Monday, June 27, 2011

Who is Christina Rene Hendricks?

Who is Christina Rene Hendricks? The entertainment and acting world knows Christina Hendricks as an American actress 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 by Esquire magazine.[1]

Early years

Hendricks was born May 3, 1975 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho, from third through eighth grade. She holds dual British and American nationality, 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 School plays and local community theater.

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 in ER 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".[citation needed]
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 Draper Pryce (SCDP), providing mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives.
She is set to appear in a new action-thriller directed by Nicolas Winding Refn called Drive alongside Carey Mulligan and Ryan Gosling.[3]

Personal life


Geoffrey Arend
Hendricks is known for her buxom physique and red hair, although she is a natural blonde and began coloring her hair red at the age of ten.[4][5]
On October 11, 2009, Hendricks married actor Geoffrey Arend.[6]
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."[7] 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."[8]
Esquire magazine named her "the sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers.[1]

Awards and nominations


Filmography

Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
1999 Sorority Fawn
1999 Undressed Rhiannon TV series
2000 Angel Bar Maid Episode: "The Prodigal"
2000–2001 Beggars and Choosers Kelly Kramer 19 episodes
2001 Thieves Sunday Episode: "Casino"
2002 ER Joyce Westlake 4 episodes
2002 Court, TheThe Court Betsy Tyler TV series
2002 Big Time, TheThe Big Time Audrey Drummond TV movie
2002 Firefly Saffron Episode: "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
2003 Firefly Saffron / Bridget / Yolanda Episode: "Trash"
2003 Miss Match Sarah Episode: "The Price of Love"
2003 Hunger Point Frannie Hunter TV movie
2003 Presidio Med Claire Episode: "Suffer Unto Me the Children..."
2004 Tru Calling Alyssa Episode: "Murder in the Morgue"
2004–2005 Kevin Hill Nicolette Raye 22 episodes
2005 Cold Case Esther 'Legs' Davis Episode: "Colors"
2006 Jake in Progress Tanya 3 episodes
2006 Las Vegas Connie Episode: "Chaos Theory"
2006 Without a Trace Rachel Gibson Episode: "Check Your Head"
2007 La Cucina Lily
2007 South of Pico Angela
2007 Notes from the Underbelly Holly Episode: "First Night Out"
2007–2008 Life Olivia Canton 4 episodes
2007–present Mad Men Joan Holloway 52+ episodes
2010 Family Tree, TheThe Family Tree Alicia
2010 Leonie Catherine
2010 Life as We Know It Alison Novack
2011 All Star Superman Lois Lane (voice) Video
2011 Detachment Ms. Madison Post-production
2011 Drive Blanche Post-production
2011 Don't Know How She Does It, II Don't Know How She Does It TBA Pre-production
















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