Christina Hendricks on screen and stage

Christina Hendricks is an American actress of film, stage, television and video games, whose accolades include six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Hendricks began her career as a model in the early 1990s before transitioning into acting in commercials. Her first substantial role was on the MTV series Undressed (1999), after which she was cast in the series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2001). After appearances on Firefly (2002–2003) and several other series, she was cast as Joan Holloway on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–2015), which earned her a total of six Emmy Award nominations over its seven-season run, as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble.

Hendricks in 2008

While starring on Mad Men, Hendricks ventured into film, appearing in several independent features before being cast in a supporting part in Nicolas Winding Refn's thriller Drive (2011). Other film credits during this period include Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa (2012), and Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River (2014), in which she played the lead. Following Mad Men's conclusion, Hendricks reunited with Refn for a minor role in his horror film The Neon Demon (2016), as well as starring on the Comedy Central series Another Period (2015–16). Subsequent film credits include the horror slasher film The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), the drama American Woman (2019), and the Disney animated sequel Toy Story 4 (2019). Hendricks has also appeared on television with roles in the anthology series The Romanoffs (2018), the crime drama series Tin Star (2017–19), and the NBC comedy series Good Girls (2018–21).

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 La Cucina Lily [1]
South of Pico Angela [2]
2010 Leonie Catherine [3]
Life as We Know It Alison Novack [3]
2011 All-Star Superman Lois Lane/Superwoman Voice; direct-to-DVD [4]
Detachment Ms. Sarah Madison [3]
Drive Blanche [3]
Company April Filmed production [5]
From Up on Poppy Hill Saori Makimura English dub [6]
The Family Tree Alicia [7]
I Don't Know How She Does It Allison [3]
2012 Struck By Lightning April [3]
Ginger & Rosa Natalie [8]
2014 God's Pocket Jeannie Scarpato [3]
The Pirate Fairy Zarina Voice [3]
Lost River Billy [3]
2015 Dark Places Patty Day [3]
2016 Zoolander 2 Seductress [9]
The Neon Demon Roberta Hoffman [10]
Bad Santa 2 Diane Hastings [11]
2017 Fist Fight Miss Monet [12]
Crooked House Brenda Leonides [13]
Pottersville Connie Greiger [14]
2018 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Herself Documentary [15]
The Strangers: Prey at Night Cindy [16]
Egg Karen [17]
Candy Jar Amy Skinner [18]
American Woman Katherine [19]
2019 Toy Story 4 Gabby Gabby Voice [20]
2020 Scoob! Officer Jaffe Voice; Cameo [21]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Undressed Rhiannon 4 episodes
Sorority Fawn Pilot
2000 Angel Bar maid Episode: "The Prodigal"
2000–2001 Beggars and Choosers Kelly Kramer 19 episodes
2001 Thieves Sunday Episode: "Casino" [12]
2002 ER Joyce Westlake 4 episodes
The Court Betsy Tyler 6 episodes [12]
The Big Time Audrey Drummond Television film
2002–2003 Firefly Saffron/Bridget/Yolanda 2 episodes [12]
2003 Miss Match Sarah Episode: "The Price of Love"
Presidio Med Claire Episode: "Suffer Unto Me the Children..." [12]
Hunger Point Frannie Hunter Television film
2004 Tru Calling Alyssa Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" [12]
2004–2005 Kevin Hill Nicolette Raye 22 episodes [12]
2005 Cold Case Esther "Legs" Davis Episode: "Colors" [12]
2006 Jake in Progress Tanya 4 episodes
Las Vegas Connie Episode: "Chaos Theory"
Without a Trace Rachel Gibson Episode: "Check Your Head" [12]
2007 Notes from the Underbelly Holly Episode: "First Night Out"
2007–2008 Life Olivia Canton 4 episodes [12]
2007–2015 Mad Men Joan Holloway Main cast; 80 episodes [12]
2011 Body of Proof Karen Archer Episode: "Dead Man Walking"
American Dad! Naydern (voice) Episode: "Gorillas in the Mist"
2015–2016 Another Period Chair (formerly Celine) 17 episodes [12]
2015/2023 Rick and Morty Unity (voice) Episodes: "Auto Erotic Assimilation", "Air Force Wong"
2016 Hap and Leonard Trudy 6 episodes [12]
2017–2019 Tin Star Elizabeth Bradshaw 15 episodes [12]
2018 Robot Chicken Various voices Episode: "Ext. Forest - Day"
The Romanoffs Olivia Rogers Episode: "House of Special Purpose" [12]
2018–2021 Good Girls Beth Boland Main cast and producer; 50 episodes
2020–2021 Solar Opposites Cherie (voice) 5 episodes [22]
2023 The Buccaneers Patricia "Patti" St. George 4 episodes [23]
2024 Grimsburg Anna (voice) Episode: “And the Winner is… Murder!”
Hacks Unnamed character Episode: "Par for the Course"

