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Kristin Dattilo: Breakout Star

AGE 31 WHY HER? She shines as Chris Isaak's professionally unflappable but personally hapless manager, Yola, on his eponymous Showtime show.
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN HER On Friends, Ally McBeal, and Angel.
WORK PERK ''Once a week we get concerts by [guest stars] like Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Junior Brown.''
STAR STRUCK Before signing on, Dattilo didn't know much about her musician costar: ''I was like, 'Oh, he did the video with the really pretty, skinny chick.'''
CHARACTER REFERENCE ''[Yola] would be the ideal person to take care of my career — someone that was really protective, that would bust their a — to take care of me, but was also nurturing and didn't live, breathe, and sleep the business.''
FYI Little bro Bryan played Lucas Roberts on NBC's Days of Our Lives.
NEXT The indie ensemble comedy Love and Support.

Originally posted Apr 27, 2001 Published in issue #593 Apr 27, 2001 Order article reprints

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