| Christina Cox (born July 31, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian movie and television actress and stuntwoman. Biography Christina Cox was born on July 31, 1971 just outside of Toronto, being the youngest of three girls.[1] Her two sisters are named Tracey and Melissa.[2] She studied theatre and dance at the Arts York at Unionville High School[1], and continued her theatre training at the Ryerson Theatre School of Toronto[1] where she studied for two years.[3] Cox competed in the areas of gymnastics, track and field and Tae Kwon Do.[1] At one point she had aspirations of becoming an Olympic gymnast but then focused on drama and dance while in high school.[3] She is also proficient in boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing and fencing and has had training in stage combat, period weaponry and firearms.[1] She has over 38 movie and television appearances to her credit. Her best known movie roles include the 1999 Canadian movie Better than Chocolate, where she co-starred as Kim, and a feature supporting role as Eve Logan in The Chronicles of Riddick. She received a Gemini Award nomination for her performance of Angela Ramírez in F/X: The Series.[4] Cox was an original member of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, cast as Lynn, for the pilot episode.[citation needed] Cox has appeared in numerous national theater productions such as William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to Jim Cartwright's raw and dirty "Road".[5] She is also credited with stuntwork in Million Dollar Baby, starring Hilary Swank. Her first role as a main character in a television series was that of Vicki Nelson in the short lived Blood Ties, a supernatural detective series based on the novels by Tanya Huff.[6] Tanya Huff said that: "Back when Christina Cox was doing FX: The Series, I used to point at the screen and announce, 'When she's a little older, she'd be brilliant as Vicki!"[6] She recently played astronaut-biologist Jen Crane in ABC's 2009 summer show Defying Gravity. Cox also appeared on Showtime in the Dexter episode "Dex Takes a Holiday" as police officer Zoey Kruger. Cox currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[1] Selected filmography Movies - Spike of love (1994)
- Street Law (1995)
- No One Could Protect Her (1996)
- Better Than Chocolate (1999)
- Code Name Phoenix (2000)
- Jane Doe (2001)
- Sometimes a Hero (2003)
- The Chronicles of Riddick, as Eve Logan (2004)
- Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
- Making Mr. Right (2008)
TV - Forever Knight, as Jeanne d'Arc (4 episodes) (1992, 1994, 1995)
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, as Jessica Capshaw (7 episodes) (1998)
- F/X: The Series (1996-1998)
- Stargate SG-1 ("Spirits" 1998/"The Sentinel" 2002)
- Cold Case (Sherry Darlin') (2003)
- CSI: Miami (Stalkerazzi) (2004)
- Nikki and Nora (pilot) (2005)
- Numb3rs (Man Hunt) (2005)
- House ("Love Hurts") (2005)
- Blood Ties (2007-2008)
- Bones ("Death in the Saddle")
- Stargate Atlantis (2008) 5x07 "Whispers" as Major Anne Teldy.
- Defying Gravity (2009) as Jen
- Dexter (TV series) (2009) as Zoey Kruger
- 24 (TV series) (2010) as Molly O'Connor
References - ^ a b c d e f ChristinaCox.com, Biography. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- ^ (French)OldiBlog.com, Christina Cox
- ^ a b The Christina Cox Fan Appreciation Page.
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/person/267699/Christina-Cox/biography
- ^ Christina Cox at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ a b Contentfilm.com, BLOOD TIES; Brand New Drama. 20 November, 2006.
External links - Christina Cox at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Christina Cox Website
- (French) OldiBlog.com, Christina Cox
- (French) Le premier site en Français
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