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Westhill fights past Marcellus - CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers


Westhill fights past Marcellus
CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers
Instead, Emily Haggerty and Erika Christensen took over. Haggerty and Christensen were responsbile for all 13 of the Warriors' points in the final period, ...

Posted on January 16, 2010, 11:08 am

PARENTHOOD New Cast Photos - Daemon's TV (blog)


Daemon's TV (blog)

PARENTHOOD New Cast Photos
Daemon's TV (blog)
Parenthood stars Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Mae Whitman. ...

Posted on January 18, 2010, 11:42 am

Veronika decides to die at the Sidewalk - Stabroek News


Veronika decides to die at the Sidewalk
Stabroek News
... in The Scene The film is directed by Emily Young and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis and Erika Christensen. ...

Posted on January 23, 2010, 2:13 am

NBC's Lineup, Post-Jaypocalypse - TIME (blog)


NBC's Lineup, Post-Jaypocalypse
TIME (blog)
... family and features an all-star cast that includes Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Craig T. Nelson, Erika Christensen, and Bonnie Bedelia among others. ...

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Posted on January 14, 2010, 2:23 pm

With NBC's announced primetime Leno replacements, viewers see familiar faces ... - Examiner.com


Examiner.com

With NBC's announced primetime Leno replacements, viewers see familiar faces ...
Examiner.com
... Six Feet Under's Peter Krause and Gilmore Girl Lauren Graham star alongside Monica Potter, Dax Shepherd, Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger. ...

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Posted on January 15, 2010, 2:43 pm

The Braverman Family Invites You to Dinner - Small Screen Scoop


The Braverman Family Invites You to Dinner
Small Screen Scoop
The dynamic star-studded cast includes Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter and Erika Christensen. ...

Posted on January 6, 2010, 3:23 am

Sidestepping the Pall on 'Parenthood' - Hartford Courant (blog)


Sidestepping the Pall on 'Parenthood'
Hartford Courant (blog)
"Parenthood," based on the movie of the same name and also starring Erika Christensen, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedilia and Joy Bryant, starts on NBC March 1.
Today's TV Addict Top 5: Things You Didn't Know About PARENTHOODDVR Playground (press release) (blog)

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Posted on January 11, 2010, 1:39 pm

This Week On TV2 - Voxy


This Week On TV2
Voxy
Also starring Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey) and Erika Christensen (The Perfect Score). On Wednesday at 8.30pm, the second part of mini-series The Day Of The ...

Posted on January 19, 2010, 6:48 pm

Coming sooner: 'Friday Night Lights' and Guy Fieri - Santa Rosa Press Democrat (blog)


Coming sooner: 'Friday Night Lights' and Guy Fieri
Santa Rosa Press Democrat (blog)
It's got a great cast ? Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Erika Christensen and Dax Shepherd ? and has no excuse for not being ...

Posted on January 14, 2010, 3:52 pm

Citytv announces changes to primetime programming line up - Channel Canada


Citytv announces changes to primetime programming line up
Channel Canada
As Sarah is reunited with her siblings - sister, Julia (Erika Christensen, Six Degrees), and brothers Crosby (Dax Shepard, Baby Mama) and Adam (Peter Krause ...

Posted on January 18, 2010, 5:39 pm

Erika Christensen Biography

Erika Christensen
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Erika Christensen

Christensen at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007
Born Erika Jane Christensen
August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19) (age 27)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Official website

Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002) and The Perfect Score (2004), among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC.

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Biography

Personal life

Christensen was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Kathy, a construction manager, and Steven Christensen, an insurance worker/human-resources executive.1 She has an older half-brother, Nick, two younger twin brothers, Dane (who appeared in the film The Upside of Anger) and Brando. She is not related to Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor Hayden Christensen. She has Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Welsh, and Irish ancestry.2 Christensen was raised in Los Angeles, California and started out on television in commercials for McDonald's.

Christensen is a member of the Church of Scientology.3 Her parents became Scientologists during their 20s and raised her to be a Scientologist as well as home-schooling her.2

Career

Christensen had several small roles in various television programs before starting her movie career. These shows include The Geena Davis Show, Frasier, The Practice, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Touched by an Angel. She was named one of People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001." For her performance as a heroin addict in Traffic she received the awards for Female Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards, Female Standout Performance at the Young Hollywood Awards, and Outstanding Performance by a Cast Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2005, she briefly went into music as she recorded a version of "Let's Fall In Love" with John Stevens for his debut album Red. In 2006, she starred in the series Six Degrees, which debuted on the ABC fall schedule in 2006 but low ratings caused its cancellation after one season. She made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside. She is part of the cast of the film adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die.4 Christensen is also a regular in the upcoming NBC series Parenthood, based on the Ron Howard film. It will debut in early 2010.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Leave It to Beaver Karen
1999 Can of Worms Kaetlyn
Thanks Abigail Winthrop television series
2000 Traffic Caroline Wakefield
2001 That '70s Show Stacey television series
2002 Home Room Deanna Cartwright
Swimfan Madison Bell
The Banger Sisters Hannah Kingsley
2003 Wuthering Heights Cate television movie
2004 The Perfect Score Anna Ross
Riding the Bullet Jessica Hadley
2005 The Upside of Anger Andy Wolfmeyer
The Sisters Irene Prior
Flightplan Fiona
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony herself guest appearance in episode 8
2006 Six Degrees Mae television series
2007 Gardener of Eden Mona
How to Rob a Bank Jessica
The Save-Ums Cloe television series
2008 Law & Order: SVU Lauren Cooper television series
2009 Veronika Decides to Die Claire
2009 Lie to Me* Trisha Howell
2009 The Tortured Young Mother

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