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).

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 resides as of 2012[update] in her hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

• at IMDb