Ariana Richards

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Ariana Clarice Richards (born September 11, 1979 in Healdsburg, California) is an American actress and professional painter.

Acting

Richards made her movie debut in 1987's Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. Her most notable appearance was as Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park movie; she reprised the role very briefly in the sequel '. Similarly, she appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors film and reprised her role in the second sequel ', which went straight to video.

She has been featured in other films such as Angus, where she played a bulimic girl; she has also appeared on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, and Boy Meets World.

Richards is rumored to be reappearing as Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park IV that is due out sometime in 2008.

Art career

Richards attended Skidmore College, earning a B.S. Degree in Fine Art and Drama, with distinction. She continued with instruction at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Richards has become a successful artist; many of her paintings are on display at the Lee Youngman Galleries in Calistoga, California. Her paintings, usually of landscapes and figures, tend to be in the style of the impressionists. In October 2005, she was awarded with the first place prize in the National Professional Oil Painting Competition sponsored by American Artist Magazine.

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