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Christina Cox (b. July 31, 1971) is a Canadian actress born in Toronto, Ontario. She has appeared in numerous scifi productions. As a child, Christina studied several sports including gymnastics which has come in handy in her acting career which includes several action roles. She attended Arts York at Unionville High School where she pursued dance and theatre and honed her acting skills at the Ryerson Theatre School. She has appeared on stage in productions of Shakespeare's plays as well as several other productions including Jim Cartwright's Road. Cox' most prominent film roles include the romantic comedy Better than Chocolate, and The Chronicles of Riddick as Eve Logan. She also performed stuntwork in the film Million Dollar Baby.
Notable TV appearances include Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, a recurring role on Forever Knight as Jeanne d'Arc, Due South, "F/X: The Series as Angie Ramirez, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, First Wave, The Outer Limits, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, Mutant X, Andromeda, and House M.D..
Cox currently stars in the Lifetime series Blood Ties as private detective Vicki Nelson. She also recently appeared in the dramas Ascension Day and 3/5 of a Man.
Quotes
- It's really funny what bad behavior we allow from men and male characters, because that's quote-unquote their nature, to be cantankerous or edgy or whatever. But when women do it, they're a bitch. If there's a sexually liberated male, he's a sexually liberated male, and for a woman, she's a slut.
- I did The Chronicles of Riddick, and there were requests and discussions about giving me a butch cut and essentially dressing me like a guy, and I said, "This is not Vasquez from Aliens. She is not Vasquez." That character was a great sci-fi character, but this is a woman whose strength comes from who she is as a woman, and it's not about her wanting or needing to be a guy. She is actually tough enough on her own, from a female point of view, to do the job without having to strap her boobs down or shave her head. That makes me sad, that we feel like we have to emulate men in order to be strong.
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- I'm the littlest of three girls, and I have two wonderful, strong, opinionated sisters who speak their minds and are smart and savvy. When you are seven years younger than your older sister and four years younger than your middle, you have to fight for airtime.
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