Bridgette Wilson

Bridgette LeAnn Wilson Sampras is an American former actress, singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 1990. She began her career in acting, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera Santa Barbara from April 1992 to January 1993.
She appeared in a number of films including Last Action Hero in her film debut, Higher Learning, Mortal Kombat, and Billy Madison. She had roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer, House on Haunted Hill, The Wedding Planner, and Shopgirl.

Early life

Bridgette LeAnn Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, a small coastal town north of Brookings, the daughter of Kathy and Dale Wilson. She grew up there and was on the volleyball team for Gold [Beach High School]. She won the Miss Teen USA title in 1990 at the age of 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the second winner from Oregon. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1991.

Career

After her reign as Miss Teen USA, Wilson appeared in Santa Barbara, Ginger on Saved by the Bell, Last Action Hero, Higher Learning, Billy Madison, Mortal Kombat, Nixon, I Know What You Did Last Summer, House on Haunted Hill, Buying the Cow, The Suburbans, Love Stinks, Nevada, Sweet Evil, Extreme Ops, and The Wedding Planner. Wilson also appeared on an episode of CSI: Miami as a woman whose husband is killed by a package delivered to their house. Her last film role before retiring from acting was in Phantom Punch.
Wilson starred off-Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show and was a judge for the 2006 Miss Universe competition. She is also a singer and was featured on Tommy Shane Steiner's debut album Then Came the Night, performing a spoken-word part in "What We're Gonna Do About It". The song reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2002.

Personal life

Wilson married professional tennis player Pete Sampras on September 30, 2000 after they dated for nine months. On November 21, 2002, their first son was born. On July 29, 2005, the couple had their second son. The family lives in Lake Sherwood, California west of Westlake Village. In December 2022, Wilson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Saved by the Bell	Ginger	5 episodes
1992–1993	Santa Barbara	Lisa Fenimore	20 episodes
1993	Murder, She Wrote	Emily Griffith	Episode: "A Killing in Cork"
2000–2001	The $treet	Bridget Deshiel	11 episodes
2002	Frasier	Kris	Episode: "Three Blind Dates"
2003	CSI: Miami	Gabriela Betancourt	Episode: "Dead Zone"
2004	Beyond the Glory	Herself	Episode: "Pete Sampras"
2005	Jake in Progress	Chloe	Episode: "Ubusy?"
2008	Carpoolers	Dorrit	Episode: "The Seminar"
2008	Signature Series	Herself	Episode: "Pete Sampras"

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Mortal Kombat 11	Sonya Blade	Voice-over and likeness based on her role in the 1995 live action film