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Kristanna Loken
Loken at the 2007 Scream Awards.
Born	Kristanna Sommer Loken October 8, 1979 (1979-10-08) (age 30) Ghent, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Noah Danby (2008–2009)
Official website

Kristanna Sommer Loken (born October 8, 1979)¹ is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer.¹ All four of her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and emigrated from there to Wisconsin's Norwegian American community.²³⁴ She grew up on her parents' fruit farm in Upstate New York. She has a sister named Tanya.⁵

Career

Loken started her acting career in 1994, playing "Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos #3" on an episode of As The World Turns,⁶⁷ and she appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After, and Boy Meets World. In 1998 she starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest" as "Taja" She is probably best known for her performance as the cyborg⁸ T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a 2-part mini-series and set a ratings record. Subsequently, she starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film version of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.

She appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she also starred as the title character in SyFy's series Painkiller Jane which aired from April to September 2007.

Personal life

Loken stated in an interview with Curve magazine "I have dated and have had sex with men and women, and have to say that the relationships I have had with certain women have been much more fulfilling, sexually and emotionally, than of those with certain men... I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is. That's what makes my wheels turn."⁹

Loken first generated public speculation about her sexuality when she kissed the singer Pink at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco.¹⁰ The Advocate and other LGBT news sources in November 2006 reported Loken might be in a romantic relationship with the actress Michelle Rodriguez,¹¹¹² her co-star in Bloodrayne. Asked about the relationship in April 2007, Kristanna Loken said "We're great friends. She'll always remain a great, close friend of mine. I'll always love Michelle."¹³

On January 17, 2008, Loken announced on her Web site that she had become engaged to the actor Noah Danby (her co-star in Painkiller Jane). The couple were married at her family's farm on May 10, 2008.¹⁴

In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced that she had separated from husband Noah Danby and was now in a relationship with a woman.¹⁵

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Academy Boyz	Linda Baker
2000	Gangland	Angie
2001	Panic	Josie
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	T-X
2004	"Worn Like a Tattoo"	Mary's Mother	Dramatic short
	Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King	Queen Brunhild
2006	BloodRayne	Rayne
	Lime Salted Love	Zepher Genesee
2007	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Elora
2009	Darfur	Malin Lausberg
	The Legend Of Awesomest Maximus	Hottessa
2010	Bloodrayne 3: Warhammer	Rayne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	As the World Turns	Danielle Andropoulos #3
1995	New York Undercover	Rena	Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead"
1996	Law & Order	Sonya Dubrow	Episode: "Savior"
	Aliens in the Family	Tiffany Kindall
1996-1997	Unhappily Ever After	Sable O'Brien	8 Episodes
1997	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Penny Barnes	Episode: "AKA Superman"
	Star Trek: Voyager	Malia	Episode: "Favorite Son"
	Just Shoot Me!	Kristanna	Episode: "In Your Dreams"
1996-1998	Boy Meets World	Jennifer Bassett	2 Episodes: "An Affair to Forget" & "First Girlfriends' Club"
1997-1998	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Janine Kelly	11 Episodes
1998-1999	Mortal Kombat: Conquest	Taja
1999	Sliders	Catherine Clark	Episode: "Revelations"
	Pacific Blue	Officer Claire Keene	2 Episodes: "Blue Hawaii: Part 1" & "Blue Hawaii: Part 2"
2000	D.C.	Sarah Logan
2001-2002	Philly	A.D.A. Lisa Walensky	8 Episodes
2007	Painkiller Jane	Jane Vasco	22 Episodes
2007-2008	The L Word	Paige Sobel	10 Episodes

References

External links

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• Official website (requires Flash)
• Kristanna Loken at the Internet Movie Database
• Kristanna Loken at Fashion Model Directory
• Kristanna Loken at TV.com

Interviews

• Manila Standard Today interview (January 27, 2006)
• Curve interview (January 2006)
• JoBlo.com interview (December 29, 2005)

Persondata
NAME	Loken, Kristanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 8, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ghent, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH