Christina Moore
Encyclopedia
Christina Moore is an American actress
. She is most notable for her membership in the main cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv
, for replacing Lisa Robin Kelly
as Laurie Forman
on That '70s Show
during the sixth season and for portraying Candy Sullivan in the TNT show Hawthorne
.
She had a recurring role in 90210
.
, Illinois
. She became interested in performing as a young girl at her family's church by getting involved with the singing and performing programs. When she was in high school, she toured with a children's musical theatre troupe throughout the city of Chicago.
Moore's first professional job was in summer stock in Evansville, Indiana
, where she performed in Young Abe: the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Outdoor Musical Drama. Her theatre credits included roles in stage productions of Annie
, Cinderella
and Big River
.
School of Theatre Arts, Moore moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Moore's television credits included the UPN
comedy, The Bad Girl's Guide
and Hyperion Bay
. She had recurring roles on Pasadena
and Unhappily Ever After
, with additional television credits that include guest appearances on 24
, Just Shoot Me, Friends
, and Suddenly Susan
.
, Shannon Elizabeth
, Sharon Stone
, Trista Rehn
, and Brittany Murphy
. Moore is one out of two former members of the MADtv cast to join the cast of That '70s Show. The other MADtv Alumnus is Josh Meyers
, who played Randy Pearson
in That 70s Show during its final season.
. She replaced Lisa Robin Kelly
as Laurie Forman
during the show's sixth season. In 2005 she starred in the TV series Hot Properties
which had aired 13 episodes. Moore also starred in Without a Paddle
and in Dave Barry
's Complete Guide to Guys. Moore also appeared in Two and a Half Men
as Cynthia Sullivan in the episode "The Soil is Moist" (2008). Moore played Alan Harper's rebound lover on Two and a Half Men. In 2008, she began a recurring role on 90210
as Tracy Clark, the sexy and mischievous mother of Naomi Clark. Moore also narrates various audiobooks including Diane Duane's Young Wizards series and Yellow Star
. She in now part of the main cast of Hawthorne
playing Candy Sullivan.
. Moore was a key investor and part owner of Easy Street Motorsports, a factory-backed, world record-holding drag race team featuring a highly-modified Subaru Impreza WRX STi that has run 7.9 seconds at 175 mph in the quarter mile. Moore is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles for the past five years.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She is most notable for her membership in the main cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
, for replacing Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly is an American actress best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Amityville: Dollhouse.-Career:Lisa Robin Kelly made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again on Married... with Children in 1997 in...
as Laurie Forman
Laurie Forman
Lauren Anne "Laurie" Forman is a fictional character on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. She was originally portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly and later by Christina Moore....
on That '70s Show
That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
during the sixth season and for portraying Candy Sullivan in the TNT show Hawthorne
Hawthorne (TV series)
Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010 it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes...
.
She had a recurring role in 90210
90210 (TV series)
90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...
.
Early life
Christina Moore was born in PalatinePalatine, Illinois
Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. She became interested in performing as a young girl at her family's church by getting involved with the singing and performing programs. When she was in high school, she toured with a children's musical theatre troupe throughout the city of Chicago.
Moore's first professional job was in summer stock in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, where she performed in Young Abe: the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Outdoor Musical Drama. Her theatre credits included roles in stage productions of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
and Big River
Big River (musical)
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical with a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by Roger Miller.Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it features music in the bluegrass and country styles in keeping with the setting of the novel...
.
Career
After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIllinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
School of Theatre Arts, Moore moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Moore's television credits included the UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
comedy, The Bad Girl's Guide
The Bad Girl's Guide
The Bad Girl's Guide is an American television program starring Jenny McCarthy, Marcelle Larice, Christina Moore, Stephanie Childers and Johnathan McClain. The series aired on UPN from May 24, 2005 to July 5, 2005....
and Hyperion Bay
Hyperion Bay
Hyperion Bay is an American drama series that ran for one season on The WB Television Network from September 1998 to March 1999.-Synopsis:...
