Kristanna Loken
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| Kristanna Loken | |
|---|---|
 Loken at the Big Apple Convention on May 21, 2011 | |
| Born | Kristanna Sommer Loken October 8, 1979 Ghent, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Noah Danby (2008–2009) |
| Website | |
| www.kristannaloken.net | |
Kristanna Sommer Loken (born October 8, 1979) is an American model and actress. She is best known for her roles in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, BloodRayne, and Painkiller Jane.
Early life [edit]
Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer.[1][2] She is ofNorwegian and German ancestry.[3] Her parents were from Wisconsin.[4][5][6] She grew up on her parents' fruit farm in Upstate New York. She has a sister named Tanya.[7]
Career [edit]
After her mother encouraged her to become a model,[8] Loken participated at the 1994 Elite Model Look in which she placed 3rd runner-up.[9] Loken started her acting career in 1994, playing "Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos #3" on an episode of As The World Turns,[10] and she appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After, and Boy Meets World.
In 1998 she starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest as Taja. She is probably best known for her performance as the cyborg T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[11] In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a 2-part mini-series and set a ratings record. She starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film version of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.
She appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she starred as the title character in the Sci-Fi Channel's series Painkiller Janewhich aired from April to September 2007. In December 2011, Loken appeared in the fifth-season finale of the USA Network TV series Burn Notice as CIA agent Rebecca Lang, and would reprise that role in three sixth-season episodes during mid-2012.
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