Biography
Born in Queens and raised on Long Island, she began her modeling career at age 16 and has been seen on more than 600 magazine covers. Alt perhaps is best known for her 1982 Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. Since the late 1980s, she has appeared in numerous Italian-made films and TV programs. In the USA, Alt is perhaps best-known for her starring role opposite Eric Roberts in the syndicated "Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride" (1991) and its …
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Career Milestones
| Featured on the covers of several fashion and women's magazines including Vogue and Cosmopolitan | ||
| Raised in College Point, NY and East Williston on Long Island | ||
| Signed to contract with Cover Girl cosmetics; featured in TV commericals and print advertisements | ||
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 | Appeared on cover of the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated magazine | |
1983 | Appeared in the docudrama "Portfolio" | |
1985 | Announced she was quitting modeling | |
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" | |
1987 | Began acting in European features | |
1991 | Cast in breakthrough role as a woman who marries the man who murdered her father in the syndicated TV-movie "Bride of Violence/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 | Landed 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 | Starred in the syndicated adventure series "Peter Benchley's Amazon" | |
2003 | Appeared in the modeling-themed drama "The Look" | |
2007 | Cast as Queen Fallopia in the "National Lampoon" production "Homo Erectus" | |
2007 | Co-starred in the Italian TV-movie "Piper"; reprised role on TV series of the same name | |
2008 | Co-founded the skin care and beauty product line Raw Essentials by Carol Alt | |
2012 | Directed by Woody Allen in the romantic comedy "To Rome with Love" | |