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Christina Hendricks
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Christina Rene Hendricks
May 3, 1975 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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Geoffrey Arend
(m. 2009; div. 2019)George Bianchini
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Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. She is famous for playing the character Joan Harris in the popular TV drama series Mad Men (2007–2015). For her acting, she has won many awards, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards.
Christina was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her mother was American and her father was from England, so she has citizenship in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Because of her father's job, her family moved around, and she grew up in places like Portland, Oregon, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
After high school, she became a model and worked all over the world for about ten years. Then, she decided to focus on acting. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies. Some of her well-known TV shows include Good Girls and Tin Star. She has also been in movies like Drive (2011), The Neon Demon (2016), and was the voice of the character Gabby Gabby in Toy Story 4 (2019).
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Early Life and First Steps in Acting
Christina Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her mother, Jackie Sue, was a psychologist, and her father, Robert, worked for the United States Forest Service. Because of her father's job, the family moved often. They lived in Georgia and later Portland, Oregon.
When Christina was nine, her family moved to Twin Falls, Idaho. She said her family loved the outdoors and often went camping. In Twin Falls, her mother encouraged her to join a local theater group. This is where she first started acting, appearing in a play of the musical Grease. She loved it and made many friends.
At age 10, she was inspired by the book Anne of Green Gables and started coloring her naturally blonde hair red.
Later, her family moved to Fairfax, Virginia. Moving to a new high school was difficult for her. She found a welcoming community in the school's drama department and acted in many plays. Besides acting, she also studied ballet.
Career in Modeling and Acting
From Modeling to Early Roles
After high school, Christina entered a contest for the magazine Seventeen and won the chance to be on the cover. This led to a modeling contract, and at age 18, she moved to New York City. For the next ten years, she worked as a model in New York, London, and Japan.
Eventually, she decided to become an actress. She appeared in TV commercials and music videos. Her first starring role on television was in the comedy series Beggars and Choosers. She also had roles in popular shows like ER and Firefly. From 2004 to 2005, she was a main character in the legal drama Kevin Hill.
Breakthrough with Mad Men
In 2007, Christina got the role that would make her famous: playing office manager Joan Holloway on the AMC series Mad Men. The show was set in the 1960s and was a huge success. Her performance was praised by critics, and she was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards for her role.
While working on Mad Men, she also acted in movies. In 2011, she was in the action movie Drive. The next year, she appeared in the drama Ginger & Rosa. She also performed on stage in a New York production of the musical Company in 2011.
In 2014, she voiced the character Zarina in the Disney animated movie The Pirate Fairy. After Mad Men ended in 2015, she starred in the Comedy Central series Another Period, a comedy set in the early 1900s.
Recent Work and Good Girls
In 2016, Christina starred in the thriller film The Neon Demon. She also appeared in the TV series Hap and Leonard. In 2018, she was in the suspense film The Strangers: Prey at Night.
From 2018 to 2021, Christina starred in the NBC series Good Girls. She played a mother who, along with her friends, decides to rob a grocery store to solve her money problems. The show was a mix of comedy and drama.
In 2019, she voiced the character Gabby Gabby in the Pixar movie Toy Story 4. In 2020, she voiced another character, Officer Jaffe, in the animated movie Scoob!.
Acting Credits and Awards
See also
In Spanish: Christina Hendricks para niños
