Trivia

She co-wrote the song "If I Were Your Girl", which is performed by Paula Abdul and appears on her album "Head Over Heels" (1995).

Her Wings (1990) character Helen Chapel, the cello-playing lunch counter waitress at the airport, was supposed to have been of Greek descent and played by actress Peri Gilpin of Frasier (1993) fame. Gilpin had to decline the role and it was eventually rewritten as a Texas girl to prepare the talents of Crystal.

Crystal began as a child entertainer, singing with her father at revivals in the early 1970s.

Singer Bobbie Gentry, best known for her single hit "Ode to Billy Joe", heard Crystal and Robyn perform at a gospel jubilee in Mississippi and hired them as a featured act in her Las Vegas show.

She appeared in the music video for the song "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants (1990). She briefly appeared as a dancer in the music video immediately after the phase "primitive ancestry" is sung.

Moved to Los Angeles following high school graduation and initially took up songwriting before developing a strong interest in acting.

She has written songs for Paula Abdul, Lisa Stansfield, Tracie Spencer, and Angie and Debbie Winans.

Began her career, at age three, singing gospel music with her older sister, Robyn Bernard. They traveled the country and recorded 12 albums - all before they reached adulthood.

Attended Bammel Middle School in Houston, Texas (close to Spring, Texas). Created her own video which included a self-written song about Tom Sawyer for a school project.

She hosted the 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1997).

She sang the duet "(I Wanna Take) Forever Night" with Peter Cetera.

Former longtime girlfriend or producer Tony Thomas, son of Danny Thomas.

Despite her Southern Baptist background, she is not a firm believer in marriage.

Involved with Grammy-winning producer/engineer/music mixer Michael Shipley.

She sang a duet with Jim Messina called "Watching the River Run".

Grew up in the Oak Creek Village subdivision in Houston, Texas.

Attended and graduated from Spring High School in Harris County, Texas.

She wrote several songs for her debut album "The Girl Next Door" (1996) and wrote and produced her second album "Don't Touch Me There" (1999).

She was inducted into the Hair Fan's Hall of Fame (2003).

Daughter of Jerry Wayne Bernard.

Spokesperson for 'O Premium Waters' - a bottled water supplier in Phoenix, Arizona (2003).

Younger sister of Robyn Bernard.

Older sister of Scarlett Bernard and Angelique Bernard, who graduated from Westfield High School in Houston, Texas.

Born on the exact same date as actor-director Eric Stoltz.