Angelica Bridges is an intelligent, sensual and famous actress and model who was born in Harrisonville, Missouri. She began to do commercials and voice-overs and traveled to Kansas City, Missouri when she was only 12 for NBC's talent search. Angelica began to model when she was 14 and was signed by Elite Modeling Agency. Soon, Angelica began to appear in commercials for Coke, Pepsi, American Express, IBM, Toyota, Clairol, Brut Cologne, and she was also featured on life size cutouts for "Miller Lite Get the Goods Fairy".

Angelica has also been featured in the most important, international magazines. Maxim, GQ, FMH, Stun Magazine and Loaded. They have all described Angelica as one of the world's "Most Sexiest Woman". She has done shoots and has been featured in a lot of international publications, including the Italian and British issues of Maxim, as well as the Italian GQ, Loaded and Sports Illustrated, among many other magazines.

She is also known as Lieutenant Taylor Walsh of "Baywatch", and as "Omegis" from the "Mortal Kombat" television series. She began her acting career with "California Heat" in 1995, and then landed a recurring role in the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Since then she has been on "Night Stand", "NYPD Blue", "Cybill", "Silk Stalkings", "Conan", V.I.P., Brooke Shield's "Suddenly Susan" and "That '70s Show". She has also appeared in the movies"Mystery Men", "Vegas C.O.D.", "The Least Likely Candidate", "Do It For Uncle Manny", "Tom Cats", "The Last Will", and "The Month of August".

We spoke with Angelica after she had finished filming the "Baywatch Reunion Movie". It was an honor and a pleasure to interview Angelica Bridges, to know more about her life and about her acting and modeling career.

Interview by Mauricio Saravia

ARTIST INTERVIEWS: Angelica, you began to act "Days of Our Lives" andhave worked on television programs such as "NYPD Blue", "Conan", "Baywatch", "Suddenly Susan", and "That '70's Show", "Metropolitan Hospital". Which programs have you enjoyed working with?

Angelica Bridges: I really enjoyed the “Mortal Kombat” television series. My character “Omegis” was recurring on the show. She had about 5 different personalities! As an actress this kind of role is a blast! One minute, you are an evil sorceress, the next minute you are a vixen, a comedian, and so forth. This was a great role and I enjoyed traveling to Orlando, Florida to shoot it.

“That 70's Show” was fun too. Getting to be in a comedic scene with Topher Grace was amazing – and all of the characters on that show are hilarious.

A.I.: How do you become a different person for the many characters that you have portrayed in television and movies?

A.B.: I think as soon as you get a script in your hand and start reading your character's dialogue you began to place yourself in the character's shoes. I imagine myself as that character, then I begin to think like them, dress like them, and behave as this character would. The fun part is being able to become another person within your work when I am rehearsing. It is so much fun to experiment and give your character a lot of layers and many colors!

A.I.: How did the 'Baywatch' reunion movie came to be and what can you tell us
about it?

A.B.: The reunion movie was a project that the producers have been planning for a while. Unfortunately, after September 11th, the project was put on hold, but finally came to fruition this summer. The show is so popular all over the world (it's seen in 142 countries) and went strong for 11 years – a reunion movie was inevitable.

The audience will get to see a lot (14 original) cast members return with a backdrop of Hawaii, love and adventure all rolled into the hours. What more could you ask for?

A.I.: You began modeling when you were fourteen and have been on the covers of
endless magazines. How do you feel with the success you have had as a model and actress?

A.B.: My time modeling was exceptional. I really enjoyed traveling to exotic places and meeting all of the people I met, through my travel and bookings. But, I would definitely have to say “acting” is much more challenging. And, I need constant stimulation in my life, so acting hands down is my favorite (singing too).

A.I.: Angelica, having modeled for so long, what's an unusual thing that has happened to you in your modeling and acting career?

A.B.: Probably the most unusual things that happened to me was when I worked on “Baywatch” or any shows around water. On “Baywatch” there were about 40 sand sharks hanging around our location in Marina, Del Rey. Not very comforting when you've treading the water for a half an hour, 50 feet away. One time, on “Son of the Beach”, I was all perched on a rock as a mermaid, getting ready to deliver my first line when a huge wave came and just blasted me to kingdom come.

A.I.: You have also hosted several television shows, such as "Spice", "Top Secret Beaches"', "Miss Fitness USA" and "E's Talk Soup". What has been your experience in hosting?

A.B.: I love hosting! Getting to host “E's Talk Soup” was a dream come true. Especially, since I love the “comedic” side of things so much. Hosting “Spice” a weekly show on VH1 – Europe was amazing, because I had to fly to London to shoot 10 episodes at a time. I really enjoy hosting – I could do it everyday.

A.I.: Being an actress, which movies have you enjoyed watching in 2002?

A.B.: I enjoy a lot of comedic movies. Anything with Adam Sandler is always good. I also liked “The Red Dragon” with Anthony Hopkins. I have always enjoyed Michael Douglas and especially Nicole Kidman. She was a delight in “Molin Rouge” and “The Others”! I like the Harry Potter movies and all of the Star Wars films. I hate to admit it, but I enjoyed watching “Jackass the Movie”.

A.I.: What's a day in the life of Angelica Bridges?

A.B.: An average day when I'm not working would be going to the gym, first thing in the morning – walking my pup “Delilah” - cooking 1 to 2 meals a day. I love to cook. It is my favorite thing! Also, working on the computer (yes I am computer geek) or meditating sometime during the day. I also enjoy reading a nice book and taking a long bubble bath. That's a great day off!

You Can Visit Angelica Bridge's Official Site at: www.angelicabridges.net