Ariana Richards

Ariana Richards: Biography in Details

Who is Ariana Richards?

Ariana Richards is an American film actress, television actress, producer, and painter. The multi-talented actress is well known for her role as Lex Murphy in the film ‘Jurassic Park’.

For her role in the movie, she won several Young Artist Awards but she has been focusing on her art career since adulthood. She is also one of the most celebrated young portrait artists.

Who are the parents of Ariana Richards?

Ariana was born on September 11, 1979, in Healdsburg, California, USA. Her birth name is Ariana Clarice Richards and she is currently 42 years old. Ariana’s father’s name is Gary Richards and her mother’s name is Darielle Richards.

Her mother is a public relations representative and film producer. She has got a sister named Bethany(actress). Her maternal grandmother was of Italian ancestry and was a descendant of Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli.

Ariana Richards holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is a mix of German, Italian, English, and Irish.

Education, School/College University

Ariana Richards attended Skidmore College and graduated from there in 2001, earning a degree in Fine Art and Drama, with distinction. Also, she later continued with instruction at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California.

Ariana Richards: Professional Life and Career

She made her film career debut from the movie ‘Into the Homeland’ in 1987, which is a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She made herself recognized from the role of Lex Murphy in the film ‘Jurassic Park’ and she reprised her role very briefly in the sequel ‘The Lost World; Jurassic Park’.

After that, Ariana Richards made her appearance in the film ‘Tremors’ as Mindy Sterngood and reprised her role in the second sequel ‘Tremors 3: Back to Perfection. She appeared on television series like ‘The Golden Girls, ‘Empty Nest’, and ‘Boy Meets World’.

Apart from acting, she is also active in her music career. She appeared in the music video ‘Brick’ by Ben Folds Five in 1998 in which she portrayed a high school student having an abortion. She released her first album titled ‘First Love’ on the Pony Canyon label in Japan in 1993.

Ariana is also an excellent painter and her paintings used to be in the style of the impressionists. Also, she became the first in the National Professional Oil Painting Competition, for painting Lady of Dahlias in 2005. Also, she won the Art of the West’s Award of Excellence.

Awards, Nominations

Ariana Richards won Bambi Award in the category Film-International for ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993, won Young Artist Award in the category Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama for ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1994, won Young Artist Award in the category Best Young Actress in a Television Movie for ‘Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage’ in 1993 and also nominated several times in her career.

How much is the net worth of Ariana Richards?

She has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million as per 2023’s data, and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Ariana Richards: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There was a rumor that she dated American actor, Wilmer Valderrama in 1999 before the two went their separate ways.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

She has a height of 5 ft. 6 inches and she weighs 52 kg. Her body measurement is 33-24-33 inches. Ariana has got blonde hair and grey eyes.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Ariana Richards has around 6.8k followers on Twitter, about 10k followers on Instagram and she has around 2.3k followers on Facebook.

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