Kristie Marsden

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Kristie Marsden
Born Kristie Nichole Marsden
February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20) (age 30)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actress, singer, voice actor & dancer
Website
http://www.kristiemarsden.com

Kristie Marsden (born February 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer.

Marsden was the youngest Canadian actress to play the role of Sophie in the Broadway musical, Mamma Mia!. She played the role for 832 performances. She has also guest starred on numerous television shows, such as The 4400, Psych, Supernatural, Saved, Masters Of Horror, Dark Angel and many more. She made her feature film debut in 2005, in the Warner Bros. picture, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, directed by Ken Kwapis. Kristie has also been heard as a voiceover actress on various cartoon and anime shows, such as "Fraw Bow" in Mobile Suit Gundam, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, DeathNote, and Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Kristie made her series regular debut in 2007, the role of "Erin" for The N Network comedy series, About A Girl, which is still currently airing on numerous Canadian and American networks. .

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Kristie was born and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. As an energetic three year old, she’d spend hours singing and dancing to her Cyndi Lauper record, atop the family coffee table... with mic in hand! As the coffee table continued to take a beating, her Mom decided to put her into dance class. This eventually led to countless hours in the dance studio, studying with a voice coach, and acting classes. After years of competing, receiving numerous prestigious awards and scholarships, Kristie fell into Vancouver’s regional musical theatre circle. There she honed her craft, and went on to perform in over a dozen musical productions. By the time she was 17, she was a member of Canada’s premiere Young Company at the Charlottetown Festival. As the youngest member of the company, she drew rave reviews and attention in the company’s production of Somewhere In The World, and can also be heard on the original cast recording.

Upon her return to Vancouver, she was bitten by the film bug, and worked steadily in the film industry, appearing in various TV episodes, movies of the week, and TV features, as well as commercials and various animation voiceovers. While performing the role of “Zaneeta” in the Vancouver Playhouse’s production of The Music Man, she landed one of her proudest roles to date. After auditions were held in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and all across Canada, Kristie was chosen to star in the role of “Sophie Sheridan” in the 2nd National tour of the hit Broadway musical, Mamma Mia!. At the young age of 19, she toured with the show for 2 years, across 51 cities in the United States, and performed 832 performances to rave reviews.

After taking her final bow on February 28, 2004, she returned to Vancouver to start a new chapter. She immediately began rehearsals for Showtime’s original movie musical feature Reefer Madness, followed by a supporting lead role in Warner Bros’ The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, which hit theatres in June 2005. Kristie then moved to LA for a year, to continue her film career, as well as to broaden her knowledge in filmmaking and producing. Apprenticing many industry professionals, whom she'd worked with in the past, it gave her the opportunity to experience many aspects of the business that actors often do not get to experience. Kristie returned to Vancouver in the summer of 2005, to again work in Vancouver's vibrant film industry. Working on locally shot shows, such as "The 4400", "Masters Of Horror", various episodes of "Psych", as well as a series regular on "About A Girl", which continues to air on numerous networks in Canada and the United States. Kristie has also continued her voiceover career, adding her voice to such anime productions as "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "DeathNote", and the "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" series, as series regular, "Whitney Stane/Madame Masque". Kristie was a guest artist and speaker at Vancouver's Anime Evoluntion in 2009, and will again attend in 2010, as a member of the Iron Man guest panel. Kristie has also continued her passion of musical theatre, and has been seen on stage in Les Misérables and White Christmas, both part of the Vancouver Arts Club 2009/2010 season. She'll next reprise her role in White Christmas for the 2011/2012 season.

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