Christina Cox
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Christina Cox (born July 31, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian movie and television series actress and stuntwoman.
Biography
Christina Cox was born on July 31, 1971 just outside of Toronto.[1] She was the youngest of three girls.[1] Her two sisters are named Tracey and Melissa.[2] She studied theatre and dance at the Arts York at Unionville High School.[1] She continued her theatre training at the Ryerson Theatre School of Toronto[1] where she studied for two years.[3]
Cox competed in the areas of gymnastics, track and field and Tae Kwon Do.[1] At one point she had aspirations of becoming an Olympic gymnast but then focused on drama and dance while in high school.[3] She is also proficient in boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing and fencing and has had training in stage combat, period weaponry and firearms.[1]
She has over 38 movie and television appearances to her credit. Her best known movie roles include the 1999 Canadian movie Better than Chocolate, where she co-starred as Kim, and a feature supporting role as Eve Logan in The Chronicles of Riddick. She received a Gemini Award nomination for her performace of Angela Ramírez in F/X: The Series[1] in the episode Red Storm.[3]
Christina has appeared in numerous national theater productions such as William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to Jim Cartwright's raw and dirty "Road".[4] She is also credited with stuntwork in Million Dollar Baby, starring Hilary Swank. Her current role is that of Vicki Nelson in Blood Ties, a supernatural detective series based on the novels by Tanya Huff.[5] Tanya Huff said that: "Back when Christina Cox was doing FX: The Series, I used to point at the screen and announce, 'When she's a little older, she'd be brilliant as Vicki!"[5]
Cox was an original member of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, cast as Lynn, for the pilot episode.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Selected filmography
Movies
- Spike of love (1994)
- Street Law (1995)
- No One Could Protect Her (1996)
- Better Than Chocolate (1999)
- Code Name Phoenix (2000)
- Jane Doe (2001)
- Sometimes a Hero (2003)
- The Chronicles of Riddick, as Eve Logan (2004)
- Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
- Making Mr. Right (2008)
TV
- F/X: The Series (1996-1998)
- Forever Knight, as Jeanne d'Arc (4 episodes) (1992, 1994, 1995)
- Stargate SG-1 (Spirits 1998/The Sentinel 2002)
- Cold Case (episode 9) (2003)
- CSI: Miami (episode 15) (2004)
- Nikki and Nora (pilot) (2005)
- House ("Love Hurts") (2005)
- Bloodties (2007-)
- Bones (Death in the Saddle)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h ChristinaCox.com, Biography. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- ^ Template:FrOldiBlog.com, Christina Cox
- ^ a b c The Christina Cox Fan Appreciation Page.
- ^ Christina Cox at IMDb.
- ^ a b Contentfilm.com, BLOOD TIES; Brand New Drama. 20 November, 2006.