Chrishell Stause

Chrishell Stause

Stause at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception on June 19, 2014
Born Terrina Chrishell Stause
July 21, 1981
Draffenville, Kentucky, US
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Website
www.chrishell.com

Terrina Chrishell Stause (/tɛˌrnə krɨˌʃɛl ˈsts/, born July 21, 1981 and professionally known as Chrishell Stause) is an American actress, best known for her television roles as Amanda Dillon on All My Children and Jordan Ridgeway on Days of Our Lives.

Life and career

Stause was born in Draffenville, Kentucky. She attended Murray State University, from which she received her B.A. in Theater in 2003.[1] She is of Japanese, Spanish, and other European descent.

Stause is best known for her portrayal of Amanda Dillon in the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role she began on May 4, 2005 when the character returned to Pine Valley after a five-year absence. The role of Amanda was previously portrayed by Alexis Manta. The soap was cancelled and ended on September 23, 2011, and later Stause guest-starred in the second season of the Dana Delany series Body of Proof.[2] She also was a member of improvisational troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles.[3]

In April 2013, it was announced that Stause had joined the cast of NBC soap Days of Our Lives.[4] Her character, Jordan, first appeared in Salem on August 15, 2013.[5][6][7] On October 24, 2014, it was announced that Stause would be leaving the series in 2015.[8] It 2015, she landed the role in the ABC prime time soapy drama, Mistresses.[9]

Stause was engaged to Matthew Morrison from December 9, 2006 to 2007.[10][11] As of 2014, Stause is dating Justin Hartley.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005–11 All My Children Amanda Dillon Martin Series regular
2008 Scaring the Fish Robin
2009 The Crimson Mask Jules
2011 The Crimson Mask: Director's Cut Jules
2011 Body of Proof Justine Befort Episode: "Your Number's Up"
2012 Hot and Bothered Payton Short film
2013-15 Days of Our Lives Jordan Ridgeway Series regular
2015 Another Time Julia Practor
2015 Mistresses

References

  1. "All My Children Star Chrishell Stause Visits MSU". Murray State University. December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
  2. "All My Children's Chrishell Stause Joins Dana Delany on Body of Proof - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  3. Matt Webb Mitovich (2011-12-05). "Chrishell Stause Talks Body of Proof Role, Original All My Children Finale". TVLine. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  4. "Exclusive: All My Children Alum Chrishell Stause Joins Days of Our Lives". TV Line. June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  5. Fairman, Michael (July 2, 2013). "The Ken Corday Interview – Days of our Lives". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. "Chrishell Stause Dishes On Her 'DAYS' Debut". June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  7. Soap Opera Digest: Comings and Goings (Vol. 38, No. 33). p. 12. August 2013.
  8. "CHRISHELL STAUSE OFF DAYS". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. Rebecca Iannucci. "‘Mistresses': Chrishell Stause in Season 3 Cast - TVLine". TVLine. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. Spaner, Whitney (July 30, 2013). "Curtain Cutie: Matthew Morrison". Paper. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
  11. "Chrishell Stause says ex-fiance 'Glee's' Matthew Morrison is a real-life player - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  12. "Revenge's Justin Hartley Is Dating All My Children's Chrishell Stause". eonline.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

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