Bridgette Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, on September 25, 1973. The brown eyed actress grew up there with both her parents and sister, Tracy Wilson. Her first taste of fame came in 1990 when she won Miss Teen USA. The next year she was in Los Angeles taking acting classes. Her break-through came in 1991 when she landed the role of Lisa Fenimore Castillo on the daytime soap Santa Barbara. In 1992 she made her film debut as Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in Last Action Hero. Soon after she was seen alongside Kristy Swanson in Higher Learning. Her first lead role was in Billy Madison playing Veronica Vaughan, the love interest of Adam Sandler's Billy. Several serious films followed, including roles in Nixon, Sweet Evil (1996) and Unhook the Stars. Bridgette was later seen alongside many teen starlets in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer. Bridgette played the arrogant Elsa Shivers, who does not survive to the final credits. She is also an accomplished songwriter and singer, so far she has made two CDs; "Gimme a Kiss" and "I Only Want to Be with You." Besides the song and movie career, she is also an avid supporter of MADD, American Oceans Campaign, and several AIDS organizations. Her film House on Haunted Hill reached #1 at the box-office, over Halloween weekend. Next Bridgette, instead of horror, stars in the comedy Just Visiting.



Miss Teen USA 1990. Once took the stage at a festival for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). On Tuesday, June 20, 2000, it was announced that she was engaged to tennis star Pete Sampras, 28. According to Sampras, they got engaged after he lost the first round of the French Open. First child Christian Charles Sampras was born 21 November 2002 in Los Angeles. London, UK bookmakers have given Christian a 150-1 chance to win Wimbledon (Sampras has 7 Wimbledon titles); he's a 2,000-1 shot to beat Wimbledon champs Andre Agassi (Sampras's arch-rival) and Steffi Graf's son, Jaden Gil, in a Wimbledon final. Insisted on doing all her own stunts for Last Action Hero (1993), in part because she wanted to feel more "in touch" with her character, "Meredith Caprice/ Whitney Slater." Later, Bridgette complained that most of her better footage was left on the cutting room-floor; many of her fans seemed to agree, citing that she disappeared from the movie far too soon.