Emily Rutherfurd is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Christine "New Christine" Hunter on The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine is an American comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus which ran for five seasons on CBS from March 13, 2006, to May 12, 2010...

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Personal life

Rutherfurd was raised in New York and attended Sacred Heart

Convent of the Sacred Heart (New York)

The Convent of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic all-girl school in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Teaching grades from pre-kindergarten through twelve, it is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side at East 91st Street and Fifth Avenue....

 on the Upper East Side

Upper East Side

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. She also attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, MA
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Loch Gallagher, and their daughter, Grace.

Career

Her previous television credits included The Ellen Show

The Ellen Show

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, Married to the Kellys

Married to the Kellys

Married to the Kellys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 2003 to 2004 with a run of 22 episodes. Set in a suburb of Kansas City, the series stars Breckin Meyer and Kiele Sanchez. The show was a part of the TGIF Friday night line up, after Hope and Faith, airing at 9:30 EST...

, a recurring role in Will & Grace

Will & Grace

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as a student in Jack McFarland

Jack McFarland

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's acting class, and a guest appearance on What I Like About You

What I Like About You (TV series)

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. Her feature film credits include Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown (film)

Elizabethtown is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow...

, Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

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, and Loves Me Loves Me Not.

External links

• Emily Rutherfurd at CBS.com