. She had recurring roles on Pasadena
Pasadena (TV series)
Pasadena is an American primetime soap opera originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on Fox.-Summary:The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a stranger's suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by...
and Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons...
, with additional television credits that include guest appearances on 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
, Just Shoot Me, Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, and Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane , who always has been cared for by someone else...
.
MADtv
Moore joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. Moore was noted for her uncanny impressions of Christina AguileraChristina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
, Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons...
, Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, Trista Rehn
Trista Rehn
Trista Nicole Sutter was the runner-up on season 1 of the ABC reality television show The Bachelor, before becoming the star of the first season of its companion show The Bachelorette....
, and Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...
. Moore is one out of two former members of the MADtv cast to join the cast of That '70s Show. The other MADtv Alumnus is Josh Meyers
Josh Meyers
Joshua Dylan "Josh" Meyers is an American actor, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy MADtv and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show...
, who played Randy Pearson
Randy Pearson
Randy Quinn Pearson is a fictional character introduced during the eighth and final season of That '70s Show, portrayed by Josh Meyers...
in That 70s Show during its final season.
Other entertainment projects
Christina Moore appeared in Married with Children as the Gorgeous Woman in episode "Twisted" (1996). She left the MADtv at the conclusion of the eighth season to join the cast of That '70s ShowThat '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...
. She replaced Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly is an American actress best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Amityville: Dollhouse.-Career:Lisa Robin Kelly made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again on Married... with Children in 1997 in...
as Laurie Forman
Laurie Forman
Lauren Anne "Laurie" Forman is a fictional character on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. She was originally portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly and later by Christina Moore....
during the show's sixth season. In 2005 she starred in the TV series Hot Properties
Hot Properties
Hot Properties is an ensemble ABC comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005. Often compared to Sex and the City and the CBS situation comedy Designing Women, this show features four single women professionals, each with...
which had aired 13 episodes. Moore also starred in Without a Paddle
Without A Paddle
Without a Paddle is a 2004 comedy film about three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the body of a long lost thief and his loot...
and in Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
's Complete Guide to Guys. Moore also appeared in Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
as Cynthia Sullivan in the episode "The Soil is Moist" (2008). Moore played Alan Harper's rebound lover on Two and a Half Men. In 2008, she began a recurring role on 90210
90210 (TV series)
90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...
as Tracy Clark, the sexy and mischievous mother of Naomi Clark. Moore also narrates various audiobooks including Diane Duane's Young Wizards series and Yellow Star
Yellow Star (book)
Yellow Star is a 2006 biographical children's novel by Jennifer Roy. Written in free verse, it depicts life through the eyes of a young Jewish girl whose family was forced into the Łódź Ghetto in 1939 during World War II. Roy tells the story of her aunt Syvia, who shared her childhood memories with...
. She in now part of the main cast of Hawthorne
Hawthorne (TV series)
Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010 it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes...
playing Candy Sullivan.
Personal life
On July 5, 2008, Moore married actor John DuceyJohn Ducey
John Joseph Ducey is an American actor who has appeared in over 20 television shows, mainly sitcoms.He was a series regular on Oh Grow Up , playing the role of Ford, and had recurring roles as Leonard on the WB's Sabrina, the Teenage Witch television show John Joseph Ducey (born January 21, 1969)...
