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Kristin Cavallari
Born	Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari January 5, 1987 (1987-01-05) (age 23) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
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Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 5, 1987)¹ is an American reality television personality and actress best known for her appearances in the MTV series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and its spin-off, The Hills.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Reality TV 2.2 Acting 3 Philanthropy 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Kristin Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado, the younger of two children. When her mom, Judy, and her father divorced, her older brother Mike moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California, while she moved with their mother to Barrington, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. After having trouble adjusting to a new life with a stepfather and stepbrother, Cavallari moved to California to be with her dad and brother, and was enrolled at Santa Margarita Catholic High School her freshman year of high school. After she attended a Driver's Education course through Laguna Beach High School, her father enrolled her in LBHS.²

Career

Reality TV

Cavallari was in her junior year of high school when the first season of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County began production. At the time, she was involved in an on-and-off relationship with senior Stephen Colletti. Cavallari's romance with Colletti caused a rivalry with another cast member, Lauren Conrad. The love triangle became one of the series' central plotlines.¹

In May 2009, Cavallari confirmed that she will be joining the cast of the popular MTV reality series The Hills.³ She appeared in the mid-season finale that aired on May 31, 2009 and will appeared as a regular in the remainder of the fifth season. She has inked a deal with MTV to appear as a series regular throughout two more seasons of the series following the fifth.⁴

Acting

After her stint on Laguna Beach, Cavallari headed to Los Angeles and briefly enrolled at Loyola Marymount University. She signed on the UPN reality television series Get This Party Started which premiered February 7, 2006. The series was canceled after airing two episodes due to extremely low ratings. She guest starred in another UPN series Veronica Mars in one episode. She has appeared in numerous television roles such as CSI: NY, Cane and Adventures in Hollyhood.

In 2006, she signed on as Crystal in the horror film Fingerprints. Filming took place throughout April and May 2006 in two Oklahoma towns. The film premiered at Screamfest on October 16, 2009. The film won Best Feature at the 2006 New York City Horror Film Festival. The film was released in 2007 to mixed to positive reviews.

In 2008, she had a supporting role in Spring Breakdown alongside Amy Poehler as Summer. The film was released straight-to-DVD on June 2, 2009 and received mixed reviews. She also starred in the independent film Green Flash alongside Torrey DeVitto.

In 2009, she starred in the independent American high school comedy film Wild Cherry as Trish, which also starred Rumer Willis. She also starred in the straight-to-DVD film National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year as Kaitlin. The film was released July 14, 2009 to mixed to negative reviews.

Philanthropy

Cavallari has been involved in the "Until There's a Cure" public service advertising campaign to raise awareness and funds for AIDS and HIV research and vaccine development.⁵ In 2006, Cavallari appeared in ads for PETA,⁶ and has also appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for "We Are Ellis Island", a campaign for the restoration of historic buildings on Ellis Island.⁷

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Fingerprints	Crystal
2008	Spring Breakdown	Summer
	Green Flash	Lana	Direct-to-DVD release
2009	Wild Cherry	Trish Van Doren
	National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year	Kaitlin Hays	Direct-to-DVD release
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2006	Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County	Herself	Seasons 1-2
2006	Get This Party Started	Host	2 episodes
	Veronica Mars	Kylie Marker	1 episode
2007	Cheerleader Camp	Julie	Television movie
	Cane	Casey	1 episode
	Adventures in Hollyhood	Herself	1 episode
2008	CSI: NY	Isabelle Vaughn	1 episode
2009–Present	The Hills	Herself	Seasons 5 - present

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kristin Cavallari

• Official website
• Kristin Cavallari at the Internet Movie Database
• Kristin Cavallari at TV.com

v • d • e The Hills Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 Main cast Lauren Conrad  • Kristin Cavallari  • Audrina Patridge  • Whitney Port  • Heidi Montag Supporting cast Lo Bosworth  • Stephanie Pratt  • Holly Montag  • Spencer Pratt • Brody Jenner • Justin Brescia • Stacie Hall Associated programs Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County • The City • Bromance

Persondata
NAME	Cavallari, Kristin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cavallari, Kristin Elizabeth
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress and model
DATE OF BIRTH	January 5, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denver, Colorado
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH