judging Amy called "The Last Word". Greist resided As of 2012 in her hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Miami Vice — Brenda — Episode: "Nobody Lives Forever" • 1988 — Tales from the Darkside — Claire — Episode: "Going Native" • 1989 — Wiseguy — Kay Gallagher — 4 episodes • 1990 — Monsters — Sarah / Mandy — Episode: "The Bargain" • 1991 — Payoff — Justine Bates — TV film • 1992 — Duplicates — Marion Boxletter • 1994 — Roswell — Vy Marcel • 1994–95 — Chicago Hope — Laurie Geiger — 7 episodes • 1996 — Last Exit to Earth — Eve — TV film • 1999 — H-E Double Hockey Sticks — Marie Antoinette • 2000 — Touched by an Angel — Shawn Sullivan — Episode: "With God as My Witness" • Diagnosis: Murder — Lou Tyler, P.I. — Episode: "The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A." • Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th — Mrs. Peacock — TV film • The — Lisa Underwood — Episode: "Invocation" • 2001 — Judging Amy — Michelle Crouse — Episode: "The Last Word"
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Kim Greist is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the occupation model.
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Kim Greist was born at Stamford.
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1984 — C.H.U.D. — Lauren Daniels • 1985 — Brazil — Jill Layton • 1986 — Manhunter — Molly Graham • 1987 — Throw Momma from the Train — Beth Ryan • 1988 — Punchline — Madeline Urie • 1990 — Why Me? — June Daley • 1993 — Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey — Laura Burnford-Seaver • 1995 — Houseguest — Emily Young • 1996 — Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco — Laura Seaver • 1998 — The • 1999 — Rockin' Good Times — Samantha — Short • 2000 — The — Holly • 2001 — Zoe — Mrs. Callahan
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