Kristina Anapau
Encyclopedia
Kristina Anapau is an American
actress
, is the daughter of Richard Stephen Roper, a scientist
and Gloria Lea Kaiser
Roper, an artist
. Shortly after graduating from high school at fifteen and entering the University of Hawaii at Mānoa
, she was cast in the Oahu
-filmed television movie Escape From Atlantis, that was to be the start of her acting career.
She is a classically trained pianist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Skidmore College in New York.
Before gaining success as a film and TV actress, Anapau had intended to become a classical ballerina, having trained since the age of 5.
She is a descendant of British nobility, specifically, The Baron Teynham
(Sir John Roper) .
, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder and Vincent Cassel. She has recently been seen on HBO's hit series, True Blood
, and will be starring in the 2012 feature film, "Sighting", directed by Tedi Sarafian.
Anapau starred with Christina Ricci
and Jesse Eisenberg
in the Dimension Films
thriller Cursed, directed by Wes Craven
, and also appeared in the films Madison
, starring Jim Caviezel and Academy Award Nominee Bruce Dern
.
Anapau has also appeared in television productions such as House, M.D., Monk, CSI: NY, Once and Again, General Hospital, For the People, Haunted, The Opposite of Sex, "Knight Rider" and the VH1
telefilm They Shoot Divas, Don't They? Anapau also starred opposite comedian Dane Cook in the Sony Television produced pilot Cooked and on the hit A&E series, "The Glades".
Anapau was a cover model for Stuff magazine
. She was also one of Stuff magazine's "103 Sexiest Women in the World". as well as Stuff Magazine's "Hollywood's Most Wanted- 50 Hottest Women to Watch"
for Best Ensemble for Self Medicated
(2005)
She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble for Black Swan
.
Kristina won the Actress No Ka Oi award at the 2011 Big Island Film Festival.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress
Private life
Kristina Elizabeth Anapau Roper, was born and raised on the island of HawaiiHawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
, is the daughter of Richard Stephen Roper, a scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
and Gloria Lea Kaiser
Kaiser
Kaiser is the German title meaning "Emperor", with Kaiserin being the female equivalent, "Empress". Like the Russian Czar it is directly derived from the Latin Emperors' title of Caesar, which in turn is derived from the personal name of a branch of the gens Julia, to which Gaius Julius Caesar,...
Roper, an artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. Shortly after graduating from high school at fifteen and entering the University of Hawaii at Mānoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
, she was cast in the Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
-filmed television movie Escape From Atlantis, that was to be the start of her acting career.
She is a classically trained pianist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Skidmore College in New York.
Before gaining success as a film and TV actress, Anapau had intended to become a classical ballerina, having trained since the age of 5.
She is a descendant of British nobility, specifically, The Baron Teynham
Baron Teynham
Baron Teynham, of Teynham in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1616 for Sir John Roper. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent. The latter's third son, the eighth Baron, married, as his second wife, Anne...
(Sir John Roper) .
Career
Anapau apppeared in 2010's "Black Swan"Black Swan (film)
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder and Vincent Cassel. She has recently been seen on HBO's hit series, True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
, and will be starring in the 2012 feature film, "Sighting", directed by Tedi Sarafian.
Anapau starred with Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values , and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper...
and Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
in the Dimension Films
Dimension Films
Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films...
thriller Cursed, directed by Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
, and also appeared in the films Madison
Madison (film)
Madison is a semi-fictional 2001 film about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s. It stars James Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana community-owned racing team.-Background:...
, starring Jim Caviezel and Academy Award Nominee Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American film actor. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television shows. He frequently takes roles as a character actor, often playing unstable and villainous characters...
.
Anapau has also appeared in television productions such as House, M.D., Monk, CSI: NY, Once and Again, General Hospital, For the People, Haunted, The Opposite of Sex, "Knight Rider" and the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
telefilm They Shoot Divas, Don't They? Anapau also starred opposite comedian Dane Cook in the Sony Television produced pilot Cooked and on the hit A&E series, "The Glades".
Anapau was a cover model for Stuff magazine
Stuff (magazine)
Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
. She was also one of Stuff magazine's "103 Sexiest Women in the World". as well as Stuff Magazine's "Hollywood's Most Wanted- 50 Hottest Women to Watch"
Filmography
- General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(unknown episodes) .... Nurse Quinn - Escape from Atlantis (1998) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Katriana (as Kristina Roper) - Locoweed & Other Discoveries (1999) (VDirect-to-videoDirect-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
) .... Elizabeth Ann - Opposite SexOpposite Sex (TV series)Opposite Sex is an American comedy-drama series that aired during FOX's summer 2000 schedule. The series was one of the first teen dramas to primarily use independent artists on its soundtrack by such acts as Elliott Smith and Ben Lee.-Synopsis:...
