She wore a whipped cream bikini in Varsity Blues, and eluded death thanks to her classmates' clairvoyance in the teen thriller Final Destination. You've also surely seen her in Legally Blonde, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the horror remake, House on Haunted Hill, and the NBC series Heroes.
Quick rises to the top tend to be followed by equally quick falls, and Ali Larter's attainment of success was quite possibly unprecedented in its rapidity: One minute she was a struggling stage actor, posing for a gag photo shoot, the next she had Hollywood's top agents banging down her door.Nevertheless, Ali Larter managed to break the old rule of thumb, translating an unlikely opportunity into a career that's going strong. And we're not just talking about finding consistent work, which in the entertainment industry is an accomplishment in itself. WithVarsity Blues, Final Destination, Legally Blonde, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Resident Evil: Extinction under her belt, Ali has been involved in some of the most successful movies around.
It would be a bit of a stretch to claim that every one of Ali's films has been a blockbuster hit, but with the glaring exception of 2001's American Outlaws and the unfortunate Indian movie Marigold where she played opposite Indian superstar Salman Khan. , nearly all of them have enjoyed some measure of success, be it critical or popular. And that success has translated to the small screen thanks to her role in Heroes.Whether attributable to a clever agent or simply a knack for choosing scripts, Ali Larter has made herself a fixture in the public eye.
