Chryssie Whitehead

Chryssie Whitehead
Born South Carolina
Occupation Stage, film, television actress

Chryssie Whitehead is an American actress, singer and dancer.

Whitehead grew up in South Carolina.[1] During her freshman year of high school, Whitehead was in a community theatre production of A Chorus Line in which she played a cut dancer and understudy to Judy.[2]

Before appearing on Broadway, Whitehead was a Rockette. Her Broadway debut was starring in the 2006 Broadway revival of the classic A Chorus Line in which she played the character of Kristine.[1][3] The audition process that she took to get the role can be seen in Every Little Step, a documentary of the A Chorus Line broadway revival casting process. Whitehead was featured as a chorus member in the stage adaption of White Christmas. In 2011, she appeared in the role of Kathy in the New York Philharmonic production of Company.[4]

On film, Whitehead was Julia Stiles' dance double in the final audition scene of Save the Last Dance. She has also been in independent and short films, including Magical Beast and Farm Girl in New York.

On television, Whitehead appeared as Helen Boye in a 2007 episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Kung Fu Fighting," as well as in the TV series In Plain Sight, in the episode "Coma Chameleon," playing the character of Krista. In 2011, she appeared on the TV series Castle. In 2012 she appeared on Switched at Birth in the episode "Write a Lonely Soldier." In 2014, Chryssie was a guest star for 3 of the 6 final episodes of Warehouse 13. She played Claire Donovan, the older sister and eldest sibling to Claudia and Joshua Donovan.

In addition to choreographing regional shows, Whitehead teaches dance classes part-time to children and adults.

References

  1. 1 2 Robertson, Campbell (2006-09-24). "‘A Singular Sensation,’ a New Generation". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  2. ↑ Whitehead, Chryssie (2006-08-09). "Doing It All". A Chorus Line on Broadway - Official Website: Production Blog. Archived from the original on 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Chryssie Whitehead is Kristine". Broadway.com.
  4. ↑ "Full Cast Announced for New York Philharmonic's 'Company'". BroadwayWorld.com.

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