Erika Christensen | |
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Born | Erika Jane Christensen August 19, 1982 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Cole Maness (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) [1] is an American actress. Her filmography includes roles in Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002), The Banger Sisters (2002), The Perfect Score (2004), Flightplan (2005), How to Rob a Bank (2007), The Tortured (2010), and The Case for Christ (2017). For her performance in Traffic, she won the MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with her co-stars.
In 2006, she starred on the short-lived drama series Six Degrees on ABC. From 2010 until its ending in 2015, Christensen starred as Julia Braverman-Graham on the NBC family drama series Parenthood . In 2014, she won a Gracie Award for her performance in the role. In 2015, Christensen portrayed Betty Beaumontaine on ABC's short-lived crime drama series Wicked City and in 2017, she portrayed Ali Petrovich on another short-lived ABC crime drama series, Ten Days in the Valley .
She currently co-stars opposite Ramón Rodríguez as Angie Polaski in ABC's Will Trent .
Christensen was born in Seattle, Washington, [1] the daughter of Kathy (née Hendricks), a construction manager, and Steven Christensen, an insurance worker and human resources executive. [2] She has an older half-brother, Nick, and two younger twin brothers, Dane (who appeared in the 2005 film The Upside of Anger ) and Brando. [3] She has Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Welsh, and Irish ancestry.
Christensen lived in Seattle until age four, when her family relocated to suburban Los Angeles, California. [4] [5] She started out acting on television in commercials for McDonald's [6] and Volvo. [7] Christensen is a member of the Church of Scientology. [8] Her parents became Scientologists in their 20s while living in Seattle, and raised her as a Scientologist. Her parents also decided to home school her. [9]
Christensen began her professional career with a supporting role in the comedy film Leave It to Beaver , and a one-episode guest appearance on the drama series Nothing Sacred , both of which were released/aired in 1997. [10] She went on to guest star in numerous other television series in the late 1990s, including Frasier , The Practice , 3rd Rock from the Sun , and Touched by an Angel . [3] [6] She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Can of Worms in 1999. [11] Also in 1999, she starred as Abigail Winthrop on the short-lived CBS sitcom Thanks . [12] That same year, she featured in Michael Jackson's music video for his song "Childhood", alongside actress Jena Malone. [13]
For her performance as cocaine user Caroline Wakefield in Steven Soderbergh's crime drama film Traffic (2000), [14] she received the awards for Breakthrough Female Performance at the MTV Movie Awards, [6] Standout Performance – Female at the Young Hollywood Awards, and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. [15] Also in 2000, Christensen guest starred in single episodes of Time of Your Life , Movie Stars , FreakyLinks , and The Pretender . In 2001, she had a recurring role on the sitcom The Geena Davis Show . She also appeared in an episode of the Fox sitcom That '70s Show , reuniting her with her Traffic co-star Topher Grace. She was named one of People 's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001". The following year, Christensen starred in three feature films: the teen thriller Swimfan , [16] the crime drama Home Room , [17] and the comedy The Banger Sisters . [18]
In 2003, Christensen starred in MTV's television film adaptation of Wuthering Heights , based on the Emily Brontë novel of the same name. She also recorded multiple songs for the film's soundtrack. [19] In 2004, she starred in the teen heist film The Perfect Score , [9] and the horror film Riding the Bullet . [20] In 2005, Christensen recorded a version of "Let's Fall in Love" with John Stevens for his debut album Red . [21] [22] Also in 2005, Christensen co-starred in the films The Upside of Anger as Andy Wolfmeyer, co-starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen; [23] The Sisters as Irene Prior, with Maria Bello and Elizabeth Banks; [24] and Flightplan as Fiona, starring Jodie Foster. [25] The following year, she starred in the series Six Degrees , which debuted on the ABC fall schedule on September 21, 2006. [26] Low ratings caused its cancellation after one season, leaving five episodes unaired. [27]
