Krysten Ritter

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Biography

A striking model-turned-actress, Krysten Ritter was a featured extra in the Julia Roberts drama "Mona Lisa Smile" (2003) but achieved more notice for playing poor little rich girl Gia Goodman on "Veronica Mars" (UPN, 2004-06; The CW, 2006-07). After recurring on "Gilmore Girls" (The WB, 2000-06; The CW, 2006-07) and "'Til Death" (Fox, 2006-2010), Ritter essayed a string of quirky, sharp-tongued best friends in "27 Dresses" (2008), "What …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

Krysten Alice Ritter on December 16, 1981 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Made feature writing and producing debut, "L!fe Happens"; also co-starred with Kate Bosworth and Rachel Bilson

2010

Co-starred on "Gravity," a Starz series about a group of out-patient suicide survivors

2010

Landed featured role in romantic comedy "She's Out of My League"

2009

Appeared on second season of AMC drama "Breaking Bad" as a drug addict

2009

Played the best friend of Isla Fisher's character in feature adaptation of "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

2008

Cast as Gina the Goth in the Katherine Heigl vehicle "27 Dresses"

2005

Landed recurring role on "Veronica Mars" (UPN, The CW) as the daughter of Steve Guttenberg's character

2005

TV movie debut, "Pool Guys" (Fox)

2004

TV series debut, "Law & Order" (NBC)

2003

Landed minor role as an art history student in Mike Newell's "Mona Lisa Smile"

2001

First film appearance, playing a model in the romantic comedy "Someone Like You..."

Moved to NYC at 18 to pursue modeling

Discovered at 15 at a shopping-center modeling call

Raised on a farm in Shickshinny, PA

2012

Cast as the titular vixen on ABC's "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23"