Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks is a very well-known name in the entertainment industry. However, for those who do not know, let me inform you that she is a former model and an actress from America. In fact, with her stunning performance, she has bagged numerous awards including  two Screen Actors Guild Awards,  and two Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In addition, she has also earned six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance.

However, it is her portrayal of the character of Joan Harris in Mad Men, which earned her global reputation and recognition. Therefore, it is natural for her to command a large fanbase. In fact, her fans are excited to know about her personal life. Therefore, if you are looking for detailed information about her, then this article is the perfect stop for you. Keep reading this article to know more.

A Look At Her Early Life

Christina breathed her first on the 3rd of May 1975. His mother  Jackie Sue Hendricks was a psychologist, while her father Robert Hendricks worked at USFS. He came to his parents in Knoxville, Tennessee. However, she is not the only child of her parents. In fact, in the family, she has an elder brother.

Let me inform you further that her father’s job in Forest Service resulted in multiple relocations of the family. In fact, when Christina was two months old, the family moved to Georgia. After that, they again relocated to  Portland, Oregon. As far as her educational background is concerned, let me inform you further that it was in Portland that her elementary education took place. When she was nine years old, the family again moved to Twin Falls, Idaho and she finished her elementary and middle school education there. Christina Hendricks

The cultivation of passion for acting developed in her due to her mother. In fact, her mother urged her and her elder brother to join a local theatre group. However, the family again went through another relocation when Christian was in her teens. This time, they shifted to Virginia. Here she joined Fairfax High School. However, here she suffered from bullies. In fact, the only respite for her was the drama department of the school. After leaving this school, she joined a community college in the locality to complete her education. Wiki

Career

The professional career of Christina began in a salon after she passed out of high school. There, she performed the dual job of a shampoo girl and receptionist. After that, she competed in a contest for featuring on the cover page of Seventeen. This move earned her a contract with IMG Models. Therefore, for the sake of her career, she moved to New York at the age of 18 years. Christina Hendricks

From that time onwards, till the age of 27, her modelling career took her to various places on the globe including Japan and London. Finally, she shifted to Los Angeles, with her family at the age of 20 and kept working as a model. She also worked in some commercials.

Her first acting scope came in 1997 through the music video for One Hit Wonder. Finally, she marked her television debut with Undressed, an MTV series. She also bagged some minor roles in some series like Beggars and Choosers, Angel and some others. Along with these, from 2002, she started to appear in TV films like The Court, ER, Firefly and some others. Christina Hendricks

Since then she has appeared in a number of projects like Kevin Hill, Mad Men, La Cucina, South of Pico, Life, Drive, Ginger & Rosa, Lost River, Dark Places, The Neon Demon, Hap and Leonard, The Stranger: Prey At Night and so on.  In fact, with her stunning performance, she has bagged numerous awards including  two Screen Actors Guild Awards,  and two Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In addition, she has also earned six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance.

Relationships

Hendricks married Geoffrey Arend in 2009. However, after a decade of being together, the couple parted ways in December 2019. In fact, after that, she moved on in 2021 and entered into a relationship with George Bianchini. She is still with George. Christina Hendricks

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