Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress. She is most known for her role as Joan Harris on the AMC television series Mad Men and as Saffron on the FOX series Firefly. She has been nominated for four Emmy Awards for her work on Mad Men. A poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine named Hendricks "the sexiest woman in the world".[1] In 2010, she was voted Best Looking American Woman by Esquire magazine. Hendricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her mother, Jackie Sue (née Raymond), was a psychologist. Her father, Robert Hendricks, who worked for the United States Forest Service, was from Birmingham, England.[3][4] Through her father, she has dual U.S./U.K. nationality.[5] Her family moved because of her father's profession, living in Fairfax, Virginia; Portland, Oregon; and Twin Falls, Idaho. Hendricks began acting in children's musical theater productions in Twin Falls. She was a model from the ages of 18 to 27. She made a number of guest television appearances, starting as a regular in the series Beggars and Choosers. Since then, she has starred in the series The Big Time and The Court, opposite Sally Field and Craig Bierko, as well as the legal drama Kevin Hill, which was filmed in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. She has also had recurring roles in ER and Firefly and guest-starred in episodes of Angel, Miss Match, Tru Calling, Presidio Med, Without a Trace, and Las Vegas. Hendricks starred opposite Kip Pardue in South of Pico. La Cucina, an award-winning indie film, premiered on Showtime in December 2009 and stars Hendricks as a writer opposite Joaquim de Almeida. She has appeared in four episodes of the NBC TV show Life in the recurring role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be stepmother and Ted Earley's love interest. She also starred in music videos for "The Ghost Inside" by Broken Bells,[7] and Everclear's "One Hit Wonder".[8] She plays Joan Harris on the AMC series Mad Men where Hendricks' character is the office manager of advertising agency Sterling Cooper & Partners, providing mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives. Her performance has received critical praise, resulting in four Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Drama Series. She appeared in the action-thriller Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, alongside Carey Mulligan and Ryan Gosling. Personal life Hendricks is a natural blonde and began coloring her hair red at the age of 10, inspired by the book Anne of Green Gables. She plays the accordion, and used her talent on an episode of Mad Men.[18] On October 11, 2009, Hendricks married actor Geoffrey Arend. television performances Undressed, Angel, Beggars and Choosers, Thieves, ER, The Court, The Big Time, Firefly, Miss Match, Hunger Point, Presidio Med, Tru Calling, Kevin Hill, Cold Case, Jake in Progress, Las Vegas, Without a Trace, Notes from the Underbelly, Life, Mad Men, Body of Proof, American Dad!,

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