Kayla Ewell

Kayla Ewell
Born Kayla Noelle Ewell
August 27, 1985 (1985-08-27) (age 26)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present

Kayla Noelle Ewell (born August 27, 1985) is an American actress known for her roles on television as Caitlin Ramirez on CBS's long-running soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, as Maureen Sampson on NBC's acclaimed Freaks and Geeks, and as Vicki Donovan on The CW's The Vampire Diaries.

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Early life

Ewell was born in Long Beach, California and raised in Seal Beach.[1] She studied dance, singing, and acting at the Orange County Song & Dance Company in Westminster.[1] Ewell was spotted by a talent agent while taking an acting class around 1999, and asked to go on an audition.[2] She graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2003.

Career

Ewell first appeared on the television series Freaks and Geeks in 2000, playing Maureen Sampson in the episode "Carded and Discarded", directed by Judd Apatow.[1] She starred on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2004–2005, and has guest-starred on the TV series The O.C., Boston Public, Veronica Mars, Close to Home and Entourage. She had a role in the film Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan, and in Material Girls, starring Hilary and Haylie Duff, in 2006. She had a starring role in the film Senior Skip Day.

Ewell co-starred in The CW television series The Vampire Diaries for the first seven episodes in 2009. Ewell described her character, Vicki Donovan, to Star magazine as "a really slutty high school student", and "a troublemaker".[3] Vicki was the first human on the series turned into a vampire. Ewell was killed off the show when her character was staked in the heart by Stefan (Paul Wesley) in order to save Elena (Nina Dobrev) in the Halloween-themed episode "Haunted".[4] Ewell hinted in November 2009 that she was still under contract for the role and might return to the show.[5] Series creator Kevin Williamson stated in November 2009 that there were no plans to bring her back, but her character returned in the second season finale, and at the start of season 3.[6][7]

Ewell played a children's fashion designer in the Hallmark Channel TV movie Keeping Up With The Randalls, alongside Thad Luckinbill, Roma Downey, Marion Ross and McKenna Jones.[8] She appeared as a waitress suspected of murder on the A&E television series, The Glades, in the episode "Beached".[9]

Personal life

As of 2009, Ewell lives in Los Angeles, California. She stated to Sophisticate magazine in 2005 that she enjoys painting, rock climbing, and rappelling in her free time.[10] She also includes dancing and whitewater rafting among her hobbies. She was on her high school's surfing team. Ewell was arrested for disorderly conduct on August 22, 2009 in Smarr, Georgia for loitering on a bridge during a photo shoot with Candice Accola, Sara Canning, and Nina Dobrev and photographer Tyler Shields. The charges were later dismissed.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Freaks and Geeks Maureen Sampson TV series - 3 episodes
Profiler Faith Cleary TV series - 1 episode
2004 Boston Public Dianne TV series - 1 episode
2004–2005 The Bold and the Beautiful Caitlin Ramirez TV series - 132 episodes
2005 The O.C. Casey TV series - 3 episodes
2006 Veronica Mars Angie Dahl TV series - 1 episode
Just My Luck Janet the Bank Teller uncredited
Material Girls Fabiella Receptionist
Close to Home Cindy Robinson TV series - 1 episode
2007–2008 Entourage Amy TV series - 3 episodes
2008 Senior Skip Day Cara Direct-to-video film
Impact Point Jen Crowe
2009–2011 The Vampire Diaries Vicki Donovan TV series - 12 episodes
Fired Up Margot Jane Lindsworth-Calligan
Bones Alyssa Howland TV series - 1 episode
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bettina Clark TV series - 1 episode
2010–2011 House Nika TV series - 2 episodes
2011 Keeping Up With The Randalls TV movie
2011 The Glades Maggie Bauman TV series - 1 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c "The New Season - Kayle Ewell". Orange Coast. September 2009. p. 70.
  2. ^ "Kayla Ewell as Maureen". 2000. Daytime TV.
  3. ^ Byrne, Suzy (October 2, 2009). "Kayla Ewell Interview With a Vampire". Star. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
  4. ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 29, 2009). "Exclusive: The shocking story behind last night's killer 'Vampire Diaries'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
  5. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (November 12, 2009). "Is Taylor Swift Headed to Vampire Diaries?". E! Online. Retrieved on November 13, 2009.
  6. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (November 12, 2009). "Kevin Williamson: I want to make Taylor Swift a vampire!". New York Post. Retrieved on November 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Ross, Robyn (September 2, 2011). "Vampire Diaries Exclusive First Look: Vicki Haunts Jeremy". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Vampire-Diaries-Photo-1036977.aspx. Retrieved September 17, 2009. 
  8. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (October 17, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Marion Ross, McKenna Jones Cast in Hallmark Channel Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.
  9. ^ Ross, Robyn (August 18, 2011). "Kayla Ewell Recalls Familiar Territory as a "Spicy Vixen" on The Glades". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kayla-Ewell-Glades-1036477.aspx. Retrieved September 17, 2009. 
  10. ^ "The O.C.'s Kayla Ewell Beauty E-Mail". 2005. Sophisticate.
  11. ^ MacKenzie, Carina (October 2, 2009). "'The Vampire Diaries' cast off the hook". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.

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L. J. Smith (novel series) · Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec (TV series)
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