Up with the Kardashians. Kardashian is of Armenian (father), Scottish and Dutch (mother) descent, the daughter of attorney Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née Houghton). Robert Kardashian, best known for being O. J. Simpson's lawyer during his murder trial, died on September 30, 2003. Her mother, Kris, divorced Robert in 1989, and married former Olympian Bruce Jenner in 1991. Her first acting role was in the television series Beyond the Break. She then starred in the 2008 film Disaster Movie as Lisa, alongside Carmen Electra and Vanessa Minnillo. The film, which spoofed disaster films, received negative reviews and had mild success at the box office. At the end of December 2008, after its DVD release, the movie was rated the second worst film ever made at the Internet Movie Database. Kardashian also appeared in an episode of How I Met Your Mother entitled "Benefits".