Christina Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Joan Holloway in the AMC cable television series Mad Men, and as Saffron in Fox's short-lived series Firefly. Hendricks was named "the sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers taken byEsquire magazine.[1] She is known for her distinctive acting, sometimes bawdy humor, and voluptuous figure.
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[edit]Early years
Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho, from third through eighth grade. She holds dual British and Americannationality, as her father is British.[2] While in Twin Falls, she began her acting career with Junior Musical Playhouse Company, with roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Grease. In 1989 her family moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where Hendricks appeared in several Fairfax High Schoolplays and local community theater.
[edit]Career
Hendricks has made a number of guest television appearances, starting as a regular in the series Beggars and 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 legal drama Kevin Hill. She has also had recurring roles inER and Firefly and guest-starred in episodes of Angel, Miss Match, Tru Calling, Presidio Med, Without a Trace, and Las Vegas. Hendricks starred opposite Kip Pardue in South of Pico. La Cucina, an award-winning indie film, premiered on Showtime in December 2009 and stars Hendricks as a sexy writer opposite Joaquim de Almeida. She has appeared in four episodes of the NBC TV show Life in the recurring role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be stepmother and Ted Earley's love interest. She also starred in music videos for "The Ghost Inside" by Broken Bells, and Everclear's "One Hit Wonder"[3].
Her best-known role is that of Joan Holloway on the award winning AMC series Mad Men. Hendricks' character is the office manager of advertising agency Sterling Cooper, providing mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives.
She to appear in a new action-thriller directed by Nicolas Winding Refn called Drive. She will star alongside Carey Mulligan and Ryan Gosling[4].
[edit]Personal life
Although she is known for her red hair and buxom physique, Hendricks is a natural blonde. She began coloring her hair red at the age of ten.[5][6]
On October 11, 2009, Hendricks married actor Geoffrey Arend.[7]
In July 2010 Hendricks' hourglass figure was highlighted as a positive influence for women by UK Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone who said "Christina Hendricks is absolutely fabulous...We need more of these role models. There is such a sensation when there is a curvy role model. It shouldn't be so unusual."[8] Hendricks commented in September 2010 that the media is too focused on women's bodies and not their actual talents, "I was working my butt off on the show (Mad Men) and then all anyone was talking about was my body."[9]
[edit]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 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007) shared withBryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton.
- Won for the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2008)
- Won the 2009 Best Actress - Drama Series for Mad Men at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival
- Voted Best Looking American Woman by Esquire Magazine in 2010. [1]
- Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Mad Men
[edit]Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sorority | Fawn | TV movie |
| Undressed | Rhiannon | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Angel | Bar Maid | Episode: "The Prodigal" |
| Beggars and Choosers | Kelly Kramer | 2000-2001 (19 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Thieves | Sunday | Episode: "Casino" |
| 2002 | The Court | Betsy Tyler | TV series |
| ER | Joyce Westlake | 4 episodes | |
| The Big Time | Audrey Drummond | TV movie | |
| Firefly | Saffron/Bridget/Yolanda | Episode: "Our Mrs. Reynolds" | |
| 2003 | Episode: "Trash" | ||
| Miss Match | Sarah | Episode: "The Price of Love" | |
| Hunger Point | Frannie Hunter | TV movie | |
| Presidio Med | Claire | Episode: "Suffer Unto Me the Children..." | |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Alyssa | Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" |
| Kevin Hill | Nicolette Raye | 2004-2005 (22 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Esther Davis | Episode: "Colors" |
| 2006 | Jake in Progress | Tanya | Episode: "The Hot One" Episode: "PB & J" Episode: "The Elaine-Elaine" |
| Without a Trace | Rachel Gibson | Episode: "Check Your Head" | |
| Las Vegas | Connie | Episode: "Chaos Theory" | |
| 2007 | La cucina | Lily | |
| South of Pico | Angela | ||
| Mad Men | Joan Holloway Harris | 2007–present (52+ episodes) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010) | |
| Life | Olivia | Episode: "Tear Asunder" Episode: "A Civil War" | |
| 2008 | Episode: "Did You Feel That?" Episode: "Badge Bunny" | ||
| 2010 | Leonie | Catherine | Post-production |
| The Family Tree | Alicia | ||
| Life as We Know It | Alison Novack |
[edit]References
- ^ "Christina Hendricks, Esquire's sexiest woman alive, says pot-bellies and scotch work for her". Vancouver Sun. April 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010=07-15.
- ^ Catherine Elsworth (12:16PM GMT 19 Jan 2009). "Christina Hendricks: a fine figure of a woman". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEUWx4LA7jU&NR=1
- ^ http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/68437,people,news,mad-men-christina-hendricks-eyes-big-screen-roles-drive signed up in September 2010
- ^ Christina Hendricks - The Mad Men actress sounds off on dying her hair. Time Inc.. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ Katie Hintz-Zambrano (July 1 2010 at 2:00PM). "Christina Hendricks Dazzles on LA Times Magazine". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Mad Men's Christina Hendricks Engaged". People magazine. Time Inc.. 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Does Christina Hendricks have a body women should aspire to?". BBC News magazine. BBC. 2010-07-27.
- ^ Christina's body comments
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