Jill Wagner

Jill Wagner
Wagner in January 2010
Born	Jillian Suzanne Wagner January 13, 1979 (1979-01-13) (age 32) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US
Occupation	Film/television actress
Years active	2003–present

Jillian Suzanne "Jill" Wagner (born January 13, 1979, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American television actress, model, and game show personality.

Early life

Wagner was raised primarily by her father, David Wagner, a Marine, and her grandmother.^[1][2] She attended Ledford Senior High School in Wallburg, North Carolina and graduated from North Carolina State University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in business management.^[1]

Career

After completing college, Wagner moved to California to further her modeling career. In 2003, she was selected as a cast member on the MTV series Punk'd, participating in about a dozen sketches.^[1]

She appeared in Stuff magazine following her appearances in Punk'd. Wagner was ranked #90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.^[3] She posed in the American July 2006 issue of FHM magazine.

She has been featured as the Mercury vehicle spokesmodel in television ads since 2005 and has become known as "The Mercury Girl." In 2006, she co-starred in the Spike TV television show Blade: The Series as Krista Starr. Jill has also appeared in various other shows including Quintuplets and Bones. Her features include JuneBug in a minor role and leading in the horror film Splinter in 2008. She is a co-host of Inside the Vault on WGN America.

In January 2007, Wagner stated that she had been interviewed about the possibility of portraying Wonder Woman in the upcoming movie version, saying, “I met with the guys over at Silver pictures about some things and Wonder Woman was one of them.”^[4]

In the summer of 2008, Jill became a co-host for the ABC summer reality show Wipeout.^[5] In April 2011, Wagner (confirmed by ABC) announced that she will be leaving Wipeout to focus on her acting career. She will be on the show through the 2011 summer season. She will be succeeded by Vanessa Minnillo.^[6] In June 2011, Wagner appeared on the new show Teen Wolf, airing on MTV.

Filmography

• Punk'd (6 episodes, "#2.1", "#2.2", "#2.3", "#2.4", "#2.5" and "#2.6", 2003) .... Field Agent
• Monk (1 episode, "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month", 2004) .... Crystal
• Dr. Vegas (2 episodes, "Dead Man, Live Bet" and "All In", 2004) .... Roxanne
• Quintuplets (1 episode, "Thanksgiving Day Charade", 2004) .... Cammie
• Junebug (2005) .... Millicent, friend at shower
• Shifted (2006) .... Rachel
• Blade: The Series (12 episodes, 2006) .... Krista Starr
• Turning Blade (2007) (V) .... Herself
• Stargate Atlantis (2 episodes, "Travelers" and "Be All My Sins Remember'd", 2007–2008) .... Larrin
• Bones (1 episode, "The Man in the Outhouse", 2008) .... Holly Markwell
• Splinter (2008) .... Polly Watt
• Wipeout (64 episodes, 2008–2011) .... Herself - Hostess
• Attack of the Show! (1 episode, "#1.853", 2008) .... Herself
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, "24 June 2009", 2009) .... Herself
• Dancing with the Stars (1 episode, "Round Ten: Final Results", 2009) .... Herself
• Entertainment Tonight (1 episode, "8 February 2010", 2010) .... Herself
• Inside the Vault (10 episodes, 2011) .... Herself
• Teen Wolf (Recurring cast, 2011) .... Kate Argent

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Lopez, Robert (September 11, 2009). "'Wipeout' co-host Jill Wagner likes going full steam ahead". News and Record (Greensboro, NC). http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/09/10/article/wipeout_co_host_jill_wagner_likes_going_full_speed_ahead. Retrieved September 17, 2009. 
2. ^ "Jill Wagner". FHM. http://www.fhmus.com/Site/Girls/CoverGirls/Article.aspx?Gallery=4603&Picture=1&GirlID=34209. Retrieved 2009-06-28. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20090428163008/http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2004. Retrieved January 23, 2007. 
4. ^ "flickdirect.com". Interview with Jill Wagner, Blade the Series. http://www.flickdirect.com/movie-interviews/jill-wagner-blade.aspx. Retrieved 2007. 
5. ^ "ABC Wipeout". http://abc.go.com/shows/wipeout. Retrieved 2008. 
6. ^ Hibbard, James (2011-04-12). "'Wipeout' host leaving show". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/12/wipeout-host-leaving-show. Retrieved April 12, 2011. 

External links

• Jill Wagner at the Internet Movie Database
• Playboy.com Interview
• Gateship-One Interview
• Interview at Talk Humor

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Name	Wagner, Jill
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Date of birth	January 13, 1979
Place of birth	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US
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