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Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Actor · Born September 25, 1973 (53) · Gold Beach, Oregon, USA

Bridgette LeAnn Wilson Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is an American former actress, singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 1990. She began her career in acting, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera Santa Barbara from April 1992 to January 1993. She appeared in a number of films including Last Action Hero (1993) in her film debut, Higher Learning (1995), Mortal Kombat (1995), and Billy Madison (1995). She had roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), House on Haunted Hill (1999), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Shopgirl (2005).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1973 (53)
From
Gold Beach, Oregon, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
27%
Morality
19%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Absurd
5
Warm
5
Dread
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Phantom Punch(2008)

    as Farah

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Carpoolers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorrit

  • Shopgirl(2005)

    as Lisa Cramer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Extreme Ops(2002)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriela Betancourt

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Buying the Cow(2002)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    as Amber

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Planner(2001)

    as Fran Donolly

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The $treet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bridget Deshiel

  • Beautiful(2000)

    as Lorna Larkin (Miss Texas)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • House on Haunted Hill(1999)

    as Melissa Margaret Marr

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Suburbans(1999)

    as Lara

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Love Stinks(1999)

    as Chelsea Turner

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Starstruck(1998)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Real Blonde(1997)

    as Sahara

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Host(1998)

    as Juliet Spring

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

    as Elsa Shivers

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • HIStory on Film, Volume II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • The Stepsister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Melinda Harrison

  • Nevada(1997)

    as June (as Bridgette Wilson)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Unhook the Stars(1996)

    as Jeannie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Evil(1996)

    as Jennifer Ray Clark

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    as Sonya Blade

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Billy Madison(1995)

    as Veronica Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Kris

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Last Action Hero(1993)

    as Whitney / Meredith

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Saved by the Bell(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ginger · as Ginger (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Griffith

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Teen USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Oregon Teen USA 1990

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1983 to 2008; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Last Action Hero (1993)

$137M worldwide

Highest rated

Last Action Hero (1993)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Film career

19832008

Peak 1994 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 31: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thProducing1 of 31: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew2000s10 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
9398

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Starstruck (1998)

80th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Nixon (1995)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles18–80 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles21–49 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles38–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–39 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles15–76 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bridgette Wilson-Sampras work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bridgette Wilson-Sampras' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Bellamy shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers