Alt, Carol 1960-

PERSONAL

Born December 1, 1960, in Flushing Point (some sources say Long Island), NY; daughter of Anthony (a fire chief) and Muriel (a model and airline employee) Alt; sister of Christine Alt (a model); married Ron Greschner (a professional hockey player), November 21, 1983 (divorced, 1996); married Alexei Yashin (a professional hockey player). Education: Attended Hofstra University, 1978-79; studied acting with Susan Kellerman. Religion: Roman Catholic. Avocational Interests: Playing basketball and golf, horseback riding, driving race cars, singing.

Addresses:

Agent—Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4500 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010; Pacific Artists Management, 685-1285 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 3X8 Canada. Manager—Nanas/Hart Entertainment, 14622 Ventura Blvd., Suite 746, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career:

Model and actress. Professional model, c. 1979-85 and beginning again in 1998, including early work with the Elite Agency; appeared on more than 700 magazine covers, including the swimsuit edition, Sports Illustrated, 1982; appeared in print ads for Lancome cosmetics, 1979, Cover Girl cosmetics, 1987, 1989, and Amaretto di Saronno, 1987-89; appeared in television commercials for Hanes clothing, 1992; served as co-anchor of Fox's local morning news show in New York City, 2002; hosted infomercials for InTon skin products, 2007, and The Jack LaLanne Power Juicer, 2007. Affiliated with "Supermodels in the Rainforest." Also worked in a bakery and as a waitress.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) Sweet Charity, Los Angeles, 1985.

Film Appearances:

Elite model, Portfolio, 1983.

Herself, The Look, 1985.

Margherita, Monte Napoleone (also known as Via Monte Napoleone), 1987.

Marina Caracciolo, I miei primi quarant nni (also known as My First Forty Years and My Wonderful Life), 1987.

Marsha Mellows, Trena di panna (also known as Cream Train and Milk Train), 1988.

Alma Rossetti, Mortacci (also known as Death to You and The Hateful Dead), 1989.

Marina, La piu bella del reame (also known as The Most Beautiful in the Kingdom), 1989.

Sandra, Bye Bye Baby, Seymour Borde, 1989.

Betta, Miliardi (also known as Billions, Millions, and Miliardi/Millions), 1991.

Veronica Flame, Un piede in paradiso (also known as Speaking of the Devil), 1991.

Christine Sanders, Beyond Justice (also known as Desert Law), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992.

Barbara/Sally, Anni 90—Parte II, 1993.

Kate LaRue, Thunder in Paradise, 1993.

Kelly LaRue, Thunder in Paradise II, 1994.

Tanya, Ring of Steel, Shapiro/Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1994.

Kelly LaRue, Thunder in Paradise 3, 1995.

Saundra Morgan, Deadly Past, Atlantic Group Films, 1995.

Dana Townsend, Crackerjack 2 (also known as Hostage Train), North American Releasing, 1996.

Agent Monica McBride, The Protector (also known as Body Armor and Conway), Concorde Pictures, 1997.

Gloria, Private Parts (also known as Howard Stern's "Private Parts"), Paramount, 1997.

Grace, Storm Trooper, New City Releasing, 1998.

Cindy Bolton, Revelation (also known as Apocalypse II: Revelation), Providence Entertainment, 1999.

Herself, Camera (also known as Dogme # 15—Camera), 2000.

Judy, My Best Friend's Wife (also known as Grownups and Grownups: The Movie), Bridge & Tunnel Productions, 2001.

Marie, Hitters, Fries Film Group, 2002.

Edy LaFontaine, The Look, 2003.

Herself, Caged (short), 2003.

Lori Dale, Snakehead Terror, 2004.

Linda, The Signs of the Cross, 2005.

Irene Manning, A Merry Little Christmas, 2006.

Phoebe Lynn, Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe, Marvista Entertainment, 2007.

Sadie, Twisted Fortune, Warner Home Video, 2007.

Angelique Paxton, The Man Who Came Back, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Carol Greshner, Capitol, CBS, 1987.

Carol H., Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

Kate (some sources cite Kelly) LaRew, Thunder in Paradise, syndicated, 1994.

Karen Oldham, Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's "Amazon"), syndicated, 1999-2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Catherine Saunders, Il principe del deserto (also known as Maktub la legge del deserto, Desert Law, and The Law of the Desert), 1989.

Nancy Pertinace, Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (also known as Bride of Violence, A Family Matter, A Woman of Honor, and Donna d nore), syndicated, 1991.

Stella, Missione d more (also known as Mission of Love), 1992.

Nancy Pertinace, Vendetta II: The New Mafia (also known as Bride of Violence 2 and Donna d nore 2), syndicated, 1993.

Pensando all'Africa, 1998.

Monica Marini, Sotto il cielo dell frica (also known as Thinking of Africa and Unter der Sonne Afrikas), 1999.

Ines, Caterina e le sue figlie (also known as Caterina e le sue figlie 2), 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rosa, Il vizio de vivere (also known as Love for Life), 1988.

Alice, Un orso chiamato Arturo (also known as A Bear Called Arthur), 1992.

Due vite un destino (also known as The Final Contract), 1992.

Anna Capilupi, Il grande fuoco (also known as The Great Fire and Flammen der Liebe), 1995.

Trish Gannon, Catch Me If You Can (also known as Deadly Game, Jeu mortel, and Hide and Seek), Fox Family Channel, 1998.

Cristina Brown, Swarmed, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Fatal Trust, Lifetime, 2006.

Marchesa Cafiero, Piper, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judge, From Hawaii with Love, syndicated, 1986.

Cohost, Super Model Search: Look of the Year, ABC, 1988.

Sports Illustrated: The Making of the Swimsuit Issue, HBO, 1989.

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special (also known as The Jon Lovitz Show), Fox, 1992.

Judge, The 1993 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1993.

Carre Otis: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003.

Retrosexual: The 80's, VH1, 2004.

Wendy Williams Is on Fire on the Red Carpet, VH1, 2005.

Generation Boom, TV Land, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1985.

Tiger, "Plates," B. L. Stryker (also known as The ABC Saturday Mystery), ABC, 1990.

The Howard Stern Show, 1991, 1999.

Larry King Live, 1994.

Cassidy, "Pursuit," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach), syndicated, 1995.

Tracy Hayes, "The Lyin King," Wings, NBC, 1996.

Howard Stern, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001.

Voice characterization, "Peggy's Pageant Fever," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998.

Walking after Midnight, 1999.

GBS executive Tanya Simone, "Trash TV: Parts 1 & 2," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2001.

"Ford Supermodels," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

"Heavy Burden," 48 Hours (also known as 48 Hours Investigates and 48 Hours Mystery), CBS, 2003.

The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 2005.

Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2007.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

The Howard Stern Show (simulcast of television show), 1999.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in exercise videos and Sports Illustrated swimsuit videos.

Music Videos:

Appeared in the Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy."

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

Eating in the Raw, 2004.

The Raw 50, 2007.

Fiction:

This Year's Model, HarperCollins, 2008.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, December 20, 1999, pp. 149-50.

Sports Illustrated, February 15, 2001, p. 16.