Kristanna Loken (born October 8, 1979) is an American actress, model and director. After her modelling career, in which she participated in the 1994 Elite Model Look, 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, such as Mortal Kombat: Conquest and Air Panic (2001). Her breakthrough role was as the gynoid T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003),[1] for which she was nominated for two Saturn Awards. She has since starred in films such as BloodRayne (2005), in which she portrayed Rayne, Bounty Killer (2013), and Darkness of Man (2024), as well as the TV series Painkiller Jane (2007), The L Word (2007–2008) and Burn Notice (2011–2012).
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 Loken at the Big Apple Convention in 2011 | |
| Born | October 8, 1979 Ghent, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Early life
editLoken was born October 8, 1979,[2][3] in Ghent, New York,[4] to parents from a Norwegian community in Wisconsin.[5][6] She is the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer, apple farmer,[3] and former Broadway and Hollywood actor.[5] Loken has a sister named Tanya.[7] Loken is of Norwegian descent from her great-grandparents, and her grandparents also spoke Norwegian.[5] Regarding her ethnic heritage, Loken indicated in a 2003 interview that she calls herself both Norwegian and American, saying, "We follow many of the Norwegian traditions...the holidays, especially at Christmas. This is something I hope to keep going when I have a family of my own."[4] In a 2006 interview she also mentioned German heritage, stating, "I do have Norwegian blood, with a little bit of German in there."[8] She grew up in a town in Upstate New York, and took her first trip to Norway at age 12.[4]
Career
editLoken's mother encouraged her to become a model.[9] She participated at the 1994 Elite Model Look, placing third runner-up.[10] Loken started her acting career in 1994 as the third actress to play Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos on an episode of As the World Turns.[11] She later appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After and Boy Meets World.[episode needed]
In 1998, Loken starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest as Taja. She played the gynoid T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[12] 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 two-part miniseries and set a ratings record. She starred as the leading character in the 2006 film adaptation of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film adaptation 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.[episode needed]
In 2014, she starred in the action movie Mercenaries, alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Zoë Bell and Nicole Bilderback.
In 2017, she co-starred in the romantic thriller film Body of Deceit, alongside Sarai Givaty.
Personal life
editLoken is bisexual. 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."[13]
On January 17, 2008, Loken announced on her website she was engaged to her Painkiller Jane co-star Noah Danby; the couple exchanged marriage vows at her family's farm on May 10, 2008.[14] In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced she had separated from Danby and was dating a woman.[15]
Loken gave birth to a son in May 2016.[16] The father of the child is her boyfriend, JP Morgan managing director Jonathan Bates.[17]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Linda Baker | |
| 2001 | Gangland | Angie | |
| 2001 | Air Panic | Josie | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | T-X | |
| 2004 | Worn Like a Tattoo | Mary's Mother | Short |
| Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King | Queen Brunhild | TV movie | |
| 2005 | BloodRayne | Rayne | |
| 2006 | Lime Salted Love | Zepher Genesee | |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Elora | |
| 2009 | Darfur | Malin Lausberg | |
| 2010 | Ties That Bind | Hope Webster | TV movie |
| 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Rose Walker | Video |
| The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Hottessa | Video | |
| Dangerously Close | Mrs. Linedrow | Short | |
| 2013 | Bounty Killer | Catherine | |
| Dark Power | Mila Driver | ||
| Fighting for Freedom | Karen | ||
| 2014 | Black Rose | Emily Smith | |
| Hunting the Phantom | Rush | ||
| Mercenaries | Kat Morgan | ||
| 2016 | Beyond the Game | Amanda | |
| 2017 | Body of Deceit | Alice | |
| 2019 | Purity Falls | Nicole | |
| 2020 | BSA Live | A Star | |
| 2022 | Repeater | Nadia Sykes | |
| 2024 | Darkness of Man | Claire | |
| Dark Night of the Soul | Alex | ||
| 2025 | No Address | Kim |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | As the World Turns | Danielle Andropoulos (No. 3) | Regular Cast |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Rena | Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead" |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Sonya Dubrow | Episode: "Savior" |
| Aliens in the Family | Tiffany Kindall | Recurring Cast | |
| 1996–97 | Unhappily Ever After | Sable O'Brien | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 1996–98 | Boy Meets World | Jennifer Bassett | Guest Cast: Season 4-5 |
| 1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Penny Barnes | Episode: "AKA Superman" |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Malia | Episode: "Favorite Son" | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Kristanna | Episode: "In Your Dreams" | |
| 1997–98 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Janine Kelly | Main Cast: Season 1 |
| 1998–99 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Taja | Main Cast |
| 1999 | Sliders | Catherine Clark | Episode: "Revelations" |
| Pacific Blue | Officer Claire Keene | Episode: "Blue Hawaii: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 2000 | D.C. | Sarah Logan | Main Cast |
| 2001–02 | Philly | A.D.A. Lisa Walensky | Recurring Cast |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Jane Vasco | Main Cast |
| 2007–08 | The L Word | Paige Sobel | Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 |
| 2010 | ACME Saturday Night | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Kristanna Loken" |
| 2011–12 | Burn Notice | Rebecca Lang | Guest: Season 5, Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| 2012 | Key and Peele | Red Falcon | Episode: "Gang Stand-Off" |
| 2015 | Girl Meets World | Jennifer Bassett Minkus | Episode: "Girl Meets I Am Farkle" |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Adriana Stabilito | Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout It" |
| 2019 | Dark Stories | Christine | Episode: La poupée sanglante, Long Night |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Iphigenia / Lethe | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | T-X | |
| 2004 | Terminator 3: The Redemption | T-X |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Worn Like a Tattoo | Short Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 2004 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | MTV Movie Awards Mexico | Sexiest She-Villain | Nominated |
| 2004 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2004 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Saturn Award | Cinescape Genre Face of the Future | Nominated |
| 2008 | Lime Salted Love | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
References
edit- ^ "What happened to Terminator 3 star Kristanna Loken?". August 29, 2016.
- ^ "KRISTANNA SOMMER LOKEN". Alamy. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kristanna Loken". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c Tim Nisson (March 1, 2006). "Baring it all: BloodRayne star Kristanna Loken comes out and tells Curve why women love her-and why she loves us back". Curve. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c "VG Interview Kristanna Loken - The Terminator Files". archive.org. Archived from the original on November 19, 2006.
- ^ Robert Duncan McNeill; Garrett Wang (November 19, 2023). "Kristanna Loken". The Delta Flyers (Podcast). Event occurs at 0m49s. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Pink's Lip Stick". The Daily Mirror. October 13, 2003. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ^ Spelling, Ian (March 20, 2006). "Kristanna Loken and Benno Furmann lord it over an ancient myth in the epic Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King". SciFi.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ "Kristanna Loken: Fashion Model: Profile with photos, biography and more". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Look of the Year: 2002-2001"[usurped]. Elite Model Look. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ SoapCentral.com, Who's who in Oakdale?, Danielle Andropolus. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ D. Hagberg, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, 2003, p.56
- ^ Nasson, Tim. "Kristanna Loken Headlines Dyke-Friendly New Film, BloodRayne". Curve. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
- ^ Martinez, Yesenia (June 22, 2008). "Kristanna & Noah Wed!". Archived at Internet Archive.
- ^ Kriegh, LeeAnn (November 16, 2009). "Exclusive Interview: Catching Up with Kristanna Loken". After Ellen.
- ^ Falk, Ben (August 29, 2016). "What happened to Terminator 3 star Kristanna Loken?". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Latest film news and reviews | Yahoo Movies UK".
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