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Krista Allen who played Dr. Taylor Hayes briefly on The Bold and the Beautiful was born in April 1971. As such, the experienced actor turned 53 in April 2024. Allen's acting career spans thirty years and includes movies, short films, shows, series, and daily soaps. Allen exited The Bold and the Beautiful two years after stepping into the role.
The character of Taylor Hayes was originally played by Hunter Tylo who had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1990. She continued portraying the character as a regular, recurring and guest cast member for almost 29 years. Tylo vacated the role in 2019. Krista Allen joined the cast in 2021 and portrayed Taylor till 2023. She was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for her supporting role as Taylor on the soap.
The Bold and the Beautiful alum Krista Allen turned 53 in April 2024
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On April 5, 2024, Krista Allen turned 53 years old. Born in 1971 in Ventura California, she was raised in Houston and later moved to Texas. Her body of work is expansive and includes many other fields besides acting. A beauty pageant candidate, Allen started modeling during her teens while working as an aerobics instructor.
She even worked as a kindergarten teacher before taking up acting. Her first television role was as Emmanuelle in the 1994 series Emmanuelle in Space. Some of her other titles include Days of Our Lives, Baywatch, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Charmed, Unscripted, Project Greenlight, Head Cases, What About Brian, The Philanthropist, The L.A. Complex, Significant Mother and many more. She had been part of The Bold and the Beautiful before, in 1995, playing Shelley.
She has also worked in many television films, short films and about 40 movies. Some noteworthy movies which Allen was part of include Totally Blonde, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anger Management, Paycheck, The Third Nail, The Final Destination, Black Widow, Fatal Instinct and Eleven Eleven.
She has received multiple nominations and won three awards. Allen also owns a line of T-shirts called Superexcellent. She has worked as a writer for HBO and Netflix projects and is a standup comedian. She is also a licenced therapist for trauma and addiction recovery.
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Krista Allen's Taylor Hayes on The Bold and the Beautiful
Krista Allen joined The Bold and the Beautiful in 2021 when Taylor Hayes returned to LA. Taylor had been undertaking overseas travel for missionary work.
Allen's Taylor stayed with her daughter Steffy Forrester-Finnegan at her home. She was also shown spending time with her grandchildren. She was seen supporting Ridge emotionally when Brooke got together with Deacon Sharpe. She offered him a place to stay to get over Brooke.
By the end of the 2022 storyline on The Bold and the Beautiful, Steffy and Thomas were seen delightedly hoping that Taylor and Ridge were getting back together. However, after one kiss, Taylor decided to give the relationship more thought.
When Steffy survived being shot and Finn was presumed dead, Allen's Taylor played the psychologist when she tried to dissuade Sheila from jumping off the hospital roof. However, later when she learned that Sheila had shot at her daughter and son-in-law, she pitched in to get the perpetrator punished.
The relief of finding Finn return from the dead in France brought Taylor and Ridge close. With aid from her children, the former couple decided to renew their vows. However, during the wedding, Ridge learned that his son Thomas had manipulated him into dumping Brooke, and he broke up the wedding.
When Krista Allen was portraying Taylor Hayes, her decades-long feud with Brooke briefly dissolved. After Ridge dumped her to rush to Brooke, the latter also rejected him. With this, the two women decided to suspend the rivalry and stay on friendly terms. However, Taylor pushed Deacon to tempt Brooke while badmouthing her to Ridge herself. This called off the truce.
Allen's Taylor was last seen on The Bold and the Beautiful in November 2023, advising Deacon to stay away from the untrustworthy Sheila. She also provided her children with support and words of wisdom before traveling away again. 2024 on the soap saw, Rebecca Budig recast into the character.
