Alana Austin

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| birth_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.

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| known_for = Motocrossed
A Simple Twist of Fate
Ink

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1992–2006

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Alana Austin is an American retired film and television actress. She played the role of Abby Logan in the sitcom Ink and starred in the Disney Channel Original film Motocrossed.

Career

Austin was born in Palm Springs, California. She is the daughter of Steven Kent Austin{{Citation needed |date=July 2021}} a film producer who was the founder and chairman of the now-defunct Tag Entertainment.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121113194709/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=TAGE.PK&viewId=bio TAG Entertainment entry] in a Reuters investment site

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Austin made her major acting debut in the 1992 TV film Criminal Behavior starring Farrah Fawcett. Three subsequent 1993 TV films followed before co-starring in the 1994 theatrical film North. She then co-starred in the film A Simple Twist of Fate with Steve Martin for which was nominated for a Young Artist Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htmSixteenth|title=Annual Youth in Film Awards 1993-1994}}{{Dead link|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 1996, Austin was cast in the CBS sitcom Ink opposite Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, the series was later canceled after its first season. She then went to guest star on Sister, Sister, In the House, That '80s Show, 7th Heaven, Boston Public, Cold Case and Close to Home. As well as appearing in the films Road Rage, Hansel and Gretel, A Mother's Instinct, Popstar (opposite Aaron Carter) and the Disney Channel Original film Motocrossed.

She was also scheduled to appear in a unproduced movie based on the Monster Jam tour which would have acted as a sequel to Motocrossed.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1994 \|North \|Sarah \|
1994 \|{{sortname\|A\|Simple Twist of Fate}} \|Mathilda McCann - age 12 \|
2000 \|Castle Rock \|Andy \|
2001 \|Motocrossed \|Andrea "Andi" Carson \|
2002 \|Hansel & Gretel \|Wood Faerie \|
2002 \|No Place Like Home \|Mel McGregor \|
2004 \|Motocross Kids \|Callie \|
2005 \|Supercross \|Rider Girlfriend \|
2005 \|Popstar \|Jane Brighton \|
2006 \|Miracle Dogs Too \|Natalie \|Video

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

|North

|Sarah

1994

|{{sortname|A|Simple Twist of Fate}}

|Mathilda McCann - age 12

2000

|Castle Rock

|Andy

2001

|Motocrossed

|Andrea "Andi" Carson

2002

|Hansel & Gretel

|Wood Faerie

2002

|No Place Like Home

|Mel McGregor

2004

|Motocross Kids

|Callie

2005

|Supercross

|Rider Girlfriend

2005

|Popstar

|Jane Brighton

2006

|Miracle Dogs Too

|Natalie

|Video

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992 \|Criminal Behavior \|Little Jessie \|TV film
1993 \|Darkness Before Dawn \|Mary Ann Guard - Age 9 \|TV film
1993 \|Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty \|Betsy \|TV film
1993 \|Final Appeal \|Linda Biondi \|TV film
1995 \|In the House \|Terry \|"Female Trouble"
1996 \|{{sortname\|A\|Mother's Instinct}} \|Amanda \|TV film
1996-1997 \|Ink \|Abby Logan \|Main role
1997 \|Sister, Sister \|Beth \|"Show Me the Money", "A Friend in Deed"
1999 \|Dangerous Waters \|Chrissie \|TV film
1999 \|Road Rage \|Cynthia Carson \|TV film
2001 \|Motocrossed \|Andrea "Andi" Carson \|TV film
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Retrievers}} \|Liz Lowry \|TV film
2002 \|That '80s Show \|Girl \|"Pilot"
2002 \|7th Heaven \|Maria Davis \|"Hot Pants"
2002 \|Boston Public \|Jen Kenney \|"Chapter 31", "Chapter 47"
2002 \|{{sortname\|The\|Santa Trap\|nolink=1}} \|Carla \|TV film
2003 \|Miracle Dogs \|Kelly Maguire \|TV film
2005 \|Cold Case \|Angie Parrington (1988) \|"Family"
2006 \|Close to Home \|Kellie Sexton \|"Truly, Madly, Deeply"

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992

|Criminal Behavior

|Little Jessie

|TV film

1993

|Darkness Before Dawn

|Mary Ann Guard - Age 9