Christina Moore

Christina Moore
Moore in 2014
Born	(1973-04-12) April 12, 1973 Palatine, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedian, fashion designer, model, screenwriter
Years active	1996–present
Height	5' 6" (1.68 m)
Spouse(s)	John Ducey (m. 2008)

Christina Moore (born April 12, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, fashion designer, model and screenwriter. She is most notable for her membership in the main cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv, for replacing Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show during the sixth season and for portraying Candy Sullivan in the TNT show Hawthorne. She had a recurring role in 90210.

Early life

Christina Moore was born in Palatine, Illinois. She became interested in performing as a young girl at her family's church by getting involved with the singing and performing programs. When she was in high school, she toured with a children's musical theatre troupe throughout the city of Chicago.

Moore's first professional job was in summer stock in Evansville, Indiana, where she performed in Young Abe: the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Outdoor Musical Drama. Her theatre credits included roles in stage productions of Annie, Cinderella and Big River. Her mother is Abby Moore. She has three older sisters.

Career

After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts, Moore moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Moore's television credits included the UPN comedy, The Bad Girl's Guide and Hyperion Bay. She had recurring roles on Pasadena and Unhappily Ever After, with additional television credits that include guest appearances on 24, Just Shoot Me!, Friends, and Suddenly Susan.

MADtv

Moore joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. Moore was noted for her impressions of Christina Aguilera, Shannon Elizabeth, Sharon Stone, Trista Rehn, and Brittany Murphy. Moore is one out of two former members of the MADtv cast to join the cast of That '70s Show. The other MADtv alumnus is Josh Meyers, who played Randy Pearson in That '70s Show during its final season.

Other entertainment projects

Christina Moore appeared in Married... with Children as the Gorgeous Woman in episode "Twisted" (1996). She left the MADtv at the conclusion of the eighth season to join the cast of That '70s Show. She replaced Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman during the show's sixth season. In 2005, she starred in the TV series Hot Properties, which had aired 13 episodes. Moore also starred in Without a Paddle and Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys. Moore also appeared in Two and a Half Men as Cynthia Sullivan in the episode "The Soil is Moist" (2008). Moore played Alan Harper's rebound lover on Two and a Half Men. In 2008, she began a recurring role on The CW's 90210 as Tracy Clark, the sexy and mischievous mother of Naomi Clark. Moore also narrates various audio books, including Diane Duane's Young Wizards series and Yellow Star. She was part of the main cast of Hawthorne playing Candy Sullivan.

Moore is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles for the past five years. She also has a recurring role in the Disney Channel show Jessie, as the mother of the Ross children, Christina Ross.

Personal life

On July 5, 2008, Moore married actor John Ducey, after dating for two years. Moore was a key investor and part owner of Easy Street Motorsports, a factory-backed, world record-holding drag race team featuring a highly modified Subaru Impreza WRX STi that has run 7.9 seconds at 175 mph in the quarter mile.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Sore Losers	J-Wags patron
1998	Second Skin	N/A
2004	Without a Paddle	Butterfly
2005	Complete Guide to Guys	Elaine
2007	Delta Farce	Karen
2011	Born to Race	Ms. Parker	Direct-to-video
2012	Sperm Donor	Olivia	Short film
2012	Serial Dater	N/A	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Beverly Hills, 90210	Sexy anchor	Episode: "Disappearing Act"
1996	Married... with Children	Gorgeous woman	Episode: "Twisted"
1997	The Burning Zone	Tracy	Episode: "The Last Endless Summer"
1997	Wings	Terri	Episode: "Escape from New York"
1997	Silk Stalkings	Susan Henderson	Episode: "The Rock"
1997	Fired Up	Betsy	Episode: "Ten Grand a Dance"
1997	Almost Perfect	Jenny	Episode: "K.I.S.S."
1998	Unhappily Ever After	Cherri	4 episodes (1 uncredited)
1998	The Drew Carey Show	Court reporter	Episode: "The Sex Drug"
1998	Suddenly Susan	Heather	Episode: "Pucker Up"
1998	Friends	Marjorie	Episode: "The One with All the Wedding Dresses"
1998	Conrad Bloom	Allison	Episode: "Pilot"
1998–99	Hyperion Bay	Amy Sweeny	Main cast
2000	Suddenly Susan	Elizabeth Macstone	Episode: "Dinner Party"
2000	Just Shoot Me!	Colleen	Episode: "The First Thanksgiving"
2001	Seven Days	Dr. Grace Weiman	Episode: "Head Case"
2001	Family Law	Jennifer Cooke	2 episodes
2001	Walking Shadow	Jocelyn Colby	Television film
2001–02	Pasadena	Jayleen Richards	4 episodes
2002	24	Dana	Episode: "9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m."
2002–03	MADtv	Various	25 episodes
2003–04	That '70s Show	Laurie Forman	6 episodes
2005	Unscripted	Support group testimonial	Episode #1.8
2005	The Bad Girl's Guide	Sarah	Main cast
2005	Hot Properties	Emerson Ives	Main cast
2006	Love, Inc.	Tiffany	Episode: "Anything But Love"
2006	Will & Grace	Kitty	Episode: "Partners 'n' Crime"
2007	The Wedding Bells	Chrissie Miller	Episode: "The Most Beautiful Girl"
2007	Women's Murder Club	Drew Kaplan	Episode: "Play Through the Pain"
2008	Unhitched	Barbara	Episode: "Woman Marries Horse"
2008	Two and a Half Men	Cynthia Sullivan	Episode: "The Soil Is Moist"
2008–09, 2013	90210	Tracy Clark	11 episodes
2009–11	Hawthorne	Candy Sullivan	Main cast (seasons 1–2); special guest (season 3); 20 episodes
2009	Sonny with a Chance	Tammi Hart	Episode: "Hart to Hart"
2010	Burn Notice	Isabella Corvino	Episode: "Partners in Crime"
2011–12	True Blood	Suzanne McKittrick	4 episodes
2011–15	Jessie	Christina Ross	16 episodes
2011	Free Agents	Hank's date	Episode: "Rebranding"
2012	Man Up!	Marcy	Episode: "Be Who You're Not"
2012	Rules of Engagement	Jane	Episode: "Missed Connections"
2012, 2014	Last Man Standing	April	Episodes: "Found Money", "April, Come She Will"
2012	Castle	Stephanie Frye	Episode: "The Final Frontier"
2014	Suburgatory	Karen	Episode: "Dalia Nicole Smith"

As screenwriter

• Running Wild (2016)

External links

• Christina Moore at the Internet Movie Database
• Christina Moore at AllMovie