Kristina Matisic

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Kristina Matisic
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Actor and TV Host Kristina Matisic
Born (1968-12-26) December 26, 1968 (age 56) [1]
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
EducationBA from University of British Columbia MA from University of Southern California
Occupation(s)actor, television host, television producer, news anchor, news announcer, reporter, author, content creator

Kristina Matisic (born December 26, 1968) is an actor and TV host. She is best known as the host, with Anna Wallner, of The Shopping Bags , Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag , and Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call .

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Matisic was born in Zagreb, Croatia. [2] She has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of British Columbia [2] and a master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. [3]

In 1993, Matisic started her career in broadcasting as a news announcer on Mountain FM. The following year, she began working at CKVU-TV in Vancouver, as an overnight news anchor for Global News, an associate producer and a reporter. In 1997, she was the news anchor and producer of that station's 11:30 pm newscast. [3]

Matisic is currently working as an actor, content creator and public relations expert.

Early life

Television career

Broadcasting

Television host and actor

The Shopping Bags

While there [ clarification needed ], Matisic met Anna Wallner and created The Shopping Bags concept. [4] Their show has won numerous Leo awards and two Gemini award nominations. [5] They maintain an extensive website [6] that includes product reviews and shopping tips and they write for numerous publications across North America. They are also co-authors of the book, The Shopping Bags: Tips, Tricks and Inside Information to Make You a Savvy Shopper. [7]

Personal life

Matisic appeared in Final Destination as reporter Marilyn Eckerle. [8] In January 2009, she was living in Vancouver, British Columbia. [2]

Appeared in The Outer Limits, episode Essence of Life as "News Anchor" in 1999. Appeared in The Outer Limits, episode Decompression as "Reporter" in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ And A Merry Christmas To All! annaandkristina.com Blog article. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Marcy Cornblum (2009-01-16). "Test Kitchen". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. 1 2 "The Shopping Bags Host Bios". W Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. ↑ Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Kristina Matisic Bio - Actor Information at MovieTome". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. ↑ Anna & Kristina (2013-07-26). "Anna Wallner & Kristina Matisic: The Shopping Bags Official Website". Annaandkristina.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. ↑ Archived March 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ http://www.movietome.com/people/42083/kristina-matisic/credits.html%5B%5D
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