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Biography
Infobox person| birthname = Erika Jane Christensen| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|08|19| birth_place = Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , United States| death_date =| death_place =| othername =| spouse =| website = http://www.erikachristensen.com/Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic (2000 movie)|Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002), How to Rob a Bank (2007), and The Perfect Score (2004), among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC. She is currently co-starring in the 2010 television series Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood as Julia Braverman-Graham.
Personal life
Christensen was born in Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , the daughter of Kathy, a construction manager, and Steven, an insurance worker/human-resources executive.cite news|last=Palmer|first=Alan|coauthors=|title=Profile: Erika's fatal at traction; SWIMFAN HAS TAKEN ERIKA CHRISTENSEN INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUE|pages=|publisher=The Mirror|date=2002-09-20|url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91799330.html|accessdate=2007-12-09 She has an older half-brother, Nick, and two younger twin brothers, Dane (who appeared in the film The Upside of Anger ) and Brando. She has Swedish people|Swedish , Danish people|Danish , Norwegians|Norwegian , Welsh people|Welsh , and Irish people|Irish ancestry. Christensen was raised in Los Angeles , California and started out on television in commercials for McDonald's Corporation|McDonald's .
Christensen is a member of the Church of Scientology . http://atheism.about.com/b/a/061812.htm Erika Christensen Praises Scientology Her parents became Scientologists in their 20s and raised her to be a Scientologist as well as Homeschooling|home-schooling her. http://www.publicservantlifestyle.co.uk/219 Erika Christensen interview Public Servant Lifestyle
Career
Christensen had several small roles in various television programs before starting her movie career. These include The Geena Davis Show , Frasier , The Practice , 3rd Rock from the Sun , and Touched by an Angel .imdb name|id=0159776|name=Erika Christensen She was named one of People (magazine)|People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001." For her performance as a heroin addict in Traffic she received the awards for Female Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards ,cite web|url= http://www.michigandaily.com/content/christensen-rises-mcdonalds-ad|title=Christensen rises up from McDonald's ad|accessdate=4 July 2010 Female Standout Performance at the Young Hollywood Awards , and Outstanding Performance by a Cast Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Award s. In 2005, she briefly went into music as she recorded a version of " Let's Fall In Love " with John Stevens (singer)|John Stevens for his debut album Red (John Stevens album)|Red .cite web|url= http://www.the-trades.com/article.php? id=3365|title=Music Review: John Stevens, "Red"|accessdate=4 July 2010cite web|title=Former idol croons on Red|url= http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/14410|accessdate=4 July 2010 In 2006, she starred in the series Six Degrees , which debuted on the ABC fall schedule in 2006 but low ratings caused its cancellation after one season.cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21heff.html? fta=y|title=Serendipitous Connections in the City of Separate Lives|accessdate=4 July 2010 | work=The New York Times | first=Virginia | last=Heffernan | date=21 September 2006 She made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix -directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty 's band Ringside .cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507599/20050815/ringside.jhtml? headlines=true|title=Joaquin Phoenix Lifts Ringside Clip From Pretender To Contender|accessdate=4 July 2010 She is part of the cast of the film adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die .cite news | url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985842.html? categoryId=13& cs=1| accessdate=May 17, 2008 | first=Michael | last=Fleming | work=Variety | title=Das Films teams for adaptation | date=16 May 2008 Christensen is also a regular in the new NBC series Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood . It debuted on March 2, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/arts-entertainment/parenthood-premiere-leaves-room-for-growth-1.1264755|title='Parenthood' premiere leaves room for growth|accessdate=4 July 2010
Episode: "Toyz in the Hood" Episode: "A Piece of the Action"
2006-2007
Six Degrees
Mary Alice 'Mae' Edwards
13 episodes
2007
''I'm in Hell
Jennifer
TV movie
2007
Gardener of Eden
Mona Huxley
2007
How to Rob a Bank
Jessica
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
FBI Special Agent Lauren Cooper
Episode: "Signature"
2008
Struck
Bus Stop Girl
Short film
2009
Veronika Decides to Die (film)>Veronika Decides to Die
Claire
2009
Lie to Me
Sophie / Trisha / Jessie / RJ
The Core of It "
2009
Mercy (TV series)>Mercy
Dana Harper McPhearson
Episode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica"
2009
Robot Chicken
Della Dingham Young / Mother (voice)
Episode: "Dear Consumer"
2010
Melon
Catherine
Video short
2010
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Elise Landry
2010-present
Parenthood
Julia Braverman-Graham
References
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External links
Commons|Erika Christensen
http://www.erikachristensen.com Official websiteDead|date=April 2012
IMDb name|159776|Erika Christensen
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceScreenActorsGuildAward CastMotionPicture 19952000 Persondata | NAME =Christensen, Erika | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =19 August 1982 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Erika Category:1982 births Category:American film actors Category:American Scientologists Category:American television actors Category:Actors from Los Angeles, California Category:American people of Swedish descent Category:American people of Danish descent Category:American people of Norwegian descent Category:American people of Welsh descent Category:American people of Irish descent Category:Living people Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Category:People from Seattle, Washington Category:Actors from Washington (state)
