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Krysten Ritter Biography

Birth Name:Krysten Alyce Ritter

Birth Place:Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • A member of the rock band Ex Vivian
  • Posed for the PETA campaign in 2013 to warn owners against leaving their pets in cars during the summer
  • Started out as a model represented by Elite Model Management
  • Made her off-Broadway debut in "All This Intimacy" by Rajiv Joseph in 2006
  • Made her screen acting debut in the film "Someone Like You․․․" in 2001
  • Quote: "I've never been a fearful person․ When I was growing up, I wanted to be an actress, a writer, and a musician and I never really processed that those are the three hardest jobs - I just never even processed it․"
  • Quote: "Writing songs is terrifying․ It's such a vulnerable thing․․․I'm an actor and I write, so you can hide behind a page or hide behind a character․ But writing songs and singing them is a completely different thing․"
  • Best known for her role as Suze in "Confessions of a Shopaholic," as Jane Margolis in "Breaking Bad," and as Chloe in "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23․"
  • She is a member of the rock band Ex Vivian
  • Appeared in the web series "Woke Up Dead" in 2009
  • Has designed a dress with Corey Lynn Calter as well as a line of shoes
  • Appeared in a commercial for "Dr․ Pepper․"
  • Has appeared on stage in the play "All This Intimacy․"

Awards

  • 2012Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Villain: nominated
  • 2015IGN Award-Best TV Actress: nominated
  • 2015IGN Award-Best TV Hero: nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award-Best Actress on Television: nominated
  • 2016Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016Dorian Award-TV Performance of the Year - Actress: nominated
  • 2016INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016Webby Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2018Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actress on Television: nominated
  • 2019Saturn Award-Best Actress in Streaming Presentation: nominated