- Kristina Sisco
Kristina Sisco (born
April 18 ,1982 inBethesda, Maryland ) is an Americanactress .The daughter of a Navy reservist, Kristina moved four times by age 12. Born in
Bethesda , she moved toTexas andCalifornia before returning to Bethesda. At age 13, she began her acting career by working as an amateur reporter for a local BethesdaUPN station. Her exposure led to some modelling jobs and a part in a re-enactment on "America's Most Wanted ".In spring 1999, Sisco landed the role of
Abigail Williams onCBS 's daytime drama "As the World Turns ". Abigail was the daughter of Holden Snyder and Molly Conlan. She became involved with Chris Hughes, Adam Munson and Nick Scudder. Sisco received twoEmmy Award nominations, in 2001 and 2002. Sisco left the show three years later onOctober 25 ,2002 , when Abigail leftOakdale to move toLos Angeles with Adam.In late 1998, Sisco won the
Miss Maryland Teen USA 1999 title and prepared to compete in theMiss Teen USA pageant, until she was offered the role on "As the World Turns ", which was to begin filming the week of the pageant. [cite website|url=http://pageant.com/kristinasisco/|title=The world is turning her way|publisher=Pageant News Bureau|accessdate=2007-02-05] She was replaced by first runner-up Khosi Roy, who represented Maryland in the nationally televised event and placed second runner-up.In
October 2006 ,Soap Opera Digest reported that Sisco had been cast in the role ofCharity Standish onNBC 's daytime drama "Passions ". The role was previously played byMolly Stanton fromJuly 14 ,1999 until Stanton's departure onJuly 22 ,2004 . Sisco's first air date wasNovember 15 ,2006 . [http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/news/2006/1030-sisco.php]In 2006, she completed a
Bachelor of Arts degree inpsychology fromThomas Edison State College and was inducted into theAlpha Sigma Lambda national honor society. Sisco is currently enrolled in theMaster of Professional Writing Program at theUniversity of Southern California .References
External links
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/theactors/sisco.php Kristina Sisco profile]
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* [http://www.kristinasisco.com/ Official site]
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