Video games

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Year Title Role
2011 Need for Speed: The Run Sam Harper (voice)

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Company April Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts [24]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (10 December 2009). "Move over Julia Child, Christina Hendricks is in the kitchen!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (15 March 2015). "Christina Hendricks Uses 'Mad Men' Hiatus For 'Seconds Of Pleasure'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Christina Hendricks Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ Pantozzi, Jill (18 February 2011). "Christina Hendricks Talks 'All-Star Superman,' DC Heroines, and Joss Whedon's 'Avengers'". MTV. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Holmes, Linda (20 June 2011). "Stephen Sondheim's 'Company': Can Theater-To-Film Take Off?". NPR. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Cain (8 October 2012). "'Poppy Hill' English Voice Cast Adds Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, Aubrey Plaza, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ^ Sneider, Jeff (4 November 2010). "Myriad Acquires Comedy Starring Christina Hendricks & Bow Wow". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016.
  8. ^ Scott, A. O. (15 March 2013). "Ticking Bomb in Their Friendship". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017.
  9. ^ Hertz, Barry (11 February 2016). "Zoolander 2: Sequel is really, really, ridiculously disappointing". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019.
  10. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (14 April 2016). "Watch: First Trailer For Nicolas Winding Refn's 'The Neon Demon' Starring Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (22 November 2016). "Review: 'Bad Santa 2' Works Through Mommy Issues". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Christina Hendricks Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (13 September 2016). "Agatha Christie thriller 'Crooked House' underway". Screen Daily. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  14. ^ Nordine, Michael (2 November 2017). "'Pottersville' Trailer: Michael Shannon and Christina Hendricks Look for Bigfoot in the Season's Weirdest Comedy — Watch". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017.
  15. ^ Ham, Robert (11 July 2018). "Westwood Captures the Spirit of Vivienne Westwood". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (8 March 2018). "Film Review: 'The Strangers: Prey at Night'". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. ^ James, Caryn (23 April 2018). "'Egg': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  18. ^ Boller, Kalena; Powers, Sean (14 May 2018). "Behind The Scenes With Atlanta Photographer Curtis Bonds Baker". Georgia Public Broadcasting. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  19. ^ Romano, Nick (6 May 2019). "American Woman trailer glimpses a career-high performance from Sienna Miller". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019.
  20. ^ Snetiker, Marc (28 March 2019). "Meet Christina Hendricks' 'cold, terrifying' Toy Story 4 villain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Christine Hendricks voices cameo appearance as the disguise called Officer Jaffe what of the character villain Dick Dastardly (Jason Isaacs) rubber masked disguise of her to kidnap Fred, Daphne and Velma". Screen Rant. 15 May 2020./
  22. ^ "Solar Opposites creators break down Season 2's Wall arc and a mask joke that had nothing to do with COVID". 26 March 2021.
  23. ^ White, Peter (18 July 2022). "Christina Hendricks To Star In Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers-Inspired Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Stephen Colbert: In Good 'Company' On Broadway". National Public Radio. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017.
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