Kristen Vigard

Kristen Vigard
Kristen Vigard in 1981
Background information
Born	(1963-05-15) May 15, 1963 (age 61) St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Origin	New York City
Genres	Rock, alternative
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actor
Instrument(s)	Voice
Years active	1970–present
Labels	Private Music
Formerly of	New White Trash

Kristen Vigard (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer. She is known for being the first actress to play the title role in Annie in its pre-Broadway run and for her two-year run as Morgan Richards on Guiding Light (1980–81). She also had a two-year run on One Life to Live (1984–85).

Vigard has appeared in two feature films, The Black Stallion (1979) and The Survivors (1983). Additionally she had roles in two TV movies, Home to Stay (1978) and License to Kill (1984), and also had guest appearances on three TV series.

Kristen Vigard released her eponymous debut album in 1988.^[1] She recorded and toured as a backup singer with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone in the late 1980s and early 1990s, appearing on RHCP's Mother's Milk (1989) and One Hot Minute (1995) and Fishbone's The Reality of My Surroundings (1991) and Give a Monkey a Brain (1993).

Vigard sang the lead vocals for Illeana Douglas for the 1996 film Grace of My Heart,^[2][3] including "God Give Me Strength", which was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1st Golden Satellite Awards.

She released her second album, God, Loves and Angels^[4] in 2004. More recently, she was a founding member of the downtempo acoustic rock band New White Trash, which released three albums between 2011 and 2014.