Kristen Elizabeth Aldridge was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. A natural performer, she spent her childhood years making funny faces and trying to get laughs. Taking those experiences to stage, Kristen nabbed her very first acting role playing the lead in the theater production of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Developing her acting skills early on, her comedic performances got big laughs in 'Ducktails and Bobbysox', for which she won her first Drama Award for "Most Talent, Sweetest Smile" at 12 years old.Kristen got a local agent in Minnesota and soon started landing local modeling and commercial gigs. Her spots in cheer leading and prom magazines led to runway shows for Nordstrom and Marshall Fields and print ads for Target Stores. When Kristen was 15, she auditioned for Touchstone Pictures' My Father the Hero (1994) with Gerard Depardieu, Lauren Hutton and Emma Thompson. After many call backs, she came close but didn't get the part.Destined for Hollywood, Kristen graduated from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minnesota with hopes of pursuing an acting career. While majoring in Broadcast Journalism and a top tennis player at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Kristen made a dash to showcase her modeling and acting talent in the Big Apple. She was discovered in New York by Star Manager / Producer Jaime Monroy.Kristen spent the summer modeling and acting in Europe, booking several International commercials and print ads. After returning home to Minnesota, she decided she was permanently moving to Hollywood. Once again reunited with Star Manager / Producer Jaime Monroy, she is now on the Hollywood beat.A Hollywood "It" girl on the rise, Kristen just completed a starring role as "Paula Grayson" in the romantic comedy "Two for Paula" co-starring the legendary Marla Gibbs. Using her athletic skills and talent, she landed a leading role playing "Raquel Angelo" in the Charlie's Angels inspired independent film "Arc Angels: Faith and Fury" which premiered at the American Film Market in November. Some of Kristen's recent television appearances include co-starring roles as the "love interest" for the Fox Television Pilot "True Love" and the Spike TV pilot "The Playbook". Catch her as a host for the MTV pilot "Just a Guy Thing" as well as the host commentator for "Staying Alive" with John Travolta on the AMC Network.Recently Kristen was a semi-finalist in the "Hometown Hotties Sexiest Girls Next Door" for "Maxim Magazine" along with dozens of other print campaigns and commercials, including "Morongo Casino", "Mercedes-Benz", "Bud Light Beer" and "NutraRenew Hair". She was recently awarded the title of "Miss Westwood USA" and was a trophy presenter with Tom Green at the 2004 Golden Trailer Awards. In March, Kristen was spotlighted on the TLC Network as a top model/actress in Hollywood. Look out for this wholesome sexy brunette's poster, coming soon to a store near you...
Entertainment correspondent Kristen Aldridge brings celebrities from the red carpet to your living room. She's gotten the scoop from some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities and delivers it live on camera, getting one-on-one interviews with director Oliver Stone, Jon Voight, Liza Minnelli, Samuel L. Jackson, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Jennifer Hudson, Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jared Leto, Rachel Leigh Cook, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria, Miss USA, Jessica Biel and musical performers AFI, Yellowcard, Lucybell, Chelo, 30 Seconds to Mars, Ray J and Alicia Keys.Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kristen started modeling and acting in her early teenage years, but was determined to become an entertainment news journalist. After majoring in Broadcast Journalism at the University of St. Thomas, she made her way from Minnesota to New York and then to Hollywood.After modeling in print campaigns, appearing in numerous national television commercials, and starring in a few independent film projects, it was Kristen's keen talent to identify, organize and tell a story, coupled with her on-camera good looks, that had her making the rounds as an entertainment reporter getting the story from one red carpet to another.As an entertainment correspondent at movie premieres, press junkets, charity events and award shows, Kristen anchors the nationally syndicated "Hollywood Previews" and "World Entertainment Connections". She also serves as a producer and writer, contributing the latest entertainment news for on-line media outlets. Kristen's other television hosting duties include AMC's "Date Night" movie review, a pilot for MTV and TLC's "Faking It". She also hosts an inspirational McGraw-Hill DVD that is distributed to schools across America, teaching kids how to be safe from peer pressure, something Kristen is very proud to be a part of.In addition to writing, producing and reporting weekly for "Hollywood Previews" and "World Entertainment Connections", she continues as red carpet host for the Hollywood Desperado online magazine.In 2007, Kristen joined the CNN family as anchor for their premiere broadband news service, "CNN Pipeline".
