Kristin Dattilo is an American television actress, known for playing manager Yola Gaylen on The Chris Isaak Show from 2001 to 2004 and detective Barbara Gianna in season 3 of Dexter.
Early life Dattilo has two brothers, one of whom is actor Bryan Dattilo. Her hometown is Kankakee, Illinois.
Career She played the character Nikki Chandler in the 1990 horror film Mirror, Mirror. In 1999, she was Ross Geller's love interest in an episode of Friends. She appeared on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and three episodes of Tracey Takes On..., and made many other television appearances, including Beverly Hills, 90210, Hull High, Angel, Grounded for Life, Veronica Mars and Two and a Half Men.
Dattilo played the titular character in the music video for Aerosmith's 1989 song "Janie's Got a Gun".
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1990Mirror, MirrorNikki Chandler1990The Legend of Grizzly AdamsKimberly1991PyratesPia1992The Final JudgementPaula1996Power 98Betsy1996Two Guys Talkin' About GirlsAngelDirect-to-video1996InfinityJoan Feynman1997Just WriteTourist #21998Some GirlSuzanne2001Love and SupportElaine2003CoronadoClaire Winslow2003Intolerable CrueltyRex's Young Woman2014AudreyJoanne2018How to Get Rid of a Body and Still Be FriendsMaddie Harmon2019El CoyoteSophie Spencer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1988–1989TV 101Allison / Venus3 episodes199021 Jump StreetAllisonEpisode: "Blackout"1990ABC Afterschool SpecialAllison StreetEpisode: "A Question About Sex"1990Hull HighD.J. Sarkin9 episodes1991Beverly Hills, 90210Melissa CoolidgeEpisode: "One Man and a Baby"1991Child of Darkness, Child of LightKathleen BeavierTelevision film1991Parker Lewis Can't LoseRitaEpisode: "Full Mental Jacket"1992Davis RulesLauraEpisode: "The Moment of Youth"1992Cruel DoubtStudent2 episodes1993Camp WilderGinaEpisode: "Bringing Up Brody"1993Joe's LifeKellyEpisode: "Yule Be Sorry"1995If Someone Had KnownSharon LinerTelevision film1995MarkerElizabeth ColeEpisode: "Discover"1995The OfficeDeborah Beaumont6 episodes1996Local HeroesBonnie7 episodes1996–1998Tracey Takes On...Marmalade Granger / Mom3 episodes1997RelativitySuzanne2 episodes1997HitzAngela10 episodes1998Rude AwakeningYvonneEpisode: "Vagina"1998Ally McBealLaura PayneEpisode: "Story of Love"1999FriendsCaitlinEpisode: "The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"1999AngelHarriett 'Harry' DoyleEpisode: "The Bachelor Party"1999JAGLaurie WestinEpisode: "Contemptuous Words"1999It's Like, You Know...Nanny / CynthiaEpisode: "The Apartment"2000GrapevineDianaEpisode: "Matt"2001–2004The Chris Isaak ShowYola Gaylen47 episodes2002The Drew Carey ShowAmyEpisode: "Mama Told Me I Should Come"2003Two and a Half MenCindyEpisode: "If They Do Go Either Way, They're Usually Fake"2004Grounded for LifeHope4 episodes2005Complete SavagesMrs. MilfnerEpisode: "Teen Things I Hate About You"2005Veronica MarsCarla CotterEpisode: "Driver Ed"2006Courting AlexValerieEpisode: "Alex Looks Out for Steven"2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPaula BonfilioEpisode: "The Happy Place"2008DexterDet. Barbara Gianna9 episodes2008To Love and DieNancyTelevision film2009SouthlandKaren Campbell2 episodes2009The Amazing Mrs. NovakGoldieTelevision film2012AubreyMonicaEpisode: "A Tart Finish"2018Stuck in the MiddleSales LadyEpisode: "Stuck in Harley's Quinceañera"
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