Erika Christensen Prepares for Parenthood
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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... |
Cisco makes initial 18-U national cut
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Charleston Post and Courier - Found Jul. 2, 2009 Ralph Lundy, Wando; Alex Rieflin, Academic Magnet; Erika Christensen, Bishop England; and Caitlin Moquin, Wando. |
NBC announces its fall prime time lineup 12 hrs ago - Baltimore TV ...
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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 Explore All |
NBC Announced 2009-2010 Fall Premiere Dates
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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 Explore All |
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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... |
Free passes to Thursday, Friday at GenArt
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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... |
Kanye Sings for Kobe, Jack White Hangs With J.J.
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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... |
NBC announces fall 2009-10 premiere dates
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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... |
Celebrity recap: So many stars, so little time
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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 Explore All |
Blab Blab Blab: Segel and Rudd?H'wood's Cutest Couple?
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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... |
Erika Christensen Biography
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Erika Christensen
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| Erika Christensen | |
Christensen at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007 |
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| Born | Erika Jane Christensen August 19, 1982 Seattle, Washington, United States |
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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 |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ Palmer, Alan (2002-09-20). "Profile: Erika's fatal at traction; SWIMFAN HAS TAKEN ERIKA CHRISTENSEN INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUE". The Mirror. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91799330.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
- ^ a b Erika Christensen interview - Public Servant Lifestyle
- ^ Erika Christensen Praises Scientology
- ^ "Variety.com". Das Films teams for adaptation. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985842.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved on May 17 2008.
External links
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