Erika Christensen

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Erika Christensen
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Christensen in March 2013
Born
Erika Jane Christensen

(1982-08-19) August 19, 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Cole Maness
(m. 2015)
Children2

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.

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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 .

Early life

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 claims 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]

Career

1997–2006: Beginnings

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]

2007–2015: Parenthood

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 at the 2013 PaleyFest for Parenthood Erika Christensen 2013.jpg
Christensen at the 2013 PaleyFest for Parenthood

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.

2016–present

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]

Personal life

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]

Honors

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Leave It to Beaver Karen L. Connelly
2000 Traffic Caroline Wakefield
2002 Home Room Deanna Cartwright
2002 Swimfan Madison Bell
2002 The Banger Sisters Hannah Kingsley
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
2008StruckBus Stop Girl Short film
2009 Mercy Robin
2009 Veronika Decides to Die Claire
2010MelonCatherine Video short
2010 The Tortured Elise Landry
2013 How Sweet It Is Sarah Cosmo
2016 All at Once Tiffany FontinellaWorking title: Two for One
2017 The Case for Christ Leslie Strobel
2020 Clover Gertie
2022 Kimi Samantha Gerrity
2022 Cheaper by the Dozen Kate

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Nothing Sacred Romy CarrolEpisode: "House of Rage"
1998 The Practice MelissaEpisode: "The Pursuit of Dignity"
1998 Frasier TeenagerEpisode: "Frasier's Curse"
1998 3rd Rock from the Sun BriannaEpisode: "Collect Call for Dick"
1999 Can of Worms Katelyn SandmanTV movie
1999 Thanks Abigail WinthropMain cast
1999 Touched by an Angel IvyEpisode: "Voice of an Angel"
2000 Time of Your Life Flynn HallowayEpisode: "The Time She Turned 21"
2000 Movie Stars TawnyEpisode: "La Vida Loca"
2000 The Pretender Leigh WrightEpisode: "Corn Man"
2000 FreakyLinks CassieEpisode: "Subject: Coelacanth This!"
2001 The Geena Davis Show Isabel3 episodes
2001 That '70s Show StaceyEpisode: "Red and Stacey"
2003 Wuthering Heights Cate Earnshaw TV movie
2005–2009 Robot Chicken Various characters3 episodes
2006–2007 Six Degrees Mae AndersonMain cast
2007I'm In HellJenniferTV movie
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit SA Lauren CooperEpisode: "Signature"
2009 Lie to Me Sophie HowellEpisode: "The Core of It"
2009 Mercy Dana Harper McPhearsonEpisode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica"
2010–2015 Parenthood Julia Braverman-Graham Main cast
2014 My Boyfriends' Dogs Bailey DaleyTV movie
2015 Wicked City Betty BeaumontaineMain cast
2016Anything for LoveKatherine BensonTV movie
2016 Confirmation Shirley WeigandTV movie
2016The FollowerChelsea AngelTV movie
2017 Ten Days in the Valley Ali PetrovichMain cast
2018AdoptedRebekahEpisode: "Julie's New Husband"
2019To Have and to HoldAliceTV movie
2023- Will Trent Angie PolaskiMain cast

Music videos

YearTitleRoleArtistDirector
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 WorldMichael Jurkovac
2019"Whenever You're Around"Woman Bootstraps Sam Jaeger

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
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
2001Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest 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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