Actress Ariana Richards: filmography

Everyone who saw the movie "Jurassic Park", probably remember Ariana Richards - a young actress who played Lexi Murphy. Ariana began her career in 1987, appearing in the sitcom Golden Girls. In total, in the filmography of this talented actress more than twenty films and serials.

Career on TV

For the first time Ariana appeared on the screen in 1987 in the popular sitcom Suzanne Harris "Golden Girls". A year later, the actress played the role of Morgan in another well-known sitcom - "My Sister Sam" (episode "Life, Death and Admiral Andy").

Her most famous television role Ariana played in 1991 in the drama "Changed at birth." The film tells about the difficult fate of two girls who were mistaken in the hospital. When one of them (Arlina) is seriously ill, tests show that the girl is not the biological daughter of the couple who brought her up. The treatment does not help, and Arlene dies. Parents who lost it, begin to search for their biological daughter. She turns 9-year-old Kimberly Mays (Ariana Richards), which brings up a wealthy widower Robert. He lost everything in this life, and Kimberly is the only thing he has left.

The picture "Changed at birth" was highly appreciated by critics. She was even nominated for the Emmy Award as the best television movie.

In the same year 1991, the actress received a role in the television drama "Shut Up: Mother's Fury". For the role of Kelly Galagher in this picture, Ariana was awarded the Young Artist Award as the best television actress.

Career in cinema

In 1990, Ariana played the role of Mindy Sterngood in the horror of "The Tremors of the Earth." The film won popularity all over the world, although critics' reviews of it were mixed. On the wave of popularity of the first film, four sequels were shot. In one of them, the third, Ariana Richards appeared in the role of matured Mindy Sterngood.

In 1992, a fantastic film "A Wonderful Trip" by director Daefid Tui was released on a wide-scale basis. The main character of the picture is Ben Wilson - a widower who alone brings up the daughter of Hilary. Ben owns a small hotel, his life is ordinary and calm. Neither father nor daughter expects that soon in their small hotel will be settled by the most real travelers in time.

The role of Ben Wilson was performed by Jeff Daniels, and the role of Hilary is Ariana Richards. The films of David Touie were very few then known, and the "Wonderful Trip" did not gain much popularity.

In 1993, the actress played the most important role in her film career - the role of Lexie Murphy in the fantastic blockbuster "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg. The picture received many prestigious film awards and raised more than a billion dollars in the worldwide box office. Ariana herself for a successful performance of the role of Lexi Murphy was nominated for the "Saturn" award as the best young actress.

In the second part of the franchise Lexi Murphy also played Ariana Richards, but in this film, her role was episodic.

Personal life

Since 2001, Ariana has almost never acted in film, she devoted herself to music and the fine arts. Ariana Richards is a professional impressionist artist. Most of all she likes to paint landscapes.

In 2013, Ariana married Mark Bolton. Now the couple live in Salem (Oregon).