{{short description|American actress}} {{distinguish|Kristen Bell}} {{Multiple issues| {{lead too short|date=December 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2024}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Kristine DeBell | image = Kristine DeBell 1976 (cropped).jpg | caption = DeBell at the premiere of the 1976 remake of <br />''A Star Is Born'' | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|12|10}} | birth_place = Chatham, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = {{unbulleted list|Kristine De Bell|Kristine De Belle}} | occupation = Actress, model | years_active = 1976-present | spouse = | partner = | website = }}
'''Kristine DeBell''' (born December 10, 1954) is an American film actress.
==Career== Born in Chatham, New York, DeBell began her career as a fashion model with Ford Models. She later moved into acting, debuting as the star of the 1976 erotic musical comedy film ''Alice in Wonderland'' at the age of 21.
She was on the April 1976 cover of ''Playboy'', photographed by Suze Randall. She also appeared in Playboy's classic August 1976 Helmut Newton pictorial "200 Motels, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation",<ref>{{cite book|last=Newton|first=Helmut|title=Playboy: Helmut Newton|publisher=Chronicle Books|year=2005|isbn=0-8118-5065-X}}</ref> from which 11 original prints were sold at auctions of the ''Playboy'' archives by Butterfields in 2002 for $21,075,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2003/07/20/2003-07-20_for_playboy_lovers__cups_run.html |last=Herman |first=Eric |title=For Playboy lovers, cup runneth over |newspaper=Daily News|location=New York City|date=July 20, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412040539/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2003/07/20/2003-07-20_for_playboy_lovers__cups_run.html |archive-date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11924|last=Goodman|first=Dean|title=Playboy artwork fetches $1.1 million|publisher=Reuters|date=June 24, 2002|access-date=February 11, 2009|archive-date=September 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921223533/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11924|url-status=dead}}</ref> and three by Christie's in December 2003 for $26,290.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=4204899&sid=4a99703f-3b61-48c6-9022-fea3afd5ef0d |title=Christie's Lot 257/Sale 1325|publisher=Christies}}</ref>
Subsequently, she moved to mainstream film and television. Her most prominent film roles included playing A.L., a camp counselor, alongside Bill Murray, in the comedy ''Meatballs'' (1979) and Jackie Chan's girlfriend in ''The Big Brawl'' (1980). She appeared in a number of television pilots and individual episodes of various television series through the early 1980s. She returned to acting in 2012, appearing in a number of direct-to-video productions.
== Filmography ==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1976 |''Alice in Wonderland'' |Alice |Film debut |- |1977 |''Rooster: Spurs of Death!'' |Melody | |- |rowspan=2|1978 |''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' |Cindy | |- |''Bloodbrothers'' |Cheri | |- |rowspan=3|1979 |''{{sortname|The|Main Event|The Main Event (1979 film)}}'' |Lucy | |- |''Meatballs'' |A.L. | |- |''The Great American Girl Robbery'' |Debbie Williams | |- |rowspan=2|1980 |''Willie & Phil'' |Rena | |- |''{{sortname|The|Big Brawl}}'' |Nancy | |- |1981 |''Lifepod'' |Fiona | |- |1982 |''Tag: The Assassination Game'' |Nancy McCauley | |- |1986 |''Club Life'' |Fern | |- |1990 |''American Confidential'' |Katy Lynn O'Toole |Video; short |- |rowspan=2|2012 |''1313: Night of the Widow'' |The Widow |Voice; video |- |''Southern dysComfort'' |Cousin Deb |Short |- |rowspan=4|2013 |''Beyond Sunset and Sunrise'' |Norma Desmond / The Good Witch / Narrator |Short |- |''{{sortname|A|Talking Cat!?!}}'' |Susan |rowspan=3|Direct-to-video |- |''An Easter Bunny Puppy'' |Jennifer |- |''A Talking Pony!?!'' |Kim |- |rowspan=2|2014 |''3 Wicked Witches'' |Lana | |- |''Trophy Heads'' |Sister Jasmine | |- |rowspan=2|2015 |''Hunter'' |Capt. Goodwill | |- |''Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance'' |Bobbie | |- |2016 |''Offer and Compromise'' |Executive | |- |2017 |''Darling Nikki'' | | |- |2019 |''Merrily'' |Cynthia | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1973 |''{{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}'' |Pam Warren #2 |TV series |- |1978 |'' Fantasy Island'' |Gail Grayson |”Instant Family” |- |1978 |''Police Woman'' |Francine |"The Young and the Fair" |- |1978 |''Deadman's Curve'' |Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited) |TV movie |- |1978 |''James at 16'' |Cheryl |"Rebel Without a Car" |- |1978 |''B. J. and the Bear'' |Marcia |"The Foundlings" |- |1978 |''Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold'' |Sally South |TV movie |- |1978 |''Suddenly, Love'' |Helen Malloy |TV movie |- |1978 |''Eight Is Enough'' |Melanie |"Alone at Last" |- |1978 |''David Cassidy: Man Undercover'' |Girl |"RX for Dying" |- |1979 |''Barnaby Jones'' |Rita Wallace |"Man on Fire" |- |1979 |''CHiPs'' |Peggy |"Second Chance" |- |1981 |''{{sortname|The|Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo}}'' |Ginger |"The French Follies Caper" |- |1982 |''Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice'' |Toni Blasdell |TV movie |- |1983 |''For Members Only'' |Ginger Blakely |TV movie |- |1983 |''Oh Madeline'' |... |"All the World's a Stage" |- |1983 |''Oh Madeline'' |... |"To Ski or Not to Ski " |- |1984 |''Night Court'' |Jennifer Black |"Harry and the Rock Star" |- |2012 |''The Great Halloween Puppy Adventure'' |Linda |TV movie |- |2017 |''The Wrong Man '' |Sarah Franklin |TV-14 movie |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Erotica and pornography}} {{commons category}} * [https://www.kristinedebell.com/ Kristine DeBell's website] * {{IMDb name|0213374}} * {{iafd name|id=kdebell|gender=female|name=Kristine DeBell}} * {{afdb name|id=2393|gender=female|name=Kristine DeBell}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090828134130/http://www.meatballsonline.com/ ''Meatballs'' movie website]
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