Thread: “Mad Men” star Christina Hendricks might be the sexiest redhead…ever.

she seems smart to me

Originally Posted by bio-chem

she seems smart to me

While this thread's initial post highlights her... physique, Hendricks seems smart to me, too.

Christina Hendricks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born Christina Rene Hendricks, May 3, 1975, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Known for Role as Joan Holloway
Height 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m)[1]
Spouse Geoffrey Arend (2009–present)

Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress known for her role as Joan Holloway in the AMC cable television series Mad Men, and as Saffron in Fox's short-lived series Firefly. Hendricks was named "the sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine.[2]

Contents

• 1 Career
  
  • 1.1 Cultural influence
  
  
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Awards and nominations
• 4 Filmography

Career

Hendricks has made a number of guest television appearances, starting as a regular in the series Beggars and Choosers. Since then, she has starred in the series The Big Time and The Court, opposite Sally Field and Craig Bierko, as well as the legal drama Kevin Hill. She has also had recurring roles in ER and Firefly and guest-starred in episodes of Angel, Miss Match, Tru Calling, Presidio Med, Without a Trace, and Las Vegas. Hendricks starred opposite Kip Pardue in South of Pico. La Cucina, an award-winning indie film, premiered on Showtime in December 2009 and stars Hendricks as a sexy writer opposite Joaquim de Almeida. She has appeared in four episodes of the NBC TV show Life in the recurring role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be stepmother and Ted Earley's love interest. She also starred in music videos for "The Ghost Inside" by Broken Bells,[3] and Everclear's "One Hit Wonder".[citation needed]

Her best-known role is that of Joan Holloway on the award-winning AMC series Mad Men. Hendricks' character is the office manager of advertising agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (SCDP), providing mentoring to a group of women who must deal with the come-ons and callousness of professional advertising executives.

She is set to appear in a new action-thriller directed by Nicolas Winding Refn called Drive alongside Carey Mulligan and Ryan Gosling.[4]

Cultural influence

Hendricks, who in July 2010 was a U.S. size 14,[5] has received considerable positive attention due to her voluptuous figure.[6] She has been credited as a role model for full-figured women[5] and was nicknamed the "sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine.[2]

British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone praised Hendricks' hourglass figure as an ideal shape for women, saying "Christina Hendricks is absolutely fabulous... We need more of these role models. There is such a sensation when there is a curvy role model. It shouldn't be so unusual."[5]

Hendricks commented in September 2010 that the media is too focused on women's bodies and not their actual talents, "I was working my butt off on the show [Mad Men] and then all anyone was talking about was my body."[7]

A study by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons attributed a 10% rise in 2010 of the number of British women receiving breast augmentation surgery in part to Hendricks' influence.[8]

Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara says her portrayal of Joan Holloway has revolutionized perceptions of beauty on television.[9] She has been called the "new modern ideal of Hollywood glamour—full figured, voluptuous; a throwback to the days of Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell and Veronica Lake."[10] British designer Vivienne Westwood selected her to represent its "Get A Life" Palladium jewelry collection in March 2011. Westwood described Hendricks as "the embodiment of beauty."[11]

Personal life

Hendricks is a natural blonde and began coloring her hair red at the age of ten.[12][13] She began acting in children's musical theater productions in Twin Falls, Idaho. On October 11, 2009, Hendricks married actor Geoffrey Arend.[14]

Awards and nominations

• Won the 2006 SyFy Genre Awards for Best Special Guest/Television for the Firefly episode "Trash".
• Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007) shared with Bryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton.
• Won for the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2008)
• Won the 2009 Best Actress—Drama Series for Mad Men at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival
• Voted Best Looking American Woman by Esquire magazine in 2010.[15]
• Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Mad Men
• Tied with Margo Martindale for the Critics' Choice Television award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
• Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Mad Men

From Christina Hendricks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

She is stunning, and I love her work on Mad Men. Fantastic show.

I liked her as that thief on Firefly. She's added a few lbs since those days but that isn't a bad thing.

That is one fine ass ginger!

I'm not a fan of redheads...but this one is two thumbs up

Nor am I, but I think that redhead you posted in CJ's Lounge is better looking, Curt.

she's too pale and too big for my taste

She was kind of hot on Firefly, but my eyes were always fixed on Inara(Morena Baccarin) or Zoe (Gina Torres) who is still looking fine on the new show 'Suits', Larry Fishburne is a lucky man....

Originally Posted by maniclion

She was kind of hot on Firefly, but my eyes were always fixed on Inara(Morena Baccarin) or Zoe (Gina Torres) who is still looking fine on the new show 'Suits', Larry Fishburne is a lucky man....

I agree with you about Inara. Broke my heart when she had short hair in that remake of V on tv last year. I always had a thing for Kaylee myself.

One could tittie fuck this Christina chick for a week and never see the same spot twice.

Originally Posted by IronAddict

Nor am I, but I think that redhead you posted in CJ's Lounge is better looking, Curt.

ahahaHA This one?

Originally Posted by Curt James

That's just wrong, man.

Originally Posted by Curt James

ahahaHA This one?

That's just wrong, man.

Touchet, you bastad!

Just like bowling, huh?

We set em up, you knock em down!

Originally Posted by Curt James

And I haven't forgotten this gem...

Two times.

CJ, Now you have me hooked on this women....

Oh I'm gonna go to the special hell...

She's not even a real redhead. But that wouldn't slow me down.

Yep...she's smokin'!!!

i blame this on rap music.....she's chunky.......disgusting.......every woman should look like jamie eason (perfection)

Originally Posted by irish_2003

i blame this on rap music.....she's chunky.......disgusting.......every woman should look like jamie eason (perfection)

There's something wrong with you. Christina Hendricks is smokin' hot!

Christina Hendricks, ya she is an absolute goddess and I think a couple of months ago
some people in Hollywood were saying she was " overweight",
the only conclusion I can come to is they are fag's ( gay men) and only like men to be honest about it!

Originally Posted by irish_2003

i blame this on rap music.....she's chunky.......disgusting.......every woman should look like jamie eason (perfection)

Originally Posted by SilentBob187

I liked her as that thief on Firefly. She's added a few lbs since those days but that isn't a bad thing.

Beat me to it. I feel in love with her when I saw her on that show. Dirty kinky theif!

Originally Posted by irish_2003

i blame this on rap music.....she's chunky.......disgusting.......every woman should look like jamie eason (perfection)

You sound like a virgin.

Originally Posted by myCATpowerlifts

You sound like a virgin.

no, i just have no interest in fat chics

Originally Posted by irish_2003

no, i just have no interest in fat chics

Irish...I respect your opinion, but she isn't even fat

Hell most of the women, in my area of residence, would KILL to look like her