Ricki Noel Lander

Ricki Noel Lander is an American actress, model, designer and entrepreneur.

Early life and education Lander grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a child, she was active in dance, musical theater, and acting. When she was 15, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and trained with the Los Angeles Classical Ballet and later toured Japan as a dancer. She completed an episode of CBS series Unforgettable and guest starred on the season 5 opener of Blue Bloods. In 2008, she played a flight attendant in the blockbuster movie Iron Man. In 2013, she appeared in the Farrelly Brothers Comedy Movie 43; where she was cast in the segment 'Truth or Dare' playing the nurse to Halle Berry's character. Her most recent role was in 2015 in Ant-Man with Paul Rudd.

She works as correspondent for the exploration series The Travel Detective alongside travel guru Peter Greenberg. In 2014 she served as a correspondent and producer on the PBS documentary Israel: The Royal Tour, filming and narrating behind-the-scenes footage with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and First Lady Sara Netanyahu.

Philanthropy Lander formerly served on the board of directors for the New York City Ballet and the board of trustees for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. In 2016 she co-chaired the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala along with fellow hosts Sarah Jessica Parker and Daisy Maeda.

Personal life In 2012, Lander began dating the American billionaire and business magnate Robert Kraft, the chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group and owner of the NFL's New England Patriots. In July 2012, Kraft assisted Lander in creating an audition video for a role in The Internship, a film with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, and the video was posted on the internet. Kraft said, "I never intended that it would be made public and I regret that it has."

Lander's daughter was born in the fall of 2017. While there was speculation that Kraft was the father, he denied paternity of the child when the birth was announced in March 2018. Their relationship ended in 2018.

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