Talisa Soto
Biography
Talisa Soto is an American retired actress and model who was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts. She signed with Click Model Management at 15 and worked as a model, appearing in Vogue and on the covers of Elle, Mademoiselle, Glamour and Self. She moved into acting in 1988 with her feature debut, Spike of Bensonhurst, and soon after played the Bond girl Lupe Lamora in Licence to Kill (1989). She is best known as Kitana in Mortal Kombat (1995) and its sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), and she also appeared in Don Juan DeMarco (1994), the title role of Vampirella (1996) and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002). Her later credits include Piñero (2001), two guest spots on C-16: FBI and La Mission (2009), directed by Peter Bratt. People magazine included her among its 50 Most Beautiful People in 1990.
59years old
Turns 60 on March 27in 176 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Miriam Talisa Soto
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 20 years1989 to 2009
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A change of course
Talisa Soto was 15 when she signed with Click Model Management, and weeks later she traveled to Paris to appear in a Vogue layout shot by Bruce Weber.
First role
Soto came back to the United States in 1988 and auditioned for her first film role, winning the part of India in the comedy Spike of Bensonhurst.
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