Kristanna Loken Biography

Kristanna Sommer Loken (born October 8, 1979) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the films Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), BloodRayne (2005) and Bounty Killer (2013) and on the TV series Painkiller Jane (2007), The L Word (2007-2008) and Burn Notice (2011-2012).

Early life

Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande (ne Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer. She is of German and Norwegian ancestry. Her parents were from Wisconsin. She grew up on her parents' fruit farm in Upstate New York.

Career

After her mother encouraged her to become a model, Loken participated at the 1994 Elite Model Look in which she placed 3rd runner-up. Loken started her acting career in 1994 as the third actress to play Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos on an episode of As the World Turns. She later appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After and Boy Meets World.

In 1998 she starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest as Taja. She is probably best known for her performance as the cyborg T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a 2-part mini-series and set a ratings record. She starred as the leading character in the 2006 film version of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film version of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.

She appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she starred as the title character in the Sci-Fi Channel's series Painkiller Jane which aired from April to September 2007. In December 2011, Loken appeared in the fifth-season finale of the USA Network TV series Burn Notice as CIA agent Rebecca Lang, and would reprise that role in three sixth-season episodes during mid-2012.

In 2014, she starred in the action movie Mercenaries, alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Zo Bell and Nicole Bilderback.

Personal life

Loken has a sister named Tanya.

She stated in an interview with Curve magazine: "I have dated and have had sex with men and women, and have to say that the relationships I have had with certain women have been much more fulfilling, sexually and emotionally, than of those with certain men... I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is. That's what makes my wheels turn."

In November 2006, Loken's comments to The Advocate were widely interpreted and reported by the media as an admission that she was in a relationship with her Bloodrayne co-star Michelle Rodriguez, though the relationship was never officially confirmed by either actress.

On January 17, 2008, Loken announced on her website that she had become engaged to her Painkiller Jane co-star Noah Danby. The couple were married at her family's farm on May 10, 2008. In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced that she had separated from Danby and was dating a woman.

In May 2015 it was reported that Loken was dating politician Antonio Villaraigosa.

Loken gave birth to a son, Thor, in May 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Academy Boyz	Linda Baker
2001	Gangland	Angie
2002	Air Panic	Josie
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	T-X
2004	Ring of the Nibelungs	Brunhild
2004	Worn Like a Tattoo	Mary's Mother	Short film
2006	BloodRayne	Rayne
2006	Lime Salted Love	Zepher Genesee	Executive producer
2007	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Elora
2009	Darfur	Malin Lausberg	Associate producer
2011	Dangerously Close	Mrs. Linedrow	Short
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Rose Walker
2011	The Legend of Awesomest Maximus	Hottessa
2013	Bounty Killer	Catherine
2013	Dark Power	Mila Driver
2013	Fighting for Freedom	Karen	Producer
2013	Mrs. Sweeney		Short film; Associate producer
2014	Black Rose	Emily Smith
2014	Hunting the Phantom	Rush
2014	Mercenaries	Kat Morgan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	As the World Turns	Danielle Andropoulos (No. 3)
1995	New York Undercover	Rena	Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead"
1996	Law & Order	Sonya Dubrow	Episode: "Savior"
1996	Aliens in the Family	Tiffany Kindall	3 episodes
1996-97	Unhappily Ever After	Sable O'Brien	Recurring role, 8 episodes
1996-98	Boy Meets World	Jennifer Bassett	2 episodes
1997	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Penny Barnes	Episode: "AKA Superman"
1997	Star Trek: Voyager	Malia	Episode: "Favorite Son"
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Kristanna	Episode: "In Your Dreams"
1997-98	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Janine Kelly	Recurring role, 11 episodes
1998-99	Mortal Kombat: Conquest	Taja	Main role, 22 episodes
1999	Sliders	Catherine Clark	Episode: "Revelations"
1999	Pacific Blue	Officer Claire Keene	2 episodes
2000	D.C.	Sarah Logan	Main role, 7 episodes
2001-02	Philly	A.D.A. Lisa Walensky	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2004	Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King	Queen Brunhild	Television movie; also known as Curse of the Ring
2007	Painkiller Jane	Jane Vasco	Main role, 22 episodes
2007-08	The L Word	Paige Sobel	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2010	ACME Saturday Night	Herself	Guest host
2010	Ties That Bind	Hope Webster	Television movie
2011-12	Burn Notice	Rebecca Lang	4 episodes
2012	Key and Peele	Red Falcon	Episode #2.9
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Herself	Episode: "Russell Brand"
2015	Girl Meets World	Jennifer Bassett Minkus	Episode: "Girl Meets I Am Farkle"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2003	Battlestar Galactica	Iphigenia / Lethe
2003	Terminator 3: Redemption	T-X
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	T-X

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Results
2004	Worn Like a Tattoo	Short Film Award	Best Supporting Actress
2004	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	MTV Movie Award	Sexiest She-Villain
2004	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress
2004	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Saturn Award	Cinescape Genre Face of the Future
2008	Lime Salted Love	Feature Film Award	Best Supporting Actress