Ali Larters career from Varsity Blues bikini moment to Landman star

Ali Larter has been in the business for over two decades and has quite the resume.In a recent interview with People magazine, the 49-year-old “Landman” star spoke about filming her many bikini scenes on the show, noting she doesn’t “think there’s an actress alive that’s like, ‘Woo! Got a bikini scene!'”“Those are the hardest for me,” she continued.“I don’t enjoy them.

It’s just part of the story that I’m telling, and I’m an actress, so I get on board.But those are definitely my least favorite.”Here is a look back at her career, starting from her modeling days in the 1990s to her transition into acting.The actress got her start in the industry as a model when she was 13 years old.

Her modeling career took her around the world before she decided to step away from the fashion industry and pursue acting.Following a few small roles, including appearances on “Suddenly Susan” and “Dawson’s Creek,” Larter had her big break when she starred as Darcy in the 1999 movie, “Varsity Blues.”“‘Varsity Blues’ is what began it all, and it was a really feel good movie … I think it was a simpler time in a way and I think that, again, it was a feel good movie, but I love that even for Darcy, I was able to show her vulnerability,” Larter told People about the film in November 2025.“This was a girl who was trying to find her way out, and then you see her deeply embarrassed and crying over the choices that she’s made for herself as a young girl.”The movie centers around a high school football team and their coach, played by Jon Voight, who will go to great lengths to secure his team’s win.Larter’s character appears in one of the film’s most memorable moments, attempting to entice the team’s quarterback, played by James Van Der Beek, by wearing a whipped cream bikini.

When watching the clip back during an interview with Entertainment Tonight in January, she joked she has “scarred” her son and father for life....