Kristen Miller as D.D. on She Spies

By Rob. Walton

WHO IS SHE?:

Cherubic, athletic Kristen Miller, 25, is one third of the sexy crime-fighting trio who kickbox baddies into submission on She Spies, the action spoof making its trial run on NBC this summer before going into syndication this fall. The daughter of a choreographer and an opera-singing lawyer, Kristen, a third-generation Californian, was raised doing musical theater and was destined to end up in showbiz.

WHAT HAS SHE DONE?:

Kristen cut her teeth as the principal's daughter on the mid-Nineties teen show USA High. That was followed by starring roles in a number of short-lived TV series, including Aaron Spelling's Malibu Shores (six episodes) and Comedy Central's That's My Bush (eight episodes). She spoofed Jenny McCarthy on an episode of Howard Stern's Son of the Beach before landing the lead role in an international horror movie titled Swimming Pool.

WHY DO WE CARE?:

With her angelic face and devilish dancer's bod, the smart and spunky Kristen holds her own against buff beauty Natasha Henstridge on She Spies. With three movies in the can -- the improvised comedy Man of the Year with John Ritter, the Martin Landau-produced Jungle Juice with Christopher Walken and the reality show-inspired Reality Check -- she's got a promising year in front of her.

Playboy.com: How is She Spies different from Charlie's Angels and last year's Gina Gershon stinker Snoops?

Kristen Miller: It's cheeky and spoofy. It reminds me of Get Smart and The Naked Gun, so it's way more stylized, making fun of the genre and celebrating it. Our writers are from Moonlighting and Night Court, then they did The West Wing for a while. They're great, and I think it's really different.

PB: What martial arts have you learned training for She Spies?

KM: Kickboxing. Tae Kwon Do. Basic karate moves. We had a two-week crash course to get ready and it was so fun. [Natasha Henstridge, Natashia Williams and I] hadn't worked together, so that was how we met. We bonded so fast because we were in so much pain. I was just terrified, but after eight weeks of doing it, I love it. I love fighting. Now I'm watching Bruce Lee movies all the time. I used to hate those movies, and now I really appreciate them because it's like a dance. I think it's beautiful.

PB: In a Celebrity Deathmatch between the three of you, who would win?

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