# ID this cheerleader movie, 1990-2010

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**Created:** [August 26, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheerleader-movie-1990-2010/1022493 "2025-08-26T14:03:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
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I’m trying to track down a dimly-remembered movie from the 1990s-2000s. A squad of cheerleaders uses their cheerleader abilities to pull some kind of heist. I think one of them might be pregnant or something. Another of them is played by the actress who played the receptionist on Ally McBeal (not Jane Krakowski, a different one). Anyone know what movie this was?

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
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Sounds like [Sugar & Spice](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186589/) but I’m not sure if any of the cast were on Ally McBeal.

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> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#):
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> Another of them is played by the actress who played the receptionist on Ally McBeal

Alexandra Holden was in both _Sugar & Spice_ and _Ally McBeal_, although not in a leading role in either.

From [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Holden):

> Alexandra Holden is an American actress. Known for her film work in the comedy and horror genres, her credits include In & Out (1997), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Sugar & Spice (2001), The Hot Chick (2002), Wishcraft (2002), Dead End (2003), and Lovely Molly (2011). Her television work includes recurring roles on series such as Friends, Ally McBeal, Friday Night Lights, Franklin & Bash, and Rizzoli & Isles.

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
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> Sounds like [Sugar & Spice](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186589/) but I’m not sure if any of the cast were on Ally McBeal.

I think this was it. The actress I was looking for was Marla Sokoloff, from **The Practice**. Thanks, folks!