Kristian Alfonso Biography

Kristian Alfonso is an actress best known for her role in the series ‘Days of Our Lives’. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.

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Birthday: September 5, 1963

Nationality: American

Famous: Models Actresses

Age: 56 Years, 56 Year Old Females

Sun Sign: Virgo

Also Known As: Kristian-Joy Alfonso

Born in: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Famous as: Actress, Model

Height: 5'4" (163 cm), 5'4" Females

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Danny Daggenhurst (m. 2001), Simon Macauley (m. 1987–1991)

father: Gino Alfonso

mother: Joanne Alfonso

siblings: Lisa Alfonso

children: Gino Macauley, Jack Daggenhurst

U.S. State: Massachusetts

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education: Brockton High School

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Kristian Alfonso, born as Kristian-Joy Alfonso, is an American actress and fashion model. She is best recognized for playing the role of Hope Williams Brady on the NBC drama series ‘Days of Our Lives’. As a fashion model, she has modelled for several brands and magazines, including Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Her other movie and television credits include ‘Full House’, ‘Army of One, aka Joshua Tree’, ‘Blindfold: Acts of Obsession’, ‘Burke's Law’, ‘Melrose Place’, ‘Murder, She Wrote’, ‘Baywatch’, ‘Love Stories’, ‘Amazing Stories’, ‘Who's The Boss’ and ‘MacGyver’. Alfonso, who is also a former figure skater, was a gold medal champion at the Junior Olympic Figure Skating Championships. The actress cum model also owns a jewelry line ‘Hope Faith Miracles’ and runs a related jewelry website. On a personal note, Alfonso is a strong, independent woman who is also known to be friendly and cheerful.

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Career

Kristian Alfonso started her career as a figure skater and was a gold medal champion at the Junior Olympic Figure Skating Championships. Following a tobogganing accident, her skating career ended and she turned toward modelling. By the age of 15, Alfonso had appeared on more than 30 magazines including the popular Vogue. Then in 1981, she was cast alongside Rock Hudson in the television movie ‘The Starmaker’.
Two years later, the actress joined the cast of the drama ‘Days of Our Lives’ as Hope Williams. She left the series in 1987 to work as Pilar Ortega in the soap opera ‘Falcon Crest’ for its last two seasons. However, Alfonso returned to ‘Days of Our Lives’ briefly from April to July 1990.
After this, she was cast in the role of a cop in the flick ‘Joshua Tree’ along with Dolph Lundgren. Her other movie and television credits include ‘Full House’, ‘Blindfold: Acts of Obsession’, ‘Burke's Law’, ‘Melrose Place’, ‘Murder, She Wrote’, ‘Baywatch’, ‘Love Stories’, ‘Amazing Stories’, ‘Who's The Boss’ and ‘MacGyver’.
In November 2006, the actress cum model created her own jewelry line ‘Hope Faith Miracles.’ She also runs a jewelry website which contains details of all her jewelry pieces. People who want to buy her designs can make hassle-free direct purchases from the website.

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Personal Life

Kristian Alfonso was born as Kristian-Joy Alfonso on September 5, 1963 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, to Joanne and Gino Alfonso. She graduated from Brockton High School.
She married Simon Macauley in 1987. The couple had a son Gino William before separating in 1991. Then the actress went on to marry Danny Daggenhurst in 2001. The couple has two kids: Jack and Spartan (her stepson). Alfonso is currently active on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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