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Kristen Ariza (born 30 April 1975; age 48) is an actress who played an Augment in the Star Trek: Enterprise fourth season episode "The Augments".
Ariza was born in Orlando, Florida and has appeared in several stage plays and television commercials. Her first acting role was a recurring part in the British television series The Tomorrow People (1992). She is also an athlete and has taken part on several marathons.
Among her acting resume are films such as The Utopian Society (2003), Blocked (2006), and The Madness of Jane (2007, with Erick Avari and stunt coordinated by Shauna Duggins).
Ariza has guest starred in television series such as Friends (2003), Medical Investigation (2004, starring Neal McDonough, and guest starring Tracy Middendorf and Patrick Fabian), Charmed (2005), Cold Case (2006), and Close to Home (2007, with Michael Reilly Burke and Tom Wright).