| Birth place | Iowa |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Kirk Acevedo (m. 2005) |
Kiersten Warren is an American actress.[1] Her best known roles include Alex Tabor on Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Nora Huntington on Desperate Housewives.
Life and career
Warren was born in Iowa and raised in Hawaii. She traveled with her parents in her youth, singing with them in Baptist churches.[2] When she was older she lived in Tokyo and made commercials. She moved to Los Angeles in 1990 to seek employment as an actress.[3]
Warren is the mother of actress Misti Traya, who has a daughter.[4] Warren is now[when?] married to actor Kirk Acevedo.[citation needed] In 2009, she appeared in an episode of Fringe ("Unleashed") as the wife of Charlie Francis, Acevedo's character. In 2003, she appeared in an episode of The West Wing titled "Life on Mars", and in 2009, appeared in an episode of Nip/Tuck titled "Jenny Juggs" as Jenny Juggs.
She has appeared in numerous films, including 13 Going on 30, Intolerable Cruelty, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Bicentennial Man and Independence Day.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Independence Day | Tiffany | |
| 1997 | Painted Hero | Teresa | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Karen | |
| 1999 | Liberty Heights | Annie | |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Galatea | |
| 2000 | Duets | Candy Woods | |
| 2001 | Circuit | Nina | |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Younger Necie Kelleher | |
| 2003 | Black Cadillac | Jeannine | |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Claire O'Mara | |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker | Estelle | |
| 2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Trish Sackett | |
| 2006 | Hoot | Mrs. Eberhardt | |
| 2006 | Bring It On: All or Nothing | Pamela "Pam" Allen | Video |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer | Phyllis | |
| 2008 | Christmas Cottage | Tanya | |
| 2009 | Charades | Nikki | Short film |
| 2012 | Silent but Deadly | Rachel | |
| 2016 | The Thinning | Barbara Michaels | |
| 2016 | An Inherited Life | Penny | |
| 2017 | The Invisible Mother | Coco |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Magnum, P.I. | Sugar | Episode: "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner" |
| 1990 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Diana | Episode: "Exile" |
| 1990 | Hurricane Sam | Trisha Kelvin | Television film |
| 1990 | Silhouette | Sandra Kimball | |
| 1991 | False Arrest | Eden | |
| 1992 | Fugitive Among Us | Sherry Nash | |
| 1992 | Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | Tina Williams | |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Tammy | "First Time" |
| 1992–1993 | Life Goes On | Goodman | Recurring role |
| 1993–1994 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Alex Tabor | Main role |
| 1994 | Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas | Alex Tabor | Television film |
| 1995 | Cybill | Kathy | "Mourning Has Broken" |
| 1997 | JAG | Princess Alexandra | "Washington Holiday" |
| 1997 | Night Man | Bonnie Parker | "That Ol' Gang of Mine" |
| 1998 | Maximum Bob | Leanne Lancaster | Main role |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Jeanette | "We're Not Worthy" |
| 2001 | Thieves | Teri | "Dey Got De Degas" |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake | Nancy | "Tastes Like Chicken" |
| 2003 | A Painted House | Stacy Dale | Television film |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Blair Spoonhour | "Life on Mars" |
| 2004 | Paradise | Grace Paradise | Television film |
| 2006, 2012 | Desperate Housewives | Nora Huntington | Recurring role; 9 episodes (recurring season 3, guest season 2 and 8) |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Ellen Darling | "Pilot" |
| 2007–2009 | Slacker Cats | Tabitha (voice) | "Mexico", "Casino Miaow", "Work, Work, Work" |
| 2008 | Dirt | Martina Linn | "Welcome to Normal" |
| 2009 | Fringe | Sonia | "Unleashed" |
| 2009 | Acceptance | Grace | Television film |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Jenny Juggs | "Jenny Juggs" |
| 2011 | Beyond the Blackboard | Danny's Mom | Television film |
| 2011 | ' | Darla Chambers | "Crowned" |
| 2012 | Workaholics | Gayle Reynolds | "The Business Trip" |
| 2012–2013 | Bunheads | Claire Thompson | "Inherit the Wind", "What's Your Damage, Heather?", "The Astronaut and the Ballerina" |
| 2013 | ' | Monica Downs | "Ghosts of the Past" |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | Kelis Weir | "Brown Shag Carpet" |
| 2015 | Girl Missing | Sylvia | TV film |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Britt | "Red Flags and Parades" |
References
- ^ Willis, John (April 1, 2006). Screen World: 2005 Film Annual. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-55783-668-7. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (September 17, 2017). "Actress still most at home in Hawaii". The Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Content Agency. p. F 2. Retrieved June 23, 2025. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Meet Kiersten Warren". The Bay City Times. Universal Press Syndicate. March 15, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2025. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ Traya, Misti (May 15, 2015). "I ground my teeth so hard from stress I dislocated my jaw". The Daily Telegraph