Christina Rene Hendricks (b. May 3, 1978 ) is an American actress best known for her character Joan Holloway, one of the starring roles in the AMC series Mad Men.
Biography
Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee and raised in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho from third grade until high school. She left Twin Falls after the 8th grade in 1989. She got her start acting in Junior Musical Playhouse productions, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
As an actress, Hendricks has made her mark in a number of guest TV appearances. Her first television break came when she became a regular in the series Beggars & Choosers. Since then, she has starred in the series The Big Time and The Court, opposite Sally Field and Craig Bierko, as well as the law drama Kevin Hill. She has also had recurring roles in ER and Firefly. She guest-starred in episodes of Angel, Miss Match, Tru Calling, Presidio Med, Without a Trace, and Las Vegas. Hendricks also starred opposite Kip Pardue in South of Pico.
Hendricks has been seen on two episodes (on October 3, 2007 and November 7, 2007) of the new TV show Life in the role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be step-mother. It is not known yet if this role will expand or become recurring.
Hendricks has a regular supporting role in the Golden Globe winning AMC series Mad Men, which centers on the macho, booze-soaked world of advertising in New York City circa 1960. Her character, Joan Holloway, is the office manager of an advertising agency, providing dubious mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives. Mad Men premiered on July 19, 2007.
Awards and nominations
Won the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for Best Special Guest/Television for the Firefly episode Trash.
Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Actor award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007) shared with Bryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton.
Filmography
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, 3 September 2008, 2008 ) .... Herself
The Chelsea Handler Show (1 episode, 26 July 2008, 2008 ) .... Herself
Entertainment Tonight (1 episode, 11 July 2008, 2008 ) .... Herself
Scoring 'Mad Men' (2008 ) (V) .... Joan Holloway
Establishing Mad Men (2008 ) (V) .... Herself / Joan Holloway
Advertising the American Dream (2008 ) (V) .... Joan Holloway
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode, 16 October 2007, 2007) .... Herself
Mad Men (26 episodes, 2007-2008 ) .... Joan Holloway
Life (2 episodes, Tear Asunder and Civil War, 2007) .... Olivia
South of Pico (2007) .... Angela
La Cucina (2007) .... Lily
The Making of 'Mad Men' (2007) (TV) .... Herself
Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' (2006) (V) .... Herself
Las Vegas (1 episode, Chaos Theory, 2006) .... Connie
Without a Trace (1 episode, Check Your Head, 2006) .... Rachel Gibson
Jake in Progress (1 episode, The Hot One, 2006) .... Tanya - dental clerk
Cold Case (1 episode, Colors, 2005) .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 1945
Kevin Hill (22 episodes, 2004-2005) .... Nicolette Raye
Tru Calling (1 episode, Murder in the Morgue, 2004) .... Alyssa
Miss Match (1 episode, The Price of Love, 2003) .... Sarah
Firefly (2 episodes, Our Mrs. Reynolds and Trash, 2002-2003) .... Saffron/Yolanda/Bridget (the character's name is always an alias)
Presidio Med (1 episode, Suffer Unto Me the Children..., 2003) .... Claire
Hunger Point (2003) (TV) .... Frannie Hunter
The Big Time (2002) (TV) .... Audrey Drummond
The Court (unknown episodes, 2002) .... Betsy Tyler
ER (4 episodes, Beyond Repair, A River in Egypt, Damage Is Done and A Simple Twist of Fate, 2002) .... Joyce Westlake
Thieves (1 episode, Casino, 2001) .... Sunday
Beggars and Choosers (19 episodes, 2000-2001) .... Kelly Kramer
Angel (1 episode, The Prodigal, 2000) .... Bar Maid
Undressed (unknown episodes, 1999) .... Rhiannon
Sorority (1999) (TV) .... Fawn