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That '70s Laurie
Background:
Comic actress Christina Moore is best recognized as the cast member of sketch
comedy series "MADtv" in 2003, and as Laurie Forman (2003-2004), Eric's (played
by Topher Grace) manipulative, promiscuous and “loose” older sister on Fox’s
teen sitcom “That '70s Show.” She also starred in the short-lived TV series "The
Bad Girl's Guide" (UPN; as Sarah) and "Hot Properties" (ABC; as Emerson Ives).
On the big screen, she could be seen with Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and Dax
Shepard in the comedy movie Without a Paddle (2004) and with Megan West, John
Cleese and Sheryl Crow in the film adaptation of Dave Barry's Complete Guide to
Guys (2006). The 5' 6" tall actress will appear in C.B. Harding's upcoming
action/comedy film, Delta Farce, alongside Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy and
DJ Qualls.
Country Music Fan
Childhood and Family:
On April 12, 1973, Christina Moore was born in Palantine, Illinois, where she
later attended and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. Besides being a
longtime fan of country music, Moore is also an avid reader and especially
enjoys books from suspense writer James Lee Burke.
Hot Properties
Career:
First performing as a young girl at her family's church, Christina Moore later
toured with a children's musical theatre troupe throughout Chicago. She landed
her earliest professional acting job in summer stock in Evansville, Indiana,
where she performed in "Young Abe: the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Outdoor Musical
Drama." Other theatre credits include roles in stage productions of "Annie,"
"Cinderella" and "Big River." And after receiving her BFA from Illinois Wesleyan
University, Moore moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
In 1996, Moore made her first appearance on television with a guest spot in an
episode of Fox's popular primetime soap opera "Beverly Hills, 90210" and Fox's
long-running sitcom "Married… with Children." The next, year, she continued to
play guest roles in such TV series as UPN's one-season drama "The Burning Zone,"
NBC's sitcom "Wings," CBS original crime drama "Silk Stalkings," the
long-running spin-off of the popular Saved by the Bell series, "Saved by the
Bell: The New Class" (NBC), NBC short-lived sitcom "Fired Up" and CBS sitcom
"Almost Perfect." She also made her big screen debut with a tiny part in
writer-director John Michael McCarthy's disappointing sci-fi/action The Sore
Losers (1997).
Moore subsequently landed recurring roles on the WB's sitcom "Unhappily Ever
After" (as Cherri (1998)), the WB's short-lived series "Hyperion Bay" (as Amy
Sweeny (1998-1999)), and on NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan" (as Elizabeth Macstone
(1998-2000)). During that time, she was also spotted as guest on ABC
long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," NBC sitcoms "Friends" and "Just Shoot
Me!"
In 2001, Moore had recurring roles on Fox's soap opera "Pasadena" (as Jayleen
Richards) and on CBS drama drama starring Kathleen Quinlan, "Family Law." She
also appeared as a guest on UPN sci-fi series "Seven Days" and Fox's
award-winning drama/action/thriller series "24," as well as playing a role in
the TV movie Walking Shadow. The mystery telefilm was based on Robert B.
Parker's novel and stars Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantegna.
Moore subsequently was involved in more prominent TV series. She joined the cast
of sketch comedy series "MADtv" in 2003, as a feature performer during its
eighth season, in which the comic actress was remembered for her uncanny
celebrity impressions of Christina Aguilera, Shannon Elizabeth, Sharon Stone,
Trista Rehn and Brittany Murphy. Afterward, she joined the cast of Fox’s teen
sitcom “That '70s Show,” replacing Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman
(2003-2004), Eric's (played by Topher Grace) manipulative and “loose” older
sister whose promiscuity is the brunt of many jokes by the six teenagers during
the show's sixth season. She also co-starred with Matthew Lillard, Seth Green
and Dax Shepard in director Steven Brill's comedy movie Without a Paddle (2004),
playing Butterfly.
2005 saw Moore starring with Jenny McCarthy on UPN’s brief-lived series based on
a tongue-in-cheek self-help book by Cameron Tuttle, "The Bad Girl's Guide" (as
Sarah), and playing the lead role of Emerson Ives, the young and rich woman with
little work experience on ABC's ensemble comedy "Hot Properties," alongside Gail
O'Grady, Nicole Sullivan and Sofía Vergara. The next year, she was spotted as a
guest in an episode of UPN sitcom "Love, Inc." and on NBC popular, Emmy
Award-winning sitcom "Will & Grace." She also appeared in Jeff Arch's adaptation
of columnist Dave Barry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Complete Guide to Guys
(2006), alongside Megan West, John Cleese and Sheryl Crow. Recently, she just
completed C.B. Harding's upcoming action/comedy film, Delta Farce. The film,
starring Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy and DJ Qualls, is set to be released
for Lions Gate on 11 May 2007.
Behind the camera, Moore is a founding member of all-female sketch group
"Bitches Funny" who has performed in New York City and Los Angeles for the past
five years. She was also a key investor and part owner of Easy Street
Motorsports, a factory-backed, world record-holding drag race team.
Awards:
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