Erika Christensen

Infobox actor

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caption = Christensen at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007
birthname = Erika Jane Christensen
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|08|19
birthplace = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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website = http://www.erikachristensen.com/

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.

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.cite news|last=Palmer|first=Alan|coauthors=|title=Profile: Erika's fatal at traction; SWIMFAN HAS TAKEN ERIKA CHRISTENSEN INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUE|pages=|publisher=The Mirror|date=2002-09-20|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91799330.html|accessdate=2007-12-09] 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. 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. [ [http://atheism.about.com/b/a/061812.htm Erika Christensen Praises Scientology ] ] Her parents became Scientologists during their 20s and raised her to be a Scientologist [http://www.publicservantlifestyle.co.uk/219 Erika Christensen interview - Public Servant Lifestyle ] ] as well as home-schooling her.

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 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 fiim adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die [cite web | title=Variety.com | work=Das Films teams for adaptation | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985842.html?categoryId=13&cs=1| accessmonthday=May 17 | accessyear=2008]

Filmography

References

External links

* [http://www.erikachristensen.com/ Official website]
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