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A leggy brunette supermodel, Carol Alt was also a "Cover Girl" makeup representative. Born in Queens and... (Learn more)

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Carol Alt’s Milestones
Appeared in about a dozen European features
Raised in College Point, New York and (from 1971) in East Williston on Long Island
Signed to contract with Cover Girl cosmetics; featured in TV commericals and print advertisements
Was featured on the covers of several fashion and women's magazines including Vogue and Cosmopolitan
1979 Began modeling career; handled by Elite; landed first cover on the Italian edition of Bazaar
1979 Signed to cosmetics contract by Lancome; appeared in print ads
1979 While waitressing, spotted by a photographer who suggested she try her hand at modeling
1981 Profiled in Life magazine
1982 Was on the cover of the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated magazine
1985 Announced she was quitting modeling
1985 Appeared in the docudrama, "The Look/Portfolio"
1985 Made stage acting debut in L.A. production of "Sweet Charity", staged by Bob Fosse and starring Debbie Allen; did not remain with show when it transferred to Broadway
1986 Film acting debut, "Monte Napoleone"
1991 Breakthrough role as a woman who marries the man who murdered her father in the syndicated TV-movie "Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride"
1993 Reprised her role in "Vendetta II: The New Mafia" (syndicated)
1994 Co-starred in the syndicated series "Thunder in Paradise"
1997 Had featured role in the film version of Howard Stern's autobiography "Private Parts"
1998 Resumed modeling career
1999 Starred in "Thinking of Africa", a series of 12 two-hour films made for Italian television
1999 - 2000 Starred in the syndicated adventure series "Peter Benchley's Amazon"

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Quick Facts

Born

December, 01 1960 in Flushing Point, New York, USA

Education

  • Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York: enrolled in 1978; played on the lacrosse team; offered ROTC scholarship; dropped out after one year to pursue modeling career

Professions

actor, model, singer, bakery worker, waitress