Christina Hendricks Biography
Summary
"Christina Rene Hendricks" (b. May 3, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role as Saffron in Fox's short lived series "Firefly" and as Joan Holloway, one of the starring roles, in the AMC series "Mad Men".
Biography
Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho from third grade until high school. She left Twin Falls after the 8th grade in 1989. She then moved to Fairfax, Va where she appeared in several high school plays and local community theatre. She got her start acting in Junior Musical Playhouse productions, including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
As an actress, Hendricks has made her mark in a number of guest TV appearances. Her first television break came when she became a regular in the series "Beggars & Choosers". Since then, she has starred in the series "The Big Time" and "The Court", opposite Sally Field and Craig Bierko, as well as the law drama "Kevin Hill". She has also had recurring roles in "ER" and "Firefly". She guest-starred in episodes of "Angel", "Miss Match", "Tru Calling", "Presidio Med", "Without a Trace", and " Las Vegas". Hendricks also starred opposite Kip Pardue in "South of Pico".
Hendricks has been seen on two episodes (on October 3, 2007 and November 7, 2007) of the new TV show "Life" in the role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be step-mother. It is not known yet if this role will expand or become recurring.
Hendricks has a regular supporting role in the Emmy and Golden Globe winning AMC series "Mad Men", which centers on the macho, booze-soaked world of advertising in New York City circa 1960. Her character, Joan Holloway, is the office manager of an advertising agency, providing dubious mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives. "Mad Men" premiered on July 19, 2007.
Awards and nominations
Won the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for Best Special Guest/Television for the "Firefly" episode "Trash".
Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards/14th Screen Actors Guild Awards Actor award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Mad Men" (2007) shared with Bryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton.
Filmography
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (1 episode, "3 September 2008", 2008) .... Herself
"The Chelsea Handler Show" (1 episode, "26 July 2008", 2008) .... Herself
"Entertainment Tonight" (1 episode, "11 July 2008", 2008) .... Herself
"Scoring 'Mad Men'" (2008) (V) .... Joan Holloway
"Establishing Mad Men" (2008) (V) .... Herself / Joan Holloway
"Advertising the American Dream" (2008) (V) .... Joan Holloway
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1 episode, "16 October 2007", 2007) .... Herself
"Mad Men" (26 episodes, 2007-2008) .... Joan Holloway
"Life" (2 episodes, "Tear Asunder" and "Civil War", 2007) .... Olivia
"South of Pico" (2007) .... Angela
"La Cucina" (2007) .... Lily
"The Making of 'Mad Men'" (2007) (TV) .... Herself
"Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity'" (2006) (V) .... Herself
"Las Vegas" (1 episode, "Chaos Theory", 2006) .... Connie
"Without a Trace" (1 episode, "Check Your Head", 2006) .... Rachel Gibson
"Jake in Progress" (1 episode, "The Hot One", 2006) .... Tanya - dental clerk
"Cold Case" (1 episode, "Colors", 2005) .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 1945
"Kevin Hill" (22 episodes, 2004-2005) .... Nicolette Raye
"Tru Calling" (1 episode, "Murder in the Morgue", 2004) .... Alyssa
"Miss Match" (1 episode, "The Price of Love", 2003) .... Sarah
"Firefly" (2 episodes, "Our Mrs. Reynolds" and "Trash", 2002-2003) .... Saffron/Yolanda/Bridget (the character's name is always an alias)
"Presidio Med" (1 episode, "Suffer Unto Me the Children...", 2003) .... Claire
"Hunger Point" (2003) (TV) .... Frannie Hunter
"The Big Time" (2002) (TV) .... Audrey Drummond
"The Court" (unknown episodes, 2002) .... Betsy Tyler
"ER" (4 episodes, "Beyond Repair", "A River in Egypt", "Damage Is Done" and "A Simple Twist of Fate", 2002) .... Joyce Westlake
"Thieves" (1 episode, "Casino", 2001) .... Sunday
"Beggars and Choosers" (19 episodes, 2000-2001) .... Kelly Kramer
"Angel" (1 episode, "The Prodigal", 2000) .... Bar Maid
"Undressed" (unknown episodes, 1999) .... Rhiannon
"Sorority" (1999) (TV) .... Fawn
External links
(Geekson) - podcast interviews Christina Hendrick
Credit
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