Kristen Connolly

Connolly is the kind of dependable character actress who quietly makes the projects around her better. The Cabin in the Woods is where most people first clocked her, playing the deceptively sharp final girl in a film that constantly subverts horror tropes, and she nailed the tonal tightrope it required. Then House of Cards let her do something quieter and more wounded. She trained at Yale, and it shows in how controlled and unshowy her choices are. She has never become a household name, but she's exactly the sort of reliable, intelligent performer that good ensembles are built on.

Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980, in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American actress. A graduate of Middlebury College and the Yale School of Drama, she is best known for her roles in the horror film The Cabin in the Woods and as Christina Gallagher in the Netflix political drama House of Cards. She has also appeared in the CBS series Zoo and various film and stage productions.

Name (English)

Kristen Connolly

Name (Japanese)

クリステン・コノリー

Reading

くりすてん・このりー

Born

July 12, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

Actor / Film producer / Television actor / Film actor

University

Middlebury College

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristen%20Connolly
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• Born in New Jersey
• Actor
• Film producer
• Television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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