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Erika Christensen Prepares for Parenthood

IGN.com - Found Jun. 3, 2009
... is Erika Christensen (Swimfan / Traffic), and I recently had the chance to speak to the actress about her role on the series. Christensen told...

Posted on June 3, 2009, 3:45 am

Cisco makes initial 18-U national cut

Charleston Post and Courier - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Ralph Lundy, Wando; Alex Rieflin, Academic Magnet; Erika Christensen, Bishop England; and Caitlin Moquin, Wando.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 3:52 am

NBC announces its fall prime time lineup 12 hrs ago - Baltimore TV ...

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 28, 2009
... from 20 years ago, the new series will feature the all-star lineup of Craig T. Nelson, Erika Christensen, Peter Krause, Bonnie Bedelia, Mae...
NBC 2009 Fall Premiere Dates - Cinema Blend
Fall TV: NBC announces premiere dates - KIVI-TV
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Posted on June 28, 2009, 2:22 am

NBC Announced 2009-2010 Fall Premiere Dates

MovieWeb - Found Jun. 25, 2009
... including Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Dax Shepard, Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter and Erika Christensen, tells the story of...
NBC's Fall Premieres: Make Room for a Lotta Leno - EOnline.com
CBS, NBC Announce Fall Skeds - Time
NBC sets fall schedule dates - Hollywood Reporter
CBS: 'Survivor' back Sept. 17, more dates - Entertainment Weekly Online
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Cinema Blend

Posted on June 25, 2009, 5:46 am

Five Toy Movies We'd Like to See

New York Magazine - Found Jun. 26, 2009
... each other only by their code names ? Iron (Chris Evans), Boot (Scarlett Johansson), Thimble (Erika Christensen), and Top Hat (Darius Miles...

Posted on June 26, 2009, 8:15 am

Free passes to Thursday, Friday at GenArt

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Wagner Feature: Mercy Directed by: Patrick Hoelk Starring: Scott Caan, Wendy Glenn, Troy Garity, Erika Christensen, Alexie Gilmore, John Boyd...

Posted on June 24, 2009, 12:59 pm

Kanye Sings for Kobe, Jack White Hangs With J.J.

Indiewire - Found Jun. 22, 2009
... looking up -- way up -- to the NBA titleholders: Jimmy Kimmel, Adrian Grenier, Lou Adler and Erika Christensen ? Sasha Vujacic soaked up...

Posted on June 22, 2009, 5:54 am

NBC announces fall 2009-10 premiere dates

NewsOK.com - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Bottom row: Max Burkholder as Max Braverman, Monica Potter as Kristina Braverman, Erika Christensen as Julia Braverman, Dax Shepard as Crosby...

Posted on June 30, 2009, 4:42 am

Celebrity recap: So many stars, so little time

Las Vegas Weekly - Found Jun. 16, 2009
Mercy co-stars Erika Christensen and Troy Garity; and the filmā??s director, Patrick Hoelck had dinner at the Palazzo eatery.
Wayne Brady mixes work and play for an unforgettable& - Examiner.com
Code Warrior - Inside Higher Ed
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Posted on June 16, 2009, 4:50 am

Blab Blab Blab: Segel and Rudd?H'wood's Cutest Couple?

EOnline.com - Found Jun. 15, 2009
Eric Balfour','Eric Bana','Eric Dane','Eric Mabius','Eric McCormack','Eric Stoltz','Erika Christensen','Erika Eleniak','Erin Gray','Estelle...

Posted on June 15, 2009, 7:45 am

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 26)
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 Scientologist2 as well as home-schooling her.

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 cocaine 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 Die4

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

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