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Date of Birth

16 December 1981, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Krysten Alyce Ritter

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

With her model looks and quirky style, actress Krysten Ritter is fostering an impressive body of work that encompasses both film and television. Ritter starred alongside Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve in Dreamworks' comedy, She's Out of My League (2010). She played "Patty", the audacious and frank best friend and business partner of "Molly" (Eve). She also starred as "Suze" in the Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer film, Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), opposite Isla Fisher. Among her other film credits are the studio features, What Happens in Vegas (2008), with Ashton Kutcher, and 27 Dresses (2008), with Katherine Heigl, as well as the independent features, How to Make Love to a Woman (2010), The Last International Playboy (2008) (aka "The Last International Playboy"), which premiered at the 2008 Slamdance and GenArt Film Festivals, and BuzzKill (2012). Ritter also completed the lead in Paramount's Killing Bono (2011), with Ben Barnes. She also shot Amy Heckerling's comedy, Vamps (2012), in which she stars with Alicia Silverstone. On television, she is better known for her role as Jesse Pinkman's girlfriend, "Jane Margolis", in Season 2 of the hit show, "Breaking Bad" (2008). She is also well-known from her leading role on the Starz series, "Gravity" (2010), and recurring roles on "Gilmore Girls" (2000) and "Veronica Mars" (2004). Ritter is also responsible for the indie-comedy, BFF & Baby, which she co-wrote with director Kat Coiro. She is a member of the band, "Ex-Vivian", and splits her time between NY and LA.

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Trade Mark

Naturally black hair

Porcelain skin

Often plays characters with questionable morality

Full lips

Big green eyes

Thin yet curvy figure

Trivia

Raised on a farm in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Was not allowed to ride a horse, so she rode a cow named "Jake".

Trained as an actor in NYC.

Plays guitar.

Writes songs, sings, and plays guitar in the New York City band Ex Vivian.

Her acting coach is Marjorie Ballentine.

An "Ex-Vivian" song will be used in her latest film, The Last International Playboy (2008) (aka "The Last International Playboy").

Wrote, recorded, and performed a song for BuzzKill (2012), a film in which she stars.

Was discovered at a young age at a shopping mall, where she and her mother were shopping.

Where Are They Now

(October 2005) Working on the TV show, "Veronica Mars" (2004), as "Gia Goodman" (a recurring new character), the daughter of Steve Guttenberg's character.

(April 2005) Filming Pool Guys (2005) (TV), a half-hour comedy pilot for FOX.

(August 2005) Performing "Girl Shoes", a play by 'Mary Hanes', for director 'Leah Bonvisutto', at the Red Room Theater (NYC)

(May 2006) Producing and acting in an independent short film in which she co-wrote with actress/writer Jennifer Bowen.

(April 2006) Filming Inseparable (2006) (TV) (a comedy pilot for CBS) in Los Angeles. Portraying the role of "Melinda".

(August 2006) The New York Stage. Performing in Second Stage's "All This Intimacy" - for which she received rave reviews.

(April 2010) Stars in new Starz series, "Gravity" (2010).