Krista Errickson

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Krista Errickson (born as Krista Ann Errickson on 8 May 1964 in Abington, Pennsylvania U.S.) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the 1980 movie Little Darlings and the TV series Hello Larry, where she replaced Donna Wilkes in the role of Diane Alder.

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Jailbait (1994)
The Paper Boy (1994)
Martial Outlaw (1993)
Killer Image (1992)
Mortal Passions (1989)
The Best of Times (1983)
Deadly Lessons (1983)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
The First Time (1982)
Little Darlings (1980)

The First Time - television movie Series: "21 Jump Street" "Hello, Larry" "Beverly Hills 90210" "Tour of Duty" "Powers of Matthew Starr"

Errickson won the Taormina Film Festival award, and Deauville Film Festival award in 1990 for Best Actress ("Mortal Passions").

Errickson earned a B.A. at at the University of Rome, "La Sapienza", in 2001 majoring in Political Science and in 2008, earned a Special Master's Degree in Islamic Studies. In 1995, she produced her first documentary for RAI Italian television "In Nome Di Dio" (In The Name of God) and was the first American (and female) journalist to enter Iran, in 1995, after the revolution. She became a senior producer for RAI Italian television and did 11 other documentaries for the company, as well as Discovery, Learning Channel and A & E including developing, writing and producing "The Genetic Revolution", "Inside the Hezbollah"(2000), "Inside The Vatican" (2001) "Italians in the West" (2002), "Martin Luther King: A Life"(1998) From there, she became Vice President of development for GRB Productions, and served as Co-Executive and Coordinating producer for CBS's "The Mysterious Man of The Shroud" (1998). Errickson has won numerous journalistic awards from The Film Advisory Board (1995), and the Boccaccio Prize (1994). In 2006, she reported for "La Repubblica" from Pakistan on the kidnapping of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo. She continues to freelance for RAI as well as serving as contributing writer to "La Repubblica".

She is also the granddaughter of famed set and lighting designer Jo Mielziner, goddaughter to Elia Kazan, and a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.