Biography: Christine Lakin

Christine Helen Lakin (born January 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS situation comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc in Showtime's Reefer Madness.

Early years

Lakin was born in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, the daughter of Karen (née Niedwick) and James Daley Lakin, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from The Lovett School in 1997.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Christine Lakin got her start acting in commercials, before landing her first major role as Young Rose in the American Civil War drama The Rose and the Jackal. That movie aired in 1990, one year before she was cast as Al Lambert, the tomboyish daughter, on Step by Step.

After Step by Step was cancelled in 1998, she continued to appear in television movies, such as Showtime's Reefer Madness and 2005's Who's Your Daddy?.

In 2006 she was a regular cast member in MTV's Wild 'n Out, an improv comedy show similar in structure to Whose Line Is It Anyway? She also appeared in commercial called "But He Has Bud Light" that aired during Super Bowl XLI, in which her male companion wants to pick up a hitchhiker who has Bud Light beer in one hand and an axe in the other.

In 2008 she starred alongside Paris Hilton in the movie The Hottie and the Nottie, which met dismal reviews in the US. ^{As of 2008, she also has several new films in either production or post-production.}

Personal life

Christine Lakin is a 2003 graduate of UCLA, where she earned a degree in communications.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and nominations

She was nominated in 1993 for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series and in 1994 for another Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series shared with Josh Byrne, Christopher Castile, Brandon Call, Staci Keanan and Angela Watson, both for Step by Step (1991).

Filmography

• ABC TGIF (unknown episodes, 1990) .... Alicia
• The Rose and the Jackal (1990) (TV) .... Little Rose
• Step by Step (159 episodes, 1991-1998) .... Alicia "Al" Lambert
• ABC Sneak Peek with Step by Step (1994) (TV) .... Alicia "Al" Lambert
• 7th Heaven (1 episode, "Let's Talk About Sex", 1998) .... Cassandra
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons", 1999) .... Michelle Solomon
• Promised Land (1 episode, "In the Money", 1999) .... Dawn Sterling
• Lost in Oz (2000) (TV) .... Jade, a snotty cheerleader
• Finding Kelly (2000) .... Kelly Harrington
• Odd Man Out (1 episode, "My Life as a Dog", 2000) .... Gwen
• Big Monster on Campus (2000) .... Macy
• Whatever It Takes (2000) .... Sloane
• Seven Days (1 episode, "Witch Way to the Prom", 2000) .... Karen
• Opposite Sex (2 episodes, "Pilot" and "The Field Trip Episode", 2000) .... Lisa
• Jungle Juice (2001) .... Rebecca
• Buck Naked Arson (2001) .... Becca
• Ruling Class (2001) (TV) .... Sara Olszewski
• Boston Public (1 episode, "Chapter Forty-Two", 2002) .... Cindy
• Getting Out (2002) .... Natasha
• Touched by an Angel (1 episode, "Two Sides to Every Angel", 2002) .... Ashlee
• Who's Your Daddy? (2003) (V) .... Kate Reeves
• Going Down (2003) .... Jamie
• Combustion (2004) (TV) .... Carmen
• Rodney (1 episode, "Teacher", 2004) .... Ms. Preston
• Blue Demon (2004) (V) .... Katie
• Behind the Scenes of 'Going Down' (2004) (V) .... Herself
• Dirty Famous (2005) (TV) .... Tanya Bremer
• Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) .... Joan of Arc / Female Dancer also performer of "Listen To Jesus, Jimmy" and "Mary Jane/Mary Lane"
• Veronica Mars (1 episode, "Mars vs. Mars", 2005) .... Susan Knight
• In Memory of My Father (2005) .... Christine
• Suits on the Loose (2005) .... Danielle
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2 episodes, "Charlie Murphy" and "Wayne Brady", 2006) .... Herself
• Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006) (TV) .... Francy
• The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) (V) .... Luanne King
• Sons & Daughters (2 episodes, "Karaoke" and "House Party", 2006) .... Sydney
• One on One (1 episode, "I Love L.A.: Part 1", 2006) .... Erin
• CSI: Miami (1 episode, "Death Pool 100", 2006) .... Ethan Parker's Girl
• Georgia Rule (2007) .... Grace Cunningham
• The Loop (1 episode, "Stride", 2007) .... Leeza
• Dark Mirror (2007) .... Tammy
• The Game Plan (2007) .... Nichole
• The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) .... June Phigg
• Chronic Town (2008) .... Kelly
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, "The Theory of Everything", 2008) .... Margo Delphi
• Wainy Days (1 episode, "Nan and Lucy", 2008) .... Nan
• Last Call with Carson Daly (1 episode, "Christine Lakin", 2008) .... Herself
• Patsy (2008) .... Patsy
• Red Canyon (2008) .... Regina
• Valentine (12 episodes, 2008) .... Kate Providence
• Super Capers (2008) .... Red (completed)
• Race to Witch Mountain (2009) .... Sunday (post-production)
• Wiffler: The Ted Whitfield Story (2009) .... Kiki (post-production)
• Alpha and Omega (2010) .... Reba (post-production)

References

1. Adweek's "Best Spots", March 12, 2007
2. X17Online.com, April 25, 2007
3. metacritic.com