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Erika Christensen Biography
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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 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 |
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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 | |
| 2009 | Lie to Me* | Trisha Howell | |
| 2009 | The Tortured | Young Mother |
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 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 May 17 2008.
External links
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