Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter is an American actress and former fashion model. She began her screen career after several guest stints on television shows in the 90's. From 2006-2010, Larter played the characters of Niki Sanders and then her identical long-separated sister Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes.Larter appeared on the cover of Glamour along with fellow actresses Rachel Bilson and Diane Lane in 2007. When asked if she still wishes she had the same body she had at 20 she replied, "No. I actually think I look better now because I feel so much better about myself now. And that’s what’s so exciting. As you get older, you get better…. Look at all these incredible women, like Vanessa Redgrave, who are still so beautiful. The reason is because they embrace who they are."She has appeared on the covers of Shape, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Glamour, Lucky and Entertainment Weekly.