In 2007, she appeared in the comedy-drama film Gardener of Eden , [28] and the independent crime comedy How to Rob a Bank . [29] In 2008 and 2009, she guest starred as a special agent on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , a college student with dissociative identity disorder on Lie to Me , [30] and a victim of domestic abuse on Mercy . Christensen made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed music video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside. [31] In 2009, she was part of the cast of the film adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die , [32] and starred in the romantic drama Mercy alongside James Caan and Dylan McDermott. [33] In 2010, Christensen co-starred with Jesse Metcalfe in the horror-thriller film The Tortured . [34]
Christensen was a regular cast member on the NBC drama television series Parenthood , which debuted on March 2, 2010, and concluded on January 29, 2015. [35] She portrayed the role of Julia Braverman-Graham, the youngest daughter of the Braverman family. [36] She won the 2014 Gracie Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series for her performance in the series. [37] In 2013, she starred in the musical film How Sweet It Is , directed by Brian Herzlinger, [38] and was a guest judge on 2 episodes of the cooking competition series Knife Fight . [39] The following year, she appeared on the celebrity game show Hollywood Game Night , [40] and lead the cast of the Hallmark Channel television film My Boyfriends' Dogs , based on the Dandi Daley Mackall novel of the same name. [41]
In February 2015, she was cast in the short-lived ABC crime drama series Wicked City as Betty Beaumontaine, a single mother who becomes romantically involved with a serial killer. [42] Also in 2015, she partnered with food company Lean Cuisine to launch their brand overhaul. [43] In September 2015, Christensen was among several celebrities to appear in the music video "Love" for Dash Mihok's band Diz and the Fam.
Christensen led the cast of the Hallmark Channel television film Anything for Love co-starring with Paul Greene. The film was released on February 14, 2016. [44] The following month, she starred in the music video "All Is Forgiven" for Sal Masekela's band Alekesam. [45] Christensen next appeared as part of the all-star cast of HBO's courtroom drama film Confirmation , directed by Rick Famuyiwa and co-starring Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, and Greg Kinnear. [46] The same year, Christensen starred in Jon Abrahams' directorial debut film Two for One , [47] which had its world premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival. [48]
In 2017, she co-starred with Mike Vogel and Robert Forster in the Lee Strobel biopic The Case for Christ , in the role of Strobel's wife Leslie. That same year, Christensen began starring as Ali Petrovich in the ABC drama series Ten Days in the Valley , alongside Kyra Sedgwick. [49] She starred in Jon Abrahams' second film, the comedy mob thriller Clover , alongside Mark Webber, Julia Jones, and Ron Perlman. [50]
In November 2014, Christensen became engaged to cyclist Cole Maness. [51] They married on September 5, 2015, in Palm Springs, California, [52] and reside in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. [53] The couple has two daughters. [54] [55]
On May 17, 2023, Christensen received the Mark of Excellence award at the Annual Medinova NY Dinner Gala, hosted by MC Ciano Joasil, a non-profit organization raising funds for hospitals in underserved areas of Haiti. [56]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Karen L. Connelly | |
1999 | Can of Worms | Wormlyn | TV Movie |
2000 | Traffic | Caroline Wakefield | |
2002 | Home Room | Deanna Cartwright | |
2002 | Swimfan | Madison Bell | |
2002 | The Banger Sisters | Hannah Kingsley | |
2003 | Wuthering Heights | Cate | TV Movie |
2004 | The Perfect Score | Anna Ross | |
2004 | Riding the Bullet | Jessica Hadley | |
2005 | The Upside of Anger | Andy Wolfmeyer | |
