Ali Larter Biography

Fast Facts

• Began modeling at age 13
• Roomed with fellow actress and best friend Amy Smart before either broke into show business
• Was on the November 1996 cover of Esquire magazine—not as herself, but as the fictional starlet "Allegra Coleman," billed as the movies' next dream girl
• The Coleman persona was created by Esquire to parody the Hollywood publicity machine
• Had a recurring role on Dawson's Creek, and later appeared opposite its star James Van Der Beek in 1999's Varsity Blues (which also featured Smart)
• Played four different characters on Heroes—Niki Sanders, who has superhuman strength; Niki's alternate personalities Jessica and Gina; and Niki's separated-at-birth sister Jessica Strauss, who has the ability to manipulate and freeze water