Agnes Bruckner

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Agnes Bruckner
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Bruckner promoting Blood and Chocolate in 2007
Born (1985-08-16) August 16, 1985 (age 39) [1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1996–present
Children2

Agnes Bruckner (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress and former model. She began acting in television in the late 1990s and has since appeared in several films, including The Woods , Blue Car , [2] Murder by Numbers , Blood and Chocolate , The Anna Nicole Story , The 11th Green , and Private Practice .

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Early life

Bruckner was born in Los Angeles, California to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother who have since divorced; her grandfather is German. [3] Her parents met in Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. in 1984 through a refugee camp in Italy. [3] She has two sisters and a brother.

Bruckner speaks some Russian and is fluent in Hungarian, having spoken that language since birth. [3] She had studied dance, ballet, and tap since the age of five, intending a career as a dancer. At the age of eight, Bruckner appeared in a beauty pageant while working as a child model at the suggestion of her mother. [3] Bruckner was raised in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles until age five, then in Portland, Oregon until age ten, [4] when her family moved to Burbank for her to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. [5]

Career

Bruckner began her career at age 11. [6] She appeared in commercials, in a few television pilots, and on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Bridget Forrester from 1997 to 1999. At the age of 15, Bruckner got her first lead role in the independent film Blue Car (2002), in which she played a high school student involved in an affair with her teacher, played by David Strathairn. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote that Bruckner "negotiates this difficult script with complete conviction." [7] Bruckner received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Female Lead" for the role.

In the 2000s, other minor roles in television and film followed, including roles in the thrillers The Glass House (2001) and the Sandra Bullock vehicle Murder by Numbers (2002). Bruckner has appeared in episodes of the television series 24 and Alias . She starred in the horror films Venom (2005) and The Woods (2006). Also in 2006, she appeared in the drama Peaceful Warrior opposite Scott Mechlowicz and received a ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award and played the lead role in Dreamland .

In 2007, Bruckner appeared in the horror/romance film Blood and Chocolate and later Say Hello to Stan Talmadge (2008), Kill Theory (2008), Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2009), [8] and The Craigslist Killer (2011).

On October 3, 2012, Bruckner was cast to play Anna Nicole Smith in a Lifetime original movie The Anna Nicole Story . [9] In 2020, Bruckner played the female lead in the film The 11th Green . [10]

Personal life

In March 2016, Bruckner gave birth to her son. [11] In April 2019, she gave birth to her daughter. [12] The father of both of Bruckner's children is former boyfriend Alefaio Brewer. [13]

In March 2024, Brucker started an OnlyFans account. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997GirlLydiaShort film
1998The Shrunken CityLoriDirect-to-video film
2001 The Glass House Zoe
2002 Blue Car Megan 'Meg' Denning
2002 Home Room Cathy
2002 Murder by Numbers Lisa Mills
2003 Rick Eve O'Lette
2004 Stateside Sue Dubois
2004 Haven Pippa Ridley
2005The Iris EffectKatya
2005 Venom Eden Sinclair
2006 Dreamland Audrey
2006 The Woods Heather Fasulo
2006 Peaceful Warrior Susie
2007 Blood & Chocolate Vivian Gandillon
2008 Vacancy 2: The First Cut JessicaDirect-to-video film
2009 Kill Theory Jennifer
2009A Good FuneralJunior
2011Open GateJesselyn
2012 Breaking the Girls Sara Ryan
2012 The Pact Nicole Barlow
2012The Millionaire TourBillie
2012 The Baytown Outlaws Mona
2012 The Citizen Diane
2013 Wrong Cops Julia Kieffer
2014 A Bit of Bad Luck Heather
2015There Is A New World SomewhereSylvia
2018 Back Fork Raylene
2019 The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson Kris Jenner
2020 The 11th Green Laurie Larkspur

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–1999 The Bold and the Beautiful Bridget Forrester Appeared in 66 episodes
2000American AdventureSydneyTelevision film
2000 Pacific Blue Connie LambEpisode: "Fifty-Nine Minutes"
2001 The Fugitive Mallory WickesEpisode: "Safekeeping"
2001 Touched by an Angel LisaEpisode: "Visions of Thy Father"
2002 Alias Kelly McNeilEpisodes: "The Box: Parts 1 & 2"
2003 24 LindaRecurring role (5 episodes)
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent MayEpisode: "Country Crossover"
2009 Dirty Sexy Money DaphneEpisode: "The Bad Guy"
2009 Private Practice HeatherRecurring role (5 episodes)
2011 The Craigslist Killer Megan McAllisterTelevision film
2011 Hawaii Five-0 TanyaEpisode: "Kai e' e"
2012 Fairly Legal Lea FerranEpisode: "Ripple of Hope"
2012 Covert Affairs Zarya FischerEpisodes: "Let's Dance", "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"
2013 The Anna Nicole Story Anna Nicole Smith Television film
2015 The Returned Deputy Nikki BanksSeries regular
2015 Once Upon a Time Lilith "Lily" Page/StarlaRecurring (3 episodes)

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References

  1. ↑ @agnesbruckner1 (August 16, 2024). "Officially entering my "39 & Fine" era..." Retrieved August 17, 2024– via Instagram.
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (May 2, 2003). "Blue Car (2002) FILM REVIEW; Teacher and Prodigy, Along With Need and Lust". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Sheila (January 25, 2007). "Agnes Bruckner Interview, Blood & Chocolate". MoviesOnline. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
  4. ↑ Lee, Michael J. (January 22, 2007). "Agnes Bruckner on Blood and Chocolate". Radio Free Entertainment. Retrieved April 30, 2018. I did live in Portland, Oregon for about five years, from when I was like 5 to 10, and then we came back down here to pursue the acting thing.
  5. ↑ Lee, Michael J. (January 22, 2007). "Agnes Bruckner on 'Blood And Chocolate'" Radio Free Entertainment Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Troy. "Blood and Chocolate: Agnes Bruckner Interview Archived November 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ." Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
  7. ↑ Ebert, Roger (May 16, 2003). "Blue Car". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via RogerEbert.com.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg
  8. ↑ Miska, Brad (January 11, 2010). "Horrorfest '10: Hi-Res Poster Debut for 'Kill Theory'".
  9. ↑ "Agnes Bruckner To Play Anna Nicole Smith In Lifetime Biopic Of Late Playboy Model". Deadline. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ "'The 11th Green,' Reviewed: A Wild Fantasy of U.S. History, Conspiracy, and U.F.O.s". New Yorker. June 25, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Agnes Bruckner Welcomes Son Sebastian Lopeti". People . March 31, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ @agnesbruckner1 (April 16, 2019). "✨ Sasha Leona Brewer ✨ 4/15/19..." Retrieved August 17, 2024– via Instagram.
  13. ↑ "Agnes Bruckner Shares Adorable First Photo of Newborn Son Sebastian". WKYC 3 Studios. April 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "@agnesbruckner1: Officially on @onlyfans come check me out 💋💋💋💋💋". X. March 29, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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