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Crystal Hunt (born February 5, 1985) is an American actress.

Biography

Personal life

Hunt was born and raised in Countryside, a middle-class community in in Clearwater, Florida. Her father is Clark Hunt, who owns and operates a prominent construction company in central Florida. Hunt attended Palm Harbor University High School in Palm Harbor, Florida until she moved to New York City, a few months shy of graduation, for her role on Guiding Light, causing her to miss her senior prom. She completed her high school studies and received her diploma through a correspondence school out of New England.

Crystal Hunt loves diamonds, Starbucks and shopping. She is friends with Brittany Snow, who she co-starred with on Guiding Light.

Career

Hunt started her career by doing pageants at six months old and her pageant talent was acting. Hunt has also starred in many commercials, including a spot for Disney’s 25th anniversary celebration and an anti-drug advertisement with *NSYNC. She is most famous for her role as Lizzie Spaulding, the troubled daughter of the long-suffering supercouple, Phillip Spaulding and Beth Raines Spaulding on Guiding Light, a role she has played from February 2003 until January 2006. After she left Guiding Light, Hunt was replaced by Marcy Rylan. Hunt received her first Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2005 but lost out to Eden Riegel of All My Children. Hunt can also be seen in the 2005 release, The Derby Stallion. She also had an uncredited role in Problem Child 2 (1991).

Hunt appears in the 2007 Universal Pictures release Sydney White as Dinky Hodgekiss, the Texas girl with the big hair.

Hunt moved back to Clearwater, Florida and opened a pet store, My Pets Dream Boutique.

Filmography

* Brooklyn to Manhattan (2008 ) (filming) as Hannah
* Sydney White (2007) as Dinky Hodgekiss
* The Guiding Light as Elizabeth Lillian 'Lizzie' Spaulding (20 episodes, 2003-2006)
* CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men (2006) (TV) as Herself
* The Derby Stallion (2005) as Jill Overton
* The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) as Herself
* Problem Child 2 (1991) (uncredited)