Kristen Connolly

Kristen Connolly
Connolly in 2014
Born	(1980-07-12) July 12, 1980 (age 44) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Stephen O'Reilly
Children	2

Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980) ^[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana Polk in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods , Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards ^[2] and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo .

Career

Connolly began her career with recurring roles on several CollegeHumor digital shorts. She appeared as an extra on the films Mona Lisa Smile , Meet Dave , and The Happening . She has also appeared on two CBS daytime soap operas with recurring roles on Guiding Light and As the World Turns .

She first gained mainstream recognition in 2012, after starring as the main protagonist Dana in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard film The Cabin in the Woods . She also starred in the horror film The Bay . In 2013, she had a starring role as Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards . ^[3] On September 1, 2014 the A&E Houdini miniseries premiered with 3.7 million viewers, Connolly plays Bess Houdini with Academy Award-winning Adrien Brody playing Harry Houdini. ^[4] Connolly also portrayed Jamie, a passionate journalist in the CBS drama-thriller series Zoo ^[5] and co-starred as Lena in the drama series The Whispers . ^[6] In 2014 she portrayed Petra Anderson in the drama thriller film A Good Marriage , based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. ^[7]

Personal life

Connolly was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. ^{[8] [9]} She is married to Stephen O'Reilly, with whom she has two children. ^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Mona Lisa Smile	Art History Student
2008	Revolutionary Road	Mrs. Brace
	The Happening	Woman Reading on the Bench
	Meet Dave	Make-Out Girl
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Woman Who Wins Green Scarf Bid
2012	The Bay	Stephanie
	The Cabin in the Woods	Dana Polk
	Ex-Girlfriends	Laura
2014	A Good Marriage	Petra Anderson
	Worst Friends	Zoe
2017	The Wizard of Lies	Stephanie Madoff
2022	Deep Water	Kelly Wilson
2025	Honey Don't!	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	New Amsterdam	Fanny	Episode: "Honor"
2008	Guiding Light	Jolene	16 episodes
2008	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Miranda/Teresa	Episode: "Vanishing Act"
2008–09	As the World Turns	Josie Anderson	39 episodes
2009	Life on Mars	Donna	Episode: "Let All The Children Boogie"
2009	Nurse Jackie	Mrs. Vogal	Episode: "School Nurse"
2009	Mercy	Carey Whitlow	Episode: "You Lose Me with the Cinderblock"
2010	Superego	Josey	Television movie
2011	The Good Wife	Maggie Reeves	Episode: "Get a Room"
2013–14	House of Cards	Christina Gallagher	17 episodes
2014	Houdini	Bess Houdini	2 episodes
2015	The Whispers	Lena Lawrence	10 episodes
2015–17	Zoo	Jamie Campbell	39 episodes
2017	The Wizard of Lies	Stephanie Madoff	Television film
2019–21	Evil	Mira Byrd	5 episodes
2019	Prodigal Son	Beth Saverstein	Episode: "Pied-A-Terre"
2022	Outer Range	Rebecca Abbott	3 episodes
2022	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Audrey O'Neill	Episode: "Confess Your Sins to Be Free"
2023	Accused	Natalie Barnes	Episode: "Robyn's Story"
2023–24	FBI: International	Olivia Thornton	2 episodes

References

1. "On This Date: Birthdays". The Fresno Bee . The Associated Press. July 12, 2018. p. 5B. Kristen Connolly is 38.
2. Potts, Kimberly (August 29, 2014). "'Houdini' Star Kristen Connolly on Mrs. Houdini, 'House of Cards,' and Wikipedia Errors". Yahoo! TV . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
3. "Kristen Connolly". AllMovie.com. AllMovie . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
4. "A&E's Houdini Premieres to 3.7 Million Total Viewers". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
5. "Zoo Fills Out With New Anima... Actors! – Dread Central". Dread Central. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
6. Nellie Andreeva (January 15, 2015). "Kristen Connolly & Billy Burke To Co-Star In CBS Series 'Zoo'". Deadline. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
7. "UK Premiere of A Good Marriage Happening During Grimm Up North's Stephen King Season – Dread Central". Dread Central. February 6, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
8. "Kristen Connolly". Allmovie . Retrieved November 7, 2023. Jul 12, 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.
9. Reich, Ronni (January 9, 2012). "Move over, Barrymores - here come the Connollys". NJ.com . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
10. Keil, Jennifer Gould (April 10, 2019). "'House of Cards' star is ditching Brooklyn for the 'burbs". New York Post.

External links

• Kristen Connolly at IMDb