Name |
Christine Elise |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
12-February-1965 |
Place of Birth |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Famous for |
Acting |
Christine Elise is an American film and television actress. She had a recurring role in the final season of China Beach which she often cites as her best professional experience. She played the role of Kyle in the 1990 film Child's Play 2. In 1993, she played Jenn Platt in the horror film Body Snatchers (1993). She had a recurring role as Emily Valentine on Beverly Hills, 90210 and also appeared on the second season of ER for 17 episodes.
Following her stint on ER, she appeared on the short-lived Fox show L.A. Firefighters. She appeared in the TV movie Vanishing Point with Viggo Mortensen, who requested she play the role. They met on another project, Boiling Point, though her role was largely written out. She had a recurring role on In the Heat of the Night. She was featured in the punk rock documentaries American Hardcore and All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film. Her most recent film role was in Disney's film Prom. She made her directorial debut with an award winning short film she also wrote, produced, and starred in: Bathing and the Single Girl. Since December 2010, Bathing and the Single Girl has been screened at more than 100 festivals & has won 20 awards.
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management represents her full length novel of the same name (Bathing & the Single Girl) & it is being shopped to publishers now. She has been a programmer of Michigan's Waterfront Film Festival, since it was founded in 1999. She has also been involved in multiple capacities (juror, panelist, programmer, moderator) with: Sidewalk FF, Indie Memphis FF, Oxford FF, RxSM FF, Victoria Texas Independent FF, Kansas City Jubilee FF, Lady Filmmakers FF & Portland Oregon Women's FF.