Christine Woods

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Christine Woods
Born (1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 40)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Children1 [1]

Christine Woods (born September 3, 1983) [2] is an American actress who notably appeared in the HBO series Hello Ladies . She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk in the ABC series FlashForward .

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Early life

Woods grew up in Lake Forest, California. [3] She studied musical theater at the University of Arizona. [4]

Career

Woods starred in Perfect Couples , a half-hour romantic comedy that premiered in 2010. [5] It was not renewed for a second season. She played police officer Dawn Lerner, in a major storyline, on three episodes in season 5 (2014) of the series The Walking Dead . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007The Haunting of Marsten ManorEricka
2009Sveener and the ShmielTraci
2012Franky and the AntKare Bear
2014Hello Ladies: The MovieJessica
2016 Dean Michelle
2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Meredith
2017 Handsome Nora Vanderwheel
2017 Home Again Yoga Friend
2018Better Off ZedPaige
2019 Paddleton Doctor Hagen
2019 Imaginary Order Gemma Jean
2019StrayMurphy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 CSI: Miami [7] Valerie NelsonEpisode: "Prey"
2006 The Game [7] ChristineEpisode: "The Rules of the Game"
2007 How I Met Your Mother [7] WaitressEpisode: "Third Wheel"
The GameSunbeam GirlfriendEpisode: "You Say You Want a Revolution"
2008 Welcome to The Captain Claire2 episodes
House LouEpisode: "Dying Changes Everything"
Cold Case Cassie MichaelsEpisode: "Street Money"
NCIS [7] Rebecca JenningsEpisode: "Love & War"
In Plain Sight Gwen JarvisEpisode: "One Night Stan"
Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public JournalAbbyTelevision film
The Madness of JaneMarieTelevision film
2009–2010 FlashForward [7] Janis Hawk18 episodes
2010–2011 Perfect Couples Julia13 episodes
2011 The Closer Casey WatsonEpisode: "You Have the Right to Remain Jolly"
2012 Castle Leann WestEpisode: "47 Seconds"
How to Be a Gentleman MelissaEpisode: "How to Be Shallow"
Necessary Roughness LydiaEpisode: "What's Eating You?"
2012–2013 Go On Janie5 episodes
2013 Hello Ladies Jessica VanderhoffMain role
2014 Bad Teacher AlexEpisode: "The Bottle"
The Walking Dead Officer Dawn Lerner Season 5 (Recurring; 3 episodes)
Hello Ladies: The MovieJessica VanderhoffTV movie finale of Hello Ladies
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! DianeEpisode: "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wears a Heart T-Shirt and Blue Jeans"
About a Boy Liz5 episodes
2015–2016 The Odd Couple Ashley UngerRecurring; 3 episodes
2016 The Catch Rebecca BloomEpisode: "The Real Killer"
2017 NCIS: New Orleans SAT Com Specialist Bonnie MadiganEpisode: "Hell on the High Water"
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia MandyEpisode: "Dennis' Double Life"
2017 Life in Pieces Alex2 episodes "
2017–2018 Man with a Plan Lisa McCaffreyRecurring; 5 episodes
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Entrapta (voice)Main role
2019 Brockmire Maggie Nichols4 episode
Room 104 RomaEpisode: "The Plot"
2020–2022 Grace and Frankie Jessica10 episodes
2020 Stumptown Claire ChesterfieldEpisode: "Til Dex Do Us Part"
Briarpatch Lucretia Colder5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014Maverick Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actress [8] Franky and the AntNominated
Claw AwardsBest Actress [9] Nominated
Wild Rose Independent Film FestivalBest Actress [10] Nominated
Zed Fest Film FestivalOutstanding Acting Performance [11] Won

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