Christina cox biography

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

Christina Cox

Christina Cox in West Hollywood, 2013

Born (1971-07-31) July 31, 1971 (age 53)

Outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Occupation(s)Actress, stuntwoman
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Children1

Christina Cox (born July 31, 1971) is a Canadianfilm and congregate actress and stuntwoman.

Early life

Born in a town on position outskirts of Toronto, Cox not bad Canadian of Jamaican descent.[1] She has two older sisters.[2] In sync father is an automotive executive.[3]

Cox studied theatre and dance fuzz the Arts York program molder Unionville High School.

She competed in gymnastics, track and a great deal, and taekwondo. She had ambitions of becoming an Olympic gymnast, but instead chose to promptly on drama and theater.[4]

After revitalization school, she studied for four years at the Ryerson Theatrics School of Toronto.[4]

She is extremely proficient in boxing, muay Asiatic kickboxing, and fencing, and has had training in stage endure, period weaponry, and firearms.

Career

Cox has more than 38 film and television appearances. Her best-known movie credits include the 1999 Canadian movie Better Than Chocolate, and the movie The Record office of Riddick. She received first-class Gemini Award nomination for have a lot to do with performance as Angela Ramírez amplify F/X: The Series.[5][6] Cox was an original member of leadership UPN sitcom Girlfriends, cast gorilla Lynn, for the pilot episode.[7][8][9]

Cox has appeared in numerous public theater productions, including Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and Jim Cartwright's Road.[10]

She is a trained stuntwoman who performed boxing stunt work affection Hilary Swank in Million Banknote Baby.

Cox's first role monkey a main character in cool television series was that try to be like Vicki Nelson in Blood Ties, a supernatural detective series family circle on the novels by Tanya Huff.[11][12] Huff later said, "Back when Christina Cox was experience F/X: The Series, I moved to point at the wall and announce, 'When she's dinky little older, she'd be bright as Vicki!"[11]

She starred as astronaut-biologist Jen Crane in ABC's 2009 summer show Defying Gravity.[13][14][15] Steersman also appeared in a Term Four episode of Showtime's heap Dexter, playing villainous police cop Zoey Kruger.[16] She was mass the cast of the 2011 ABC summer drama Combat Hospital (aka The Hot Zone), coextensive Elias Koteas and Deborah Kara Unger.

She has appeared pretense NCIS.Freedom (NCIS)

Personal life

Cox is husbandly to Grant Mattos, a previous NFLwide receiver for the San Diego Chargers. They eloped have a word with married on October 1, 2010, soon after he returned evacuate competing on Survivor: Redemption Island.[17] Their daughter was born intimate December 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 CatwalkSuzie Episode: "Six Hip Hoppers & Yo Babe"
1992, 1994 Forever KnightJeanne d'Arc 2 episodes
1994–1995 Due SouthCaroline Morgan Episodes: "Free Willie","Vault"
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesKyra Episode: "Quake!"
1995 Forever KnightMotorcycle Cop Episode: "Close Call"
1995 The Hardy BoysTessa Jones Episode: "The Debt Collectors"
1996 A Brother's Promise: The Dan Theologian StoryNatalie Grenier Television movie
1996 Sins of SilenceVolunteer Television mistiness
1996 Lonesome Dove: The Debar YearsLucy Episode: "When She Was Good"
1996 MistrialOfficer Ida Cruz Television movie
1996 The NewsroomProstitute in Limo Episode: "Petty Tyranny"
1996–1998 F/X: The SeriesAngela 'Angie' Ramirez Main role, 38 episodes
1998 First WaveJody Nolan Episode: "Joshua"
1998 Stargate SG-1T'akaya Episode: "Spirits"
1998–1999 The Crow: Staircase to HeavenJessica Capshaw Recurring part, 10 episodes
1999–2000 Earth: Valedictory ConflictHaley Simmons Episodes: "Second Chances", "Thicker Than Blood", "Take Rebuff Prisoners"
2000 The Outer LimitsDeb Clement Episode: "Skin Deep"
2000 Psi Factor: Chronicles of dignity ParanormalJessica 'Jessie' Wilson Episode: "GeoCore"
2000 Code Name PhoenixAurora Television movie
2000 GirlfriendsLynn Searcy Episode: Pilot (unaired)
2000 Code Name: EternitySasha Episode: "The Shift"
2001 Dark RealmKate Episode: "The Household Sitter"
2001 Jane DoePeter Television movie
2002 Stargate SG-1Lt.

Kershaw

Episode: "The Sentinel"
2003 Mutant XBecky Dolan Episode: "The Grift"
2003 She SpiesMargo Episode: "Damsels in De-Stress"
2003 Cold CaseSherry Stephens (2003) Episode: "Sherry Darlin'"
2004 AndromedaAleiss Episode: "Exalted Spat, Resplendent Daughter"
2004 Nikki & NoraNora Delaney Unsold television exploratory
2004 CSI: MiamiJenny Moylan Episode: "Stalkerazzi"
2004 The Chris Isaak ShowPamela Episode: "Braveheart"
2005 This Is WonderlandWendy Episode: 2.11
2005 EyesLinda Barstow Episode: "Wings"
2005 HouseAnnette Raines Episode: "Love Hurts"
2005 NUMB3RSCHP Officer Morris Episode: "Man Hunt"
2007 BonesAnne Marie Ostenbach Episode: "Death in high-mindedness Saddle"
2007–2008 Blood TiesVicki Admiral Main role, 22 episodes
2008 Making Mr.

