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Christina Hendricks
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British-American actress (born 1975)
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Christina Rene Hendricks is an American and British actress, voice actor, and comedian. Born on May 3, 1975, in Knoxville, Tennessee, she began her professional work period in 1999. She is a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom and speaks English. Hendricks is married to Geoffrey Arend.
Her notable work includes the television series *Mad Men*, in which she portrays the character Joan Holloway. In addition to her acting career, she has served as a series editor for the book *Introduction to Philosophy*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Introduction to Philosophy
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Film & TV
Acting · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Christina Renée Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is probably best known for her role as Joan Harris in the critically…
Known for
- Small Town, Big Story — Wendy Patterson2025
- Good American Family — Cynthia Mans2025
- Grimsburg — (voice)2024
- Agent Elvis — Roxanne Ryder (voice)2023
- The Buccaneers — Mrs. St. George2023
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry — Ismay2022
- Hacks — Gay Republican2021
- Scoob! — Officer Jaffe (voice)2020
- Solar Opposites — Cherie (voice)2020
- EGG — Karen2019
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 714
- Total plays
- 4,231
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,125x
- MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms
· 2018 · cited 33,709x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,612x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,848x
- Job Burnout
· 2001 · cited 11,335x
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Encyclopedic overview
Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards, as well as nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards. She is known for her role as Joan Holloway on the critically acclaimed AMC period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015). In 2010, a poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine named her "the sexiest woman in the world". She was also voted "Best Looking Woman in America".
Born to an American mother and English father in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hendricks was raised in Portland, Oregon, and Twin Falls, Idaho, where she became active in local theater. After completing high school in Virginia, she moved to New York City to pursue a modelling career, following her entry into a Seventeen cover contest. She continued to work internationally as a model for over a decade before transitioning into acting.
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