2005 | The Sisters | Irene Prior | |
2005 | Flightplan | Fiona | |
2007 | Gardener of Eden | Mona Huxley | |
2007 | How to Rob a Bank | Jessica | |
2007 | I'm In Hell | Jennifer | TV Movie |
2008 | Struck | Bus Stop Girl | Short film |
2009 | Mercy | Robin | |
2009 | Veronika Decides to Die | Claire | |
2010 | Melon | Catherine | Video short |
2010 | The Tortured | Elise Landry | |
2013 | How Sweet It Is | Sarah Cosmo | |
2014 | My Boyfriends' Dogs | Boyfriend's Dog | TV Movie |
2016 | Two for One | Tiffany Fontinella | |
2016 | Anything for Love | Katherine | TV Movie |
2016 | Confirmation | Shirley Wiegand | TV Movie |
2016 | The Follower | Chelsea | TV Movie |
2017 | The Case for Christ | Leslie Strobel | |
2019 | To Have and To Hold | Alice | TV Movie |
2020 | Clover | Gertie | |
2022 | Kimi | Samantha Gerrity | |
2022 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Kate |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Nothing Sacred | Romy Carrol | Episode: "House of Rage" |
1998 | The Practice | Melissa | Episode: "The Pursuit of Dignity" |
1998 | Frasier | Teenager | Episode: "Frasier's Curse" |
1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Brianna | Episode: "Collect Call for Dick" |
1999 | Can of Worms | Katelyn Sandman | Television film |
1999 | Thanks | Abigail Winthrop | 6 episodes Main role (Season 1) |
1999 | Touched by an Angel | Ivy | Episode: "Voice of an Angel" |
2000 | Time of Your Life | Flynn Halloway | Episode: "The Time She Turned 21" |
2000 | Movie Stars | Tawny | Episode: "La Vida Loca" |
2000 | The Pretender | Leigh Wright | Episode: "Corn Man" |
2000 | FreakyLinks | Cassie | Episode: "Subject: Coelacanth This!" |
2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Isabel | 3 episodes Guest role (Season 1) |
2001 | That '70s Show | Stacey | Episode: "Red and Stacey" |
2003 | Wuthering Heights | Cate Earnshaw | Television film |
2005–2009 | Robot Chicken | Various characters | 3 episodes Guest role (Season 1&4) |
2006–2007 | Six Degrees | Mae Anderson | 12 episodes Main role |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | SA Lauren Cooper | Episode: "Signature" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Sophie Howell | Episode: "The Core of It" |
2009 | Mercy | Dana Harper McPhearson | Episode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica" |
2010–2015 | Parenthood | Julia Braverman-Graham | 102 episodes Main role |
2014 | My Boyfriends' Dogs | Bailey Daley | Television film |
2015 | Wicked City | Betty Beaumontaine | 8 episodes Main role |
2016 | Anything for Love | Katherine Benson | Television film |
2016 | Confirmation | Shirley Weigand | Television film |
2016 | The Follower | Chelsea Angel | Television film |
2017 | Ten Days in the Valley | Ali Petrovich | 10 episodes Main role |
2018 | Adopted | Rebekah | Episode: "Julie's New Husband" |
2019 | To Have and to Hold | Alice | Television film |
2023 | Will Trent | Angie Polaski | Main role |
Year | Title | Role | Artist | Director |
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1995 | "Childhood" | Girl | Michael Jackson | Nicholas Brandt |
2004 | "Everything" (original/The Perfect Score version) | — | Fefe Dobson | Chris Robinson |
2010 | "Tired of Being Sorry" | Bridesmaid | Ringside | Joaquin Phoenix |
2015 | "Love" | Woman | Diz and the Fam | Dash Mihok |
2016 | "All Is Forgiven" | Woman | Alekesam | Toby Louie |
2016 | "Where's the Love?" | Herself | Black Eyed Peas featuring The World | Michael Jurkovac |
2019 | "Whenever You're Around" | Woman | Bootstraps | Sam Jaeger |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1998 | YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Series | Nothing Sacred | Nominated |
2001 | Young Hollywood Awards | Standout Performance – Female | Traffic | Won |
2001 | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Choice Breakout Performance | Traffic | Nominated |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Traffic | Won |
2001 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Youth Performance | Traffic | Nominated |
2001 | MTV Movie Awards | Breakthrough Female Performance | Traffic | Won |
2014 | Gracie Awards | Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series | Parenthood | Won |
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