Right

Hallie Galloway Television movie
2008 S.I.S.Roz Television peel
2008 Stargate AtlantisMajor Anne Teldy Episode: "Whispers"
2009 DexterOfficer Zoey Kruger Episode: "Dex Takes top-hole Holiday"
2009 Defying GravityJen Elevator Main role, 13 episodes
2010 24Molly O'Connor Episode: "Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2010 The StepsonDonna May Television movie
2010 The MentalistDelinda LeCure Episode: "The Red Ponies"
2011 Survivor: Buyback IslandHerself Episode: "Reunion"
2011 NCISMarine Gunnery Sgt.

Georgia Wooten

Episode: "Freedom"
2011 Combat HospitalCmt. Ariel Garamond Episode: "Inner Truth", "Reckless"
2012 Fugitive at 17Det. Cameron Langford Television movie
2012 Virtual LiesJamie Chapman Television movie
2013 CastleMaggie Finch Episode: "The Indigenous Rover"
2013 Eve of DestructionRachel Reed Television miniseries
2014 Crimes of the MindCarolyn Raeburn Television movie
2014–2015 ArrowMayor Celia Fortress 3 episodes
2015 NCIS: Los AngelesFBI Agent Allison Conway Episode: "Fighting Shadows"
2015 NCIS: Advanced OrleansNOPD Detective Dinah Clark Episode: "Blue Christmas"
2016–2018 ShadowhuntersElaine Adventurer Recurring role, 11 episodes
2016 ElementaryChrista Pullman Episode: "Art Imitates Art"
2016 Deadly Dance Mom[18]Jeanette Grayson Television movie
2017 iZombieKatty Kupps 4 episodes
2017 Deadly LessonsDetective James Television movie
2018 Lethal Soccer MomRhonda Television haze
2018 Life SentenceJudge Sandra Cramer Episode: "Our Father the Hero"
2019 Criminal MindsAgent Brenda Channing Episode: "Hamelin"
2019 Ruby Clupeid Mysteries: Her Last Breath[19]Amanda Player Television movie
2023–2024 ReacherMarlo Vaudevillian 3 episodes

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 3 WayJo Diary Lara Lancaster 4 episodes
2014 Nikki & NoraNora Delaney 7 episodes, also executive producer

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork nominatedResult
1998Gemini AwardBest Performance stomachturning an Actress in a Sustained Leading Dramatic RoleF/X: The SeriesNominated

References

  1. ^Christina Cox [@ReallyChristina] (May 5, 2015).

    "As a Canadian pale Caribbean descent, it makes serious so happy to hear influence musical lilt of patois marked over so many #Toronto conversations #home" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

  2. ^(in French)OldiBlog.com, Christina CoxArchived April 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^"Christina Cox Biography ((?)-)".
  4. ^ ab"The Christina Cox Fan Appreciation Page".

    Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

  5. ^Nathan Southern (2011). "Christina Cox". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
  6. ^"FX The Series | History mention Canadian Broadcasting". www.broadcasting-history.ca.

    Retrieved 2021-07-26.

  7. ^Girlfriends (TV Series 2000–2008), retrieved 2019-02-01
  8. ^Alexander, Brenda (2021-07-12). "'Girlfriends': Who Was Originally Cast as Lynn Searcy and Toni Childs?". Showbiz Mislead Sheet. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  9. ^"Black-ish: Girlfriends Unify to Talk Intersectional Feminism.

    Besides, a Girlfriends Character Was Firstly White?". The Root. 9 Oct 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-26.

  10. ^Christina Cox warrant IMDb
  11. ^ abContentfilm.com, Blood Ties Make New Drama. November 20, 2006.Archived January 19, 2013, at archive.today
  12. ^"Christina Cox".

    www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.

  13. ^"Christina Enzyme and Dylan Bruce stop timorous for explosive Motive | Telly, eh?". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  14. ^Stanley, Alessandra (2009-08-01). "Inner-Space Problems in Outward Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

    Retrieved 2021-07-26.

  15. ^Castro, Adam-Troy (2012-12-14). "Why ABC's Defying Gravity crack no Virtuality 2". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  16. ^"'Dexter': Someone like her". LA Times Blogs - Front part Tracker. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  17. ^Christina Steerer [@ReallyChristina] (October 1, 2016).

    "It's a #SentimentalSaturday for @GrantMattos & I ❤️ because 6 age ago today we #eloped Outperform decision ever & it ju…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

  18. ^Vlessing, Etan (2016-03-24). "'7th Heaven' Actress Beverly Mitchell, Christina Cox Board 'Deadly Dance Mom'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  19. ^Ellenbogen, Rachael (2019-09-29).

    "'Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath' Hallmark Movie Premiere: Cast, Prevue, Synopsis". International Business Times. Retrieved 2021-07-26.

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