Ariana Richards Biography
Ariana Richards is a painter and former actress from the United States. She is best known for her role in the blockbuster film Jurassic Park as Lex Murphy. Richards won several Young Artist Awards for her acting as a child but has primarily focused on her art career as an adult.
How old is Ariana Richards?-Age
She was born Ariana Clarice Richards on September 11, 1979, in Healdsburg, California, United States of America. Ariana is 42 years old as of September 20221.
Ariana Richards Education
She graduated with honors from Skidmore College in 2001, with a degree in Fine Art and Drama. She continued her education at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Ariana Richards Height – Weight
Richards stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m). Her weight is 61 kg.
Ariana Richards Family – Parents
Darielle Richards, a public relations representative, and film producer, and Gary Richards raised Richards in Healdsburg, California. Bethany, her sister, is also an actress. Her maternal grandmother was an Italian descendant of Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli. Her maternal grandfather, William Otto Garrison’s father, John, was English as well as Italian. Richards is a descendant of Irish-born boxer John L. Sullivan.
Ariana Career
Richards made her acting debut in Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable film starring Powers Boothe, in 1987. She also played Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors film and reprised her role in the second sequel, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which was released on DVD. Her most memorable role was as Lex Murphy in the first Jurassic Park film, which she briefly reprised in the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. She has also appeared in other films, including Angus, in which she played a high school cheerleader, and on television episodes of The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, and Boy Meets World.
In addition to acting in movies, Richards appeared in the 1997 music video “Brick” by Ben Folds Five, portraying a high school student having an abortion. She appeared in the September 2006 issue of the British movie magazine Empire discussing a possible return to acting. Richards starred in the 2013 film Battledogs, shot in Buffalo, New York. In February 2014, Richards was voted No. 98 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Child Stars.
Richards’s Net Worth
The famous actress has an estimated net worth of 1.5 million dollars.