Christine Evangelista | |
|---|---|
| Evangelista at the 2023 WonderCon | |
| Born | October 27, 1986 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Family | Linda Evangelista (cousin) |
Christine Evangelista (born October 27, 1986) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Sherry in the AMC zombie apocalypse horror television series The Walking Dead , along with her later reprising her role in the spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead and her main role as Megan Morrison West in the E! drama television series The Arrangement .
Evangelista was born in New York City and graduated from the Herbert Berghof School of Acting, [1] after attending the Michael J. Petrides School in Staten Island. [2] Christine Evangelista is a first cousin of supermodel Linda Evangelista. [3]
In New York, Evangelista performed in several off-Broadway shows and made appearances in episodes of TV shows such as Law & Order , White Collar , Royal Pains , The Good Wife , Blue Bloods , and 666 Park Avenue .
She moved to a regular role in the single season of the Spike TV series The Kill Point in 2007. In 2013, Evangelista starred as a series regular in the short-lived ABC drama series, Lucky 7 , followed with a recurring role as Allison Rafferty in the NBC series Chicago Fire . From 2015 to 2017, she portrayed Sherry on the AMC series The Walking Dead . As of 2017, while still appearing on The Walking Dead, Evangelista had a lead role in the E! television series The Arrangement (2017–2018). In The Arrangement, she portrayed Megan Morrison West, an actress who, after a successful audition, is plucked from obscurity and offered a secret contract to be the fiancée to Kyle West, one of Hollywood's biggest stars. [4]
Evangelista has appeared in a number of films. She had the leading role in the independent film Red Butterfly (2014), and later had supporting parts in films The Intern (2015) and Bleed for This (2016).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Goodbye Baby | Melissa Brooks | |
| 2008 | Awilda and a Bee | Winner white girl | Short film |
| 2009 | This Is Madness | Receptionist | |
| 2009 | Arranged: The Musical | Christine | |
| 2009 | The Good Guy | Brooke | |
| 2009 | The Joneses | Naomi Madsen | |
| 2010 | Harvest | Tina | |
| 2011 | Escapee | Abby Jones | |
| 2011 | Underground | Jenna Hughes | |
| 2012 | Alter Egos | Emily | |
| 2013 | All Hallows' Eve | Scarecrow | |
| 2014 | Red Butterfly | Cleo McKenna | |
| 2015 | The Intern | ATF Creative Team | |
| 2016 | Bleed for This | Ashley | |
| 2016 | Long Nights Short Mornings | Natalie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order | Lindsay Doyle | Episode: "House of Cards" |
| 2006 | Conviction | Alyssa Burnside | Episode: "The Wall" |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Ashley Beck | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Canterbury's Law | Kathy Delgato | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Adrian Hemmings | Episode: "All New" |
| 2010 | White Collar | Veronica Naylon | Episode: "Copycat Caffrey" |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Michelle | Episode: "The Hankover" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Madeleine | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Jolene | Episode: "Little Fish" |
| 2012 | Dumb Girls | Michelle | Unsold television pilot |
| 2012–2013 | 666 Park Avenue | Libby Griffith | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Lucky 7 | Mary Lavecchia | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | Allison Rafferty | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Adversaries | Emma Fisher | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015–2017 | The Walking Dead | Sherry | Recurring role (seasons 6–7) 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | The Arrangement | Megan Morrison West | Lead role; 20 episodes |
| 2018 | Erase | Noreen Rodriguez | Television film |
| 2019 | Mrs. Fletcher | Bethany / Ted's wife | Episodes: "Empty Nest", "Parents' Weekend" |
| 2019–2023 | Fear the Walking Dead | Sherry | Uncredited voice role (season 5) Main role (seasons 6-8) 43 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Emma Sloan | Voiceover role |