Amber Lancaster
Amber Leigh Lancaster (born September 19, 1980) is an American model, actress and interior designer. She is best known for playing Jenny Swanson on MTVs The Hard Times of RJ Berger, as well as being a model on The Price Is Right.
Amber Lancaster | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amber Leigh Lancaster September 19, 1980 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | A.J. Allodi (m. 2017) |
Early life
Lancaster was born in Tacoma, Washington. She attended Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma. In 1998, she won the title of Miss Washington Teen USA. She went on to join the Sea Gals, the cheerleading squad of the Seattle Seahawks football team. Lancaster was a member of the Sea Gals for five seasons before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her dancing and modeling career.[1]
Career
In 2003, Lancaster was a regular dancer on the syndicated dance show Soul Train where she enjoyed a three year stint until leaving in 2006. Lancaster appeared in the music video for Bo Bice's song "The Real Thing".[2]
In 2007, she made an appearance at the 2007 Scream Awards.[3]
In 2008, Lancaster joined the cast of The Price Is Right as one of the show's models.
In 2009, she was a trophy holder at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Lancaster also appeared in the MTV comedy series The Hard Times of RJ Berger as Jenny Swanson.[4]
Lancaster owns her own interior design business, Lancaster Interiors.[5]
Personal life
On October 7, 2017, Lancaster married businessman A.J. Allodi in Palm Springs, California.[6] In April 2019, Lancaster announced she and Allodi were expecting their first child in October 2019.[7] Lancaster developed preeclampsia during her pregnancy, which resulted in their son being born two months early on August 3, 2019.[8] In late-August Lancaster revealed she underwent a partial hysterectomy, the removal of her uterus, as a result of complications during the birth.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2006 | Soul Train | Dancer | Main Dancer (68 episodes) |
| 2007 | Redline | Hot Girl | |
| 2007 | Days of Our Lives | Mia | Episode: "#10663" |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Spy Girl | Episode: "Breakdown" |
| 2008–present | The Price Is Right | Herself/Model | |
| 2009 | Entourage | Tara | Episode: "Scared Straight" |
| 2010 | Community | Christine | Episode: "The Psychology of Letting Go" |
| 2010–11 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Jenny Swanson | Main cast, 24 episodes |
| 2011 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ashleigh | Episodes: "#6142" and "#6143" |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Jamie Mitchell | Episode: "Killer Regrets" |
| 2012 | Just My Luck | Brittany | Short |
| 2013 | Leading L.A. | Sarah | Video |
References
- Moore, Jim (May 3, 2004). "Sea Gals losing one of their finest". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- Moore, Jim (August 3, 2006). "Amber the Sea Gal now starlet". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- Amber Lancaster at IMDb
- Gardner, James Ross (January 2010). "The Not-So-Hard Times of Amber Lancaster". Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- "Amber Lancaster Interiors". Amberlancasterinteriors.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- Chiu, Melody (October 9, 2017). "Amber Lancaster Marries A.J. Allodi". People.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- Lancaster, Amber (April 14, 2019). "Amber Lancaster Pregnancy Announcement". Instagram.com. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- Lancaster, Amber (August 15, 2019). "Our Little Leo Came Out Fighting Two Months Early". Instagram.com. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- Quinn, Dave (August 26, 2019). "Amber Lancaster Holds Premature Son For The First Time". People.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.