Myndy Crist

Myndy Crist
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseJosh Stamberg
Children2 daughters

Myndy Crist is an American actress who has appeared in more than 50 films and television series. In 2019, she received a Jury Best Actress Award at the 2019 Riverside International Film Festival for her role in the 2018 film Wake.[1]

Early life and career

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Crist grew up in Marin County, California, and graduated from the UCLA School of Theater and Film. Her first onscreen role was in 1995 in an episode of Living Single, and within a few years she was playing supporting roles in films like Gun Shy (2000), Chain of Fools (2000), and Hanging Up (2000).[2] In 2002, she starred as Janet LeClaire in the short-lived TV drama, Breaking News.[3][4]

More recently, Crist has appeared in TV shows such as Satisfaction (2014),[5] Major Crimes (2015), Code Black (2016) and The Rookie (2019). She had a supporting role in the 2013 film, Dark Skies, and a starring role in the 2018 film, Wake.[6][7]

Personal life

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Crist was married to actor Josh Stamberg. The couple have two daughters, one of whom is named Vivian.[8]

Partial filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Static Betty Jennings
1997 The Line Anne Short film
2000 Gun Shy Myrna
2000 Hanging Up Dr. Kelly
2000 Chain of Fools Jeannie
2000 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Laura Short film
2002 The Time Machine Jogger
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Lynne
2013 Dark Skies Karen Jessop
2015 Day Out of Days Jen
2018 Wake Molly Harrison

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Living Single Gail 1 episode: "Legal Briefs"
1995 New York Daze Susan Pilot episode: "Too Something"
1997 Damian Cromwell's Postcards from America Elizabeth Elkins Unknown episodes
1999 The King of Queens Jessica Wicks 1 episode: "Female Problems"
1999–2000 ER Valerie Page 2 episodes: "How the Finch Stole Christmas", "The Domino Heart"
2001 Taking Back Our Town Lisa LaVie TV film
2001 Ball & Chain Mallory Bulson TV film
2002 The Guardian Doris Greene 1 episode: "In Loco Parentis"
2002 Baseball Wives[9] Nicole Camden Unaired TV pilot
2002 Breaking News Janet LeClaire 13 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carrie Huitt 1 episode: "Futility"
2003 Without a Trace Sarah Sellars 1 episode: "Confidence"
2003 Two and a Half Men Wendy 1 episode: "Phase One, Complete"
2003–2004 Six Feet Under Dana 4 episodes
2004 Cold Case Dana Hunter 1 episode: "Factory Girls"
2004 House Elise Snow 1 episode: "Fidelity"
2004–2005 NYPD Blue Carly Landis 2 episodes: "Fish Out of Water", "Stoli with a Twist"
2005 24 Melissa 1 episode: "Day 4: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m."
2005 CSI: Miami Karla Jane Gardner 1 episode: "Identity"
2005 Crossing Jordan Andrea Carruthers 1 episode: "Death Goes On"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Mrs. Hanson 1 episode: "Staring at the Sun"
2009 Eleventh Hour Dr. Veronica Reeves 1 episode: "Miracle"
2009 The Mentalist Jessie Skelling 1 episode: "Carnelian, Inc."
2009 Drop Dead Diva Mindy Billmeyer 1 episode: "The 'F' Word"
2010 Bones Grace Redmon 1 episode: "The Predator in the Pool"
2010 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 Carolyn Bell TV film
2010 The Whole Truth Melanie 1 episode: "Young Love"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Emily Chambers 1 episode: "Enemy Within"
2012 90210 Lawyer 1 episode: "Forever Hold Your Peace"
2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Nicole 1 episode: "Emily and... The Perfect Storm"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rebecca Brewer 1 episode: "The Book of Shadows"
2014 Satisfaction Gail 1 episode: "...Through Exposure"
2015 NCIS Jennifer Vickers 1 episode: "No Good Deed"
2015 The Night Shift Lisa Edwards 1 episode: "Moving On"
2015 Major Crimes Selma Hewitt 1 episode: "Thick as Thieves"
2016 Code Black Susan Stein 1 episode: "Love Hurts"
2018 Criminal Minds Trish Gaines 1 episode: "Full-Tilt Boogie"
2019 The Rookie Abby 1 episode: "Caught Stealing"
2019 Pearson McDermott Partner 2 episodes: "The Rival", "The Fixer"

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Festival Winners". Riverside International Film Festival. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ Emanuel Levy (13 February 2000). "Hanging Up". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ Neil Genzlinger (17 July 2002). "Television Review; An Upstart News Team on the Beat". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ Owen, Rob (2002-07-14). "Bravo's 'Breaking News' finally sees the light of day". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 174. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ Ed Stockly (20 August 2014). "Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Working the Engels' on NBC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ Matt Cooper (15 September 2019). "New movies in L.A. this week: Brad Pitt in 'Ad Astra,' 'Downton Abbey,' 'Rambo: Last Blood' and more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Alan Ng (28 September 2019). "Wake". Film Threat. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ Maxine Bock, Anna Herthe Rothe, Marjorie Dent Candee and Charles Moritz (2008) 'Current Biography Yearbook' (H. W. Wilson Co.) p. 561.
  9. ^ Vincent Terrace (2018) 'Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018' (McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers) p. 19.
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