. Moore was a key investor and part owner of Easy Street Motorsports, a factory-backed, world record-holding drag race team featuring a highly-modified Subaru Impreza WRX STi that has run 7.9 seconds at 175 mph in the quarter mile. Moore is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles for the past five years.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle Without A Paddle Without a Paddle is a 2004 comedy film about three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the body of a long lost thief and his loot... |
Butterfly | |
| 2005 | The Bad Girl's Guide The Bad Girl's Guide The Bad Girl's Guide is an American television program starring Jenny McCarthy, Marcelle Larice, Christina Moore, Stephanie Childers and Johnathan McClain. The series aired on UPN from May 24, 2005 to July 5, 2005.... |
Sarah | |
| 2002 | Complete Guide to Guys | Elaine | |
| 2007 | Delta Farce Delta Farce Delta Farce is a 2007 comedy released by Lions Gate Entertainment on May 11, 2007. It is directed by C. B. Harding and stars Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, DJ Qualls and Danny Trejo... |
Karen | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Sexy Anchor | |
| Married... with Children Married... with Children Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created... |
Gorgeous Woman | ||
| 1997 | The Burning Zone The Burning Zone The Burning Zone is a television drama broadcast on the UPN network as part of its 1996–97 lineup. It ran for 19 episodes. The series was rerun on SciFi Channel in the mid to late 90's.... |
Tracy | |
| Wings | Terri | ||
| The Sore Losers | J-Wags Patron | ||
| Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the... |
Susan Henderson | ||
| Fired Up Fired Up (TV series) Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive and her mouthy assistant... |
Betsy | ||
| Almost Perfect Almost Perfect Almost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from 1995 to 1996.-Synopsis:Almost Perfect starred Nancy Travis as Kim Cooper, a television writer on the hit show Blue Justice who had just been promoted to executive producer, and Kevin Kilner as her... |
Jenny | ||
| 1998 | Unhappily Ever After Unhappily Ever After Unhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons... |
Cherri | |
| The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor.... |
Court Reporter | ||
| Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Marjorie | ||
| Conrad Bloom | Allison | ||
| Hyperion Bay Hyperion Bay Hyperion Bay is an American drama series that ran for one season on The WB Television Network from September 1998 to March 1999.-Synopsis:... |
Amy Sweeny | ||
| 1998, 2000 | Suddenly Susan Suddenly Susan Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane , who always has been cared for by someone else... |
Heather (1998), Elizabeth Macstone (2000) | |
| 2000 | Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:... |
Colleen | |
| 2001 | Seven Days | Dr. Grace Weiman | |
| Family Law Family Law (TV series) Family Law is a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients... |
Jennifer Cooke | ||
| Walking Shadow Walking Shadow Walking Shadow is the twenty-first Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker.-Plot:The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to solve the on-stage murder of an actor in the run-down town of Port City... |
Jocelyn Colby | ||
| Pasadena Pasadena (TV series) Pasadena is an American primetime soap opera originally broadcast in the U.S. from September to November 2001 on Fox.-Summary:The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a stranger's suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by... |
Jayleen Richards | ||
| 2002 | 24 24 (TV series) 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration... |
Dana | |
| 2002–2003 | Madtv MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first... |
Various Characters | Main cast |
| 2003–2004 | That '70s Show That '70s Show That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979... |
Laurie Forman Laurie Forman Lauren Anne "Laurie" Forman is a fictional character on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. She was originally portrayed by Lisa Robin Kelly and later by Christina Moore.... |
Recurring cast |
| 2005 | Hot Properties Hot Properties Hot Properties is an ensemble ABC comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005. Often compared to Sex and the City and the CBS situation comedy Designing Women, this show features four single women professionals, each with... |
Emerson Ives | |
| 2008 | Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club is an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of novels written by James Patterson... |
Drew Kaplan | Guest star |
| Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake... |
Cynthia Sullivan | Guest star | |
| 2008–2009 | 90210 90210 (TV series) 90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS... |
Tracy Clark | Recurring cast |
| 2009–2011 | Hawthorne Hawthorne (TV series) Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010 it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes... |
Candy Sullivan | Main cast (seasons 1-2, special guest season 3) |
| 2009 | Sonny With A Chance Sonny With a Chance Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted... |
Tammi Hart | |
| 2010 | Burn Notice Burn notice A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons... |
Isabella Corvino | |
| 2011-present | Jessie Jessie (TV series) Jessie is an American television sitcom which premiered on September 30, 2011 on the Disney Channel. The series was created and executive produced by Pamela Eells O'Connell and stars Debby Ryan as Jessie, a small town Texas girl who moves to New York City and becomes a nanny to a high profile... |
Christina Ross | Recurring cast, Disney Channel Original Series |