Lindsay Pulsipher

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Lindsay Pulsipher
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Pulsipher in 2012
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Lindsay Pulsipher is an American actress. [1] She has had several roles in film and television and is known for her series regular role as Rose Lawrence on A&E Network's The Beast (2009). She joined the third season of HBO's True Blood (2010), playing were-panther Crystal Norris and love interest to Jason Stackhouse. [2] She has a recurring role as Detective Amanda Rollins’ troubled sister, Kim, on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .

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Early life and influences

Pulsipher grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with five siblings, and was inspired to be an actor by her mother, a theater actress. As she puts it: "I used to make either my little sister or my best friend act out these plays with me. I was doing that from the time I can remember. It was always something I enjoyed doing." She was influenced by Julie Christie and Audrey Hepburn, who showed her "a whole new world as far as acting goes". [1] Her parents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she has since stopped practicing the religion. [3]

Career

After appearing in several roles from 2000 to 2003 in the television series, Touched by an Angel , filmed in her hometown of Salt Lake City, and after starring in a couple of indie films, Pulsipher moved to Los Angeles to pursue a lifelong dream of a career in acting. [1]

She was given several guest starring roles in popular television series including House, M.D. , CSI: NY (Crime Scene Investigation: New York) and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service , and eventually received a regular role with Patrick Swayze in The Beast (2009). She took the role of Crystal Norris beginning with the third season of the True Blood (2010). She has starred in two features directed by Calvin Reeder: The Oregonian (2011), and The Rambler (2013). She guest-starred as Kim Rollins, Amanda Rollins' troubled sister on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .

Pulsipher was confirmed as the replacement for Hilary Duff as Bonnie Parker in the remake of The Bonnie and Clyde Story , but she was later replaced with English actress Holliday Grainger. [4]

Quotes

I'm a very visual person. When I'm reading a script or if I'm preparing for a scene I really like to create the story in a visual sense. I take myself out of the character completely and almost watch the character as a spectator, if that makes sense. I'm observing the character as a third person. So I don't make it too personal so that she's her own person. I read it like I do a novel. When you read a book you create this image in your head of what these people are doing and the story in your head is more of a visual thing. I guess that I do that with scripts, too. I almost look at it as a spectator as opposed to being right in it. I know that sounds cheesy but then I feel like I can then learn from watching it if that makes sense. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Jumping for JoyBobbie Dean
2003 Summer Solstice Micki
2005PiledriverMichelleShort film
2006Little FarmLisaShort film
2006June and JulyNora
2009The Snake Mountain ColadaMother DesertShort film
2010Do Not DisturbBrenda
2011 The Oregonian The Oregonian
2013 The Rambler The Girl
2013Meth HeadJudith
2013How to Speak ClearlyHoney BakerShort film
2014FlutterJoLynn
2016 Officer Downe Tiger
2017Last RequestsNancyShort film
2018 God Bless the Broken Road Amber Hill
2018The SleepoverCarolineShort film
2019Iron and DirtHerShort film
2020 Once Upon a River Luanne

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Touched by an Angel Young Ellen / Young LucyEpisodes: "Buy Me a Rose", "The Grudge"
2001 Cover Me Alison DennyEpisode: "The River"
2001 Touched by an Angel RaverEpisode: "Heaven's Portal"
2003 Touched by an Angel HeatherEpisode: "Song for My Father"
2005 House Team Member #1Episode: "Kids"
2006 Masters of Horror TaraEpisode: "Fair-Haired Child"
2007 CSI: NY Cheryl Miller / VenusEpisode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
2008 Eleventh Hour Kelly FrostEpisode: "Resurrection"
2009 The Beast Rose LawrenceMain role, 13 episodes
2009 NCIS Tina EllisEpisode: "Faith"
2010 FlashForward Adult Charlie BenfordEpisode: "Future Shock"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sally RandEpisode: "Shock Waves"
2010 Chase Melanie RobbinsEpisode: "Havoc"
2010–2011 True Blood Crystal NorrisRecurring role, 14 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Tara WarnerEpisode: "Wheels Up"
2012 Hatfields & McCoys Roseanna McCoyMiniseries
2012–2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kim RollinsRecurring role, 5 episodes
2013 Justified Cassie St. CyrRecurring role, 7 episodes
2013 Perception Kendra MurphyEpisodes: "Wounded", "Warrior"
2015 Criminal Minds Estelle CosgroveEpisode: "Anonymous"
2016 American Horror Story: Hotel Tina BlackEpisode: "Battle Royale"
2016–2017 The Night Shift Rene3 episodes
2017 Scorpion Michelle BannisterEpisode: "Something Burrowed, Something Blew"
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Charlene Daley2 episodes
2018 Shooter June Swagger2 episodes
2024 Sugar Upcoming series

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Getting To Know Lindsay Pulsipher". True-Blood.net. April 30, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021.
  2. "Actor goes from 'Beast' to 'Blood'". Hollywood Reporter. December 18, 2009.
  3. "Actor and Salt Lake City native Lindsay Pulsipher gets her first shot as a leading lady in 'feel-good' movie 'God Bless the Broken Road'". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 5, 2018.
  4. "New Bonnie & Clyde Images Released Featuring Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch". IMDb . May 22, 2013.
  5. "True Blood's Lindsay Pulsipher Talks About Being Crystal Norris". truebloodnet.com. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.