1. Trinidad "Trini" Alvarado was born on January 10,1967 and is an American actress best known for her performances as Margaret "Meg" March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and Lucy Lynskey in the comedy horror film The Frighteners.
Trini Alvarado has had notable stage performances and singing roles in musicals.
Trini Alvarado attended the Professional Children's School and studied at Fordham University.
Trini Alvarado made her show business debut at the age of seven when she joined her family's dance troupe, and that led to roles on stage, including the role of Melinda in Elizabeth Swados's Broadway musical Runaways in 1978.
Trini Alvarado was featured, along with Karen Evans, on the song "Lullaby From Baby to Baby", denoted by Swados as the "theme song" of the musical.
In 1985, Trini Alvarado played the role of Anne Frank in the off-Broadway musical Yours, Anne.
Trini Alvarado later worked alongside John Goodman on the 1992 biopic The Babe, playing the role of Helen Woodford Ruth.
Trini Alvarado worked with director Gillian Armstrong on the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women.
Trini Alvarado is better known for the first, but The Frighteners wasn't hugely popular during its initial release.
Trini Alvarado appeared in the last minutes of Paulie.
Trini Alvarado played various roles on TV, appearing alongside Eric Stoltz in 2000's The Last Dance.
Trini Alvarado played the role of Samantha Loeb in the sci-fi drama Fringe, appearing in two episodes in 2008 and 2009.
Trini Alvarado had a role in the films All Good Things, which starred former co-star Kirsten Dunst, and The Good Guy, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on 26 April 2009.
Trini Alvarado has provided the voice-over for the audio books Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen and the series Alanna: Song of the Lioness Quartet, written by Tamora Pierce.