Kristina Apgar

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Kristina Mevs-Apgar
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Kristina Apgar
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Kristina Mevs-Apgar (formerly Kristina Apgar) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lily Smith on the CW's drama Privileged .

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Career

In her teen years, Kristina was a model with the Wilhelmina Models Agency. Clients included Delia's, Clean and Clear, [1] American Eagle Outfitters, [2] Coca-Cola [3] and Abercrombie and Fitch.

Her first television appearance was on the daytime soap As the World Turns . She guest starred on Rescue Me and Law & Order: Criminal Intent . She played Cheri Westin on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles . From 2008–09, Kristina was a series regular on The CW's drama Privileged , playing Lily Smith, Megan Smith's estranged sister (played by Joanna Garcia). [4]

Kristina recurred on Detroit 187 on ABC playing Riley Sullivan, Detective Stone's (D.J. Cotrona) troubled ex-girlfriend. She was a lead guest star on CSI: Miami with David Caruso playing Monica Dow/Alexis Taymor, a girl who suffered from multiple personality disorder. She then guest starred on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore. [5] Kristina went on to appear on the CW's 90210 as Jane, a new love interest for Liam Court (Matt Lanter) [6] and guest starred on The Mentalist on CBS.

Personal life

Kristina was a Regional Field Organizer for Organizing for America, President Barack Obama's grassroots re-election team during the 2012 presidential election. [7] She was the Culture Change Director and is currently the Vice President of Marketing, Brand, and Culture Change at the National Domestic Workers Alliance. [8] She was an Executive Producer of the podcast Sunstorm, hosted by Ai-jen Poo and Alicia Garza. [9] [10] [11]

Kristina graduated with Latin Honors, magna cum laude, from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science in 2012. [12]

References

  1. "Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansing Cloths Commercial (2003, featuring Maya Hazen and Kristina Apgar)". YouTube .
  2. "American Eagle Commercial". YouTube .
  3. "Classic Coca Cola Graduate Girl Fight Ad (2000)". YouTube .
  4. "Privileged to be on the Set". YouTube .
  5. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Dennis and Dee Analyze a Jersey Shore Girl". YouTube .
  6. "'90210': 'Privileged' Star Books Recurring Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 5 July 2011.
  7. "President Obama DNC seek student vote". The Corsair. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  8. "Kristina Mevs-Apgar - Vice President, Brand, Marketing And Culture Change at National Domestic Workers Alliance". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  9. "Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo". Spotify .
  10. "Caregiving is Essential Work: Changing the Narrative to Make Care Work Visible and Valued". 17 July 2020.
  11. "Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama: Care Jobs Should be Good Jobs on Apple Podcasts".
  12. "Kristina Mevs-Apgar". LinkedIn .