Ariana Richards

Ariana Clarice Richards (born April 15, 1970) is an American former actress and painter. She is most famous for her role as Lex Murphy from the mega-hit film Jurassic Park. Richards has won numerous Young Artist Awards when she was a child for her acting talents she has since refocused her adult career on painting. Ariana Richards has gained a fame as an iconic American artist and performer following her appearance in Jurrasic World back in 1993. Many awards have been given to her like Favorite-Newcomer - Japan, United Kingdom Australia and Bambi Award. Ariana began, however, to devote more time and energy to her artistic life following 2013. As time passed, she's built an impressive fanbase with more than 50k followers on Instagram. Skidmore College awarded her a honor for her work in Fine Art as well as Drama. She then attended the Art Center College of Design Pasadena California where she studied the art. Ariana married Mark Aaron Bolton, a stuntman who was formerly a soldier in the Irish Defence Forces. They were married on January 13, 2013. In the month of January, 2015, the couple welcomed their first child. They didn't reveal the name of their child until 2019. Ariana was born in California. Ariana is the younger sister of Bethany who is an actor. Darielle is her film producer father. In a TV commercial, she was portrayed as a child ballerina at the age of seven. Ariana's Italian roots go back through Carlo Crivelli from the maternal grandmother. She is also an immediate descendant of boxer John L. Sullivan. The American Artist magazine held the National Professional Oil Painting Competition which she was the winner of in the month of October 2005. Ariana created her first self-portrait using watercolour painting. It depicted her holding a spoon full of jello as an animal snuck up behind her. In April of 2012, she launched her YouTube channel called GalleryAriana on where she posts her self-portrait art. Additionally, in Jurassic Park (1993), she's also appeared on screen in Tremors: The Mother's Rage (1992), Spaced Invaders The Mother's Rage (1992) as well as Switched At Birth. Ariana rides a horse called Kindred spirit.