Biography
Who is Christina Hendricks?
Early life and background
Christina Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 3, 1975. Her mother worked as a psychologist and her father was employed by the Forest Service. Due to her father's job, her family relocated frequently during her childhood, living in locations such as Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and Twin Falls, Idaho. While living in Idaho, Christina became active in local theater and appeared in a production of Grease. She also began coloring her hair red at the age of ten, inspired by a book.
As a teenager, her family moved near Washington, D.C., and she attended Fairfax High School in Virginia. Christina found the move difficult and felt like an outcast, but she found a welcoming community in the school's drama department and studied ballet throughout her teen years. She eventually left high school during her senior year and completed her studies at Northern Virginia Community College.
Modeling career and early acting
After finishing high school, Christina worked at a salon before entering a magazine cover contest for Seventeen. This success led to her signing with an agency and moving to New York City at the age of eighteen. She spent over a decade working internationally as a model in cities like New York, London, and Tokyo before transitioning into commercial acting and music videos.
She soon moved to Los Angeles and began securing television roles. Christina made her television debut in an MTV anthology series and landed her first starring role as an intern on the comedy series Beggars and Choosers. She also appeared in guest and recurring roles on shows such as ER, Firefly, and Kevin Hill during the early stages of her screen career.
Mad Men and mainstream success
Christina achieved widespread recognition when she was cast as office manager Joan Holloway on the AMC period drama series Mad Men. She appeared as a regular cast member throughout the show's seven seasons from 2007 until 2015. Her acclaimed performance earned her six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Alongside her work on Mad Men, Christina expanded her filmography with roles in various motion pictures. She appeared in the action thriller Drive in 2011 and later starred in television projects such as Another Period, Hap and Leonard, Tin Star, and the NBC comedy crime series Good Girls, which concluded in 2021.
Birthday and age
Christina Hendricks was born on May 3, 1975, which makes Christina 51 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Christina shares the date with 51 other famous people.
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