Kayla Blake
# Kayla Blake

Kayla Blake (born Elsie Mapuana Sniffen; December 4, 1963) is an American actress. She is also credited as Elsie Sniffen. She is best known for the role of Kim on the ABC Television series Sports Night.

## Career

Blake starred on One West Waikiki (1994–1996) as Nui Shaw. Blake had a recurring role as Kim, an associate producer, in the television series Sports Night which lasted two seasons from 1998 to 2000. She has made minor guest appearances on other TV series, including Without a Trace, Fame, and in the recurring role of Trish on the CBS-TV soap opera series The Bold and The Beautiful, where she appeared in five episodes (1988–93).

She has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Lambada (1990), Basic Instinct (1992) and Four Christmases (2008).

## Personal life

She has been married to Robert Check since September 28, 2002.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| - | - | - |
| 1990 | Lambada | Bookworm |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Roxy's Friend |
| 1994 | Exit to Eden | Police Woman |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Nurse |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Emily |
| 2016 | Moana | Additional voices |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | Dancer | Episode: "John Henry" |
| 1986–1987 | Fame | Dancer | 24 episodes |
| 1988–1993 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Trish | 24 episodes |
| 1989 | China Beach | Pei | Episode: "China Men" |
| 1993 | Big Wave Dave's | Polynesian Girl | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994 | Night Driving | Tam | Television film |
| 1994–1996 | One West Waikiki | Nui Shaw | 20 episodes |
| 1996 | Nowhere Man | Jenny Tsu | Episode: "Marathon" |
| 1997 | Hawaii Five-O | Rellica Sun | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Brother's Keeper | Nurse | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998–2000 | Sports Night | Kim | 45 episodes |
| 2001 | Ball & Chain | Diane Woo | Television film |
| 2003 | JAG | Secretary to Catherine Gale | Episode: "Pas de Deux" |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | Sheila | Episode: "4G" |
| 2010 | The Young and the Restless | Doctor Lori Miyamoto | Episode #1.9415 |
| 2016 | Joy | Sook | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | House of Cards | Kerry Kuilima | Episode: "Chapter 57" |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Adelia | Episode: "...My Lovely" |
| 2021 | For All Mankind | Dr. Kouri | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | American Horror Story: Double Feature | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Beef | Dr Catherine Lin | 2 episodes |