(1 episode, "The Virgin Episode", 2000) .... Helen - 100 Girls100 Girls100 Girls is a 2000 comedy film written and directed by Michael Davis. It tells the story of a college student's efforts to find a mystery girl with whom he had sex on an elevator during a black out.-Plot:...
(2000) .... Sasha - UndressedUndressed (TV series)Undressed is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.-Synopsis:...
(unknown episodes, 2000) .... Roxy - MadisonMadison (film)Madison is a semi-fictional 2001 film about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s. It stars James Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana community-owned racing team.-Background:...
(2001) .... Tami Johnson - Once and AgainOnce and AgainOnce and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father...
(1 episode, "Best of Enemies", 2001) .... Kimberly - HauntedHaunted (TV series)Haunted is an American television program first aired in September 2002 on UPN. The program, which was filmed in Vancouver, was canceled in November 2002 due to low ratings. As a result, only seven of the completed episodes were aired. However, all eleven filmed episodes have subsequently been...
(1 episode, "Grevious Angels", 2002) .... Tierney Eastway - They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Tara Quinn - For the People (1 episode, "Nexus", 2003) .... Cissy Bunton
- Cruel Intentions 3Cruel Intentions 3Cruel Intentions 3 is a 2004 American teen drama film directed by Scott Ziehl and released direct-to-video in 2004. Despite its name, the movie has almost no relation to the previous films in the series, except for the shared themes and the lead character in this film, Cassidy Merteuil, who is a...
(2004) (VDirect-to-videoDirect-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
) .... Cassidy Merteuil - Cooked (2005) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Sydney - Cursed (2005) .... Brooke
- Self MedicatedSelf MedicatedSelf Medicated is a 2007 independent film based on real-life events from writer/director/lead actor Monty Lapica about Andrew, a troubled teenager whose mother has him kidnapped at age 17 by a private company and forcibly committed to a locked-down psychiatric institute.-Synopsis:Based on true events...
(2005) .... Nicole - CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
(1 episode, "City Of The Dolls", 2005) .... Virginia Felton - Celebrity DeathmatchCelebrity DeathmatchCelebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries...
(1 episode, "New Celebrity Deathmatch: Bigger & Better Than Ever", 2006) .... Nicole RichieNicole RichieNicole Camille Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. Her father was Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who played for a brief time with Lionel Richie, and her mother Karen was the executive assistant for Sheila Escovedo...
(voice) - House, M.D.House (TV series)House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
(1 episode, "Living the Dream", 2008) .... Marie - MonkMonk (TV series)Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
(1 episode, "Mr. Monk Falls in Love", 2008) .... Amanda - Knight RiderKnight Rider (2008 TV series)Knight Rider was a 2008 series that follows the 1982 TV series of the same title and the 2008 television movie. The series stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight. The series also stars Deanna Russo as Sarah Graiman, Traceur's former girlfriend and love interest....
(1 episode, "Journey to the End of the Knight", 2008) .... Celine Lea - Black Swan (film)Black Swan (film)Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
(2010) .... Galina - True BloodTrue BloodTrue Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
(1 episode S04E12, "Soul of Fire", 2011) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
).... Maurella - "The Speak" (2011) .... Paige Stone (post-production)
- "The GladesThe GladesThe Glades or The glades may refer to:* The Glades , a shopping centre in London, United Kingdom* The Glades , a nickname given to areas in western Palm Beach County, Florida...
" (2010)...Darcy Owens - "5 Souls" (2011)...Jessica
- "Sighting" (2012) .... Theresa (post-production)
- "BlackJacks" (2013) ... Lisa Westbrook
Awards and nominations
She won the Copper Wing Award at the 2006 Phoenix Film FestivalPhoenix Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival is a festival that celebrates feature films and their creators. The celebration takes place annually in the city of Phoenix, Arizona...
for Best Ensemble for Self Medicated
Self Medicated
Self Medicated is a 2007 independent film based on real-life events from writer/director/lead actor Monty Lapica about Andrew, a troubled teenager whose mother has him kidnapped at age 17 by a private company and forcibly committed to a locked-down psychiatric institute.-Synopsis:Based on true events...
(2005)
She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble for Black Swan
Black Swan (film)
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
.
Kristina won the Actress No Ka Oi award at the 2011 Big Island Film Festival.