Christian Pitre

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Christian Pitre (born October 13, 1983) [1] is an American actress known for her roles in Bounty Killer and Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Career

Pitre is best known for her leading role as Mary Death in the 2013 post-apocalyptic film Bounty Killer [2] opposite Matthew Marsden and Kristanna Loken. [3] [4] The Hollywood Reporter remarked that Pitre "spectacularly fulfills her role’s physical and athletic demands", although dismissed the film as "utterly silly and derivative but also undeniably entertaining". [5] She is also known for her role as Kristen in Shannon Christian's 2004 drama film Playing Clandestine , her screen debut, a role which she won after meeting an actor who knew the director in Nashville. [6]

In 2011, she featured as a waitress in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's romantic drama Crazy, Stupid, Love , opposite Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling. [7] In 2009 she appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami , and in 2013 appeared as Claire in two episodes of the comedy series Adopted . In 2014 Pitre played the character of Victoria in an episode of True Blood .

In 2014, she was cast in the role of Emma Anderson in sci-fi film Teleios , which was released under the title "Beyond the Trek" in 2017. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Playing ClandestineKristin
2008Boys of SummervilleSandy
2008A Father's RightsNicole
2009Sparkle & TooterSparkle
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love Waitress with Check
2013 Bounty Killer Mary Death
2017 Beyond the Trek Emma Anderson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 CSI: Miami Lindsay GarlandEpisode: "Presumed Guilty"
2013–2018AdoptedClaire Stone7 episodes
2014 True Blood VictoriaEpisode: "Death Is Not the End"

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References

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