Kristanna Loken: Selected Filmography

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Kristanna Loken is an American actress and model. The most famous films with her participation are "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", "Bloodrain", "Ring of the Nibelungs".

Biography

Kristanna was born in Gent, New York. Her mother is former model Randy Loken and her father is farmer and writer Merlin Loken. Kristanna's ancestors emigrated to the US from Germany and Norway.

Besides Kristanna, the family has another daughter, Tanya.

The future actress spent her childhood on her parents' farm near New York.

Career start

Kristanna Loken wanted to be a model like her mother. However, she soon changed her mind and decided to try herself as an actress. Her film debut took place in 1994 in the soap opera As the World Turns. Later, she appeared in several popular television shows: Unhappy Together, Philly, Boy Meets World.

In 1998, the actress was cast as the female lead in the television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest, based on the famous video game series Mortal Combat.

ThroughKristanna was given the opportunity to work on the hit sci-fi series Sliders. In an episode of Revelations, she played Katherine Clark.

Recognition and further career

In 2003, Kristanna Loken got the most important role of her entire career - the role of the killer T-X in the fantastic action movie "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". James Cameron, who directed the previous two films, left the director's post, and Loken worked with a lesser known director, Jonathan Mostow. Like the previous two parts of the franchise, this picture was a success with the audience and collected more than $ 400 million at the box office. Kristanna Loken thanks to this role has received recognition in the world of cinema.

In 2004, the actress played the role of Brynhilde in the German science fiction film "Ring of the Nibelungen", a film adaptation of the famous medieval legend. Photo of Kristanna Loken from the filming of the painting "Ring of the Nibelungen" below in the article.

The next project in the filmography of Kristanna Loken was the horror "Bloodrain" directed by Uwe Boll. The film had little in common with the original computer game, only the names of some characters and the general vampire theme were preserved. The picture failed at the box office, not even recouping half of its 25 million budget, and the reviews from critics were not encouraging. Despite the box office failure and sharply negative reviews, two sequels to the picture were shot. The role of Rain in them was performed by another actress - Natasia M alte.

B2007 Kristanna Loken worked again with director Uwe Boll despite the complete failure of Bloodrain. This time, the actress got the small role of Elora in the fantasy film "In the Name of the King: The Story of the Dungeon Siege". Starring such stars as Jason Stetham, Ron Perlman and Leelee Sobieski. The budget of the picture was also impressive - 60 million. The efforts of the actors and the director did not save the film from the defeat of critics, who categorically did not like the script.

At the same time, work on the sci-fi series "Die Hard Jane" took place, in which Kristanna Loken got the main role. Filming lasted six months.

In 2011, the actress appeared in one episode of the drama series Black Mark. It aired for six years and gathered a fairly large audience - more than 6 million viewers.

In 2014, together with Russian actor Alexander Nevsky, Loken played in the detective story "Black Rose". The protagonist of the picture is a Russian police officer who flew to the United States to investigate a series of murders of young girls. In the investigation, he is assisted by his colleague from the States, Emily Smith (Loken). The film was not successful with the audience and the box office was small - less than a million dollars.

In the same year, the actress appeared in one of the main roles in the action movie "Mercenaries" directed by Christopher Ray. In addition to Loken, Brigitte Nielsen, Zoe Bell and Damien Poitier played in the film.

Private life

In 2008, Kristanna married Canadian actor Noah Danby, with whommet on the set of the science fiction series "Die Hard Jane" the year before. The marriage did not last long - after a few months the couple divorced.

Kristanna Loken has repeatedly reported in interviews about her bisexuality, and shortly after the divorce, she announced that she was dating a woman. There were rumors about her affair with Michelle Rodriguez, but they remained unconfirmed.

The actress has been dating American politician Antonio Villaraigoza, the former mayor of Los Angeles, for almost a year. From him in May 2016, she gave birth to a son, Thor.