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Ali Larter biography

Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter (born February 28, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is widely known with her role as the character Niki Sanders on the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes, although she has since progressed to play Sanders's identical long-separated sister Tracy Strauss.

Despite starting her career as a model, Larter soon transitioned herself into acting. Her film career began in 1999 when she had her breakthrough appearing in Varsity Blues which was a surprise hit. She then appeared in the horror film House on Haunted Hill and then landing a lead role in the box office smash Final Destination. After appearing in several high profile films, Larter then starred in the critically acclaimed Legally Blonde, which opened at the top of the box office. Since then, she has starred in several projects including starring as the titular character in the Bollywood film Marigold, starring in the romantic comedy A Lot Like Love and reprising her role in the sequel to Final Destination entitled Final Destination 2. Larter has also been featured in a number of indie movies including Crazy and Confess. She has more recently starred in the most commercially successful films of her career, Resident Evil: Extinction and Obsessed.

Larter has constantly appeared in rankings for "Sexiest Woman Alive" as well as earning the phrase 'Scream Queen' for her roles in horror or thriller movies.

International Success

In 2007, Larter starred in the Bollywood film Marigold as the title character alongside Salman Khan, which was released in August. She also joined the cast of the popular film franchise Resident Evil: Extinction portraying the character Claire Redfield in the horror film with Milla Jovovich. Her role sent her to Mexicali, Mexico for filming from May to late July in which she also dyed her hair a light red for the film. Larter explains on her character Claire, "She became the leader of this convoy. She's incredibly strong, patient. I think she serves a role for everyone within this convoy, let it be a mother to someone, a buddy, a best friend." Larter also attended the 2007 Comic Con International, her second appearance at the event, to promote the film, which was released in theaters on September 21, 2007. The film became Ali's highest grossing movie with $146,162,920 world-wide lifting her profile even higher as a bankable star in Hollywood. That year she also appeared in the comedy Homo Erectus and in the biographical film Crazy based on guitarist Hank Garland.

In an interview for Resident Evil: Extinction, Larter had expressed interest in producing films in the future, saying, "I definitely have many ideas and different avenues that I want to take as my career goes on."

In April 2009, Larter starred opposite Beyoncé Knowles and Idris Elba in the Screen Gems-produced film Obsessed, about an office executive (Elba) whose marriage to Knowles' character is threatened by the aggressive interests of a co-worker, portrayed by Larter. The film opened at #1 with $28,612,730, a career high for Larter.

In September, 2009 it was announced that Larter will return as Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife the movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. She is also rumored to join the cast of UFO playing Col. Virginia Lake.

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