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Adrienne Wilkinson 
Born Adrienne Marie Wilkinson
September 1, 1977
Memphis, Missouri, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1996–present Website http://www.adriennewilkinson.com/ Adrienne Marie Wilkinson (born September 1, 1977) is an American actress.
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Biography
Adrienne Wilkinson was born in Memphis, Missouri. She is of Irish, Scottish, English, Cherokee, Danish and German heritage.
She graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, the high school that Brad Pitt graduated from.
She moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting after graduating highschool. She was two years old when she started taking dance lessons and performed on stage as a dancer throughout her youth until she moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother. Her younger sister Tracey Bradley is a director and producer for Pulse Studios. Her youngest sister Aimee Wilkinson is a musician. The three sisters worked on the film Expectation together in 2005.
Career
Adrienne Wilkinson is best known for her role of Livia/Eve, the sometimes warrior sometimes saint daughter of Xena on the popular TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. [1] She started on television in an episode of Sweet Valley High in 1996, and moved on to Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Chicken Soup for the Soul and in 2001 she had several guest appearances on MTV's show Undressed. In 2002 she starred as Nikki on the US version of the dramedy series As If. In 2003 she had a guest spot on the series Angel as a cheeky flapper from the 1920s, and as Linda Browning in an episode of NBC's popular soap opera Days of our Lives. In 2005 she had guest appearances on the eighth season of the WB show Charmed as Julie Bennett (Phoebe Halliwell's "permanent" disguise), the ABC show Eyes and was a temporary love interest of Dr. Ray Barnett on the hit NBC drama ER where the ripped-from-the-headlines plot of a porch collapse nearly killed her character.
Her film career is just taking off, with appearances in six films released and screened in 2006 including the lead in Lakeshore Drive written and directed by Michael Grais and starring Adrienne and Peter Dobson. She had a small part in the 2001 film Pomegranate, and was the female lead in 2002's Interceptor Force 2.
In 2008, she starred in the multiple award-winning short film Reflections directed by Barry Caldwell and co-starring Matt Long, James Morrison, Louis Lombardi, Jim Beaver, Zoë Bell and Ana Harrison. She received 4 acting awards for her performance.
She is sought after for her voice over work which includes more than 40 characters in several videogames, animated videos and commercials. She also plays the part of Maris Brood, the female Jedi in the Star Wars video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Not only is she the voice of the latest Jedi, she is the physical character as well, as the video game used the most technologically advanced motion capture available to capture the actor's likeness and performance down to its tiniest detail. Adrienne recently wrapped a guest role on the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, voicing "The Daughter", and plays Mina Tang in the new Alpha Protocol video game.
In October 2007, Adrienne signed on as a producer of the short, indie film Seconds," which is a film about a woman's struggle with depression and self injury. Originally she was asked to star in the film, but due to other commitments, was unable to do so, which was when she joined the project as a producer because of her interest in the script and the story.
Among her various voice work, Adrienne also recently shot the ABC pilot Freshmen.
Adrienne is also known for her charity works which includes a focus on literacy programs, animal welfare and children. Her website hosts an annual charity auction each November which helps to support families dealing with medical expenses.
Filmography
Film & Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Return Tara/Girl 1996 Sweet Valley High Tara Episode: "The Tooth Hurts, Doesn't It?" 1997 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Sonya Episode: "Suddenly Ryan" 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Vikkie Episode: "The Right Thing" 2000 Xena: Warrior Princess Eve 2000–2001 (10 episodes) 2001 Undressed Lois 4 episodes 2002 As If Nikki 7 episodes 2002 Interceptor Force 2 Dawn DeSilvia TV movie 2003 Angel Flapper Episode: "Orpheus" 2003 Days of Our Lives Linda Browning 1 episode 2005 Pomegranate Commercial Actress 2005 Eyes Melody Episode: "Wings" 2005 ER Jessica Episode: "The Show Must Go On" 2005 Charmed Phoebe #2 Episode: "Still Charmed and Kicking" 2006 Yesterday's Dream Emily 2006 WalkAway Mystery Woman 2006 Expectation The Girl Next Door 2006 Going Up! Mary TV movie 2006 Lakeshore Drive Sally Stein 2008 Reflections Carol Anderson 2008 This Can't Be My Life Monica Episode: "The Pink Pages" 2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Daughter 3 episodes Video games
Video games Year Title Role Consoles 2003 Kill.switch Duchess PS2, Xbox, PC 2004 Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Daphne 2004 EverQuest II Danielle Clothespinner / Andrea Dovesong / Breeza Harmet PC 2005 Dead to Rights II Ruby PS2, PC, Xbox 2005 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Malice PS, PS2 2006 Saints Row Samantha Xbox 360 2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Multiple Characters PS2 2007 Bratz 4 Real Meredith PC, Nintendo DS 2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Zone Raider PC, Xbox 360 2008 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Maris Brood PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC 2008 Saints Row 2 Sorority Girl / Stewardess / Hippy / Stripper PC, PS3, Xbox 360 2010 Alpha Protocol Mina Tang PC, PS3, Xbox 360 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic TBA PC Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations Year Event Film Award Result 2008 Big Easy Shorts Festival Reflections Best Actress Won 2008 Beverly Hills Shorts Festival Reflections Best Actress Won 2008 Long Island International Film Expo Reflections Best Actress Honorable Mention 2008 Action on Film Festival Reflections Best Actress Nominee References
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Categories:- 1977 births
- Actors from Missouri
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American video game actors
- Living people
- People from Scotland County, Missouri
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