# Cristine Prosperi

Cristine Prosperi Binnington is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Imogen Moreno on the long-running television series Degrassi. She also starred as Aria on the web series Totally Amp'd, and as Mikayla Walker in the TeenNick television series Open Heart.

## Career

Prosperi was born in Toronto, and debuted on screen when she was three in an advertisement for Unico. A singer and dancer, she began her acting career with small roles in the 2007 movies Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming and Your Beautiful Cul de Sac Home. In 2009, she guest starred on the Family Channel comedy series The Latest Buzz.
In 2011, Prosperi was cast as Imogen Moreno on the long-running television teen drama Degrassi, a role she began playing during the show's eleventh season. She remained on Degrassi until the end of the show in 2015 with the fourteenth season. For her performance, she won the Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress Award at Young Artist Awards in 2012, and she attracted a following in the LGBT community.
In 2012, Prosperi starred in the web series Totally Amp'd as Aria, and in 2013, she starred in the Nickelodeon television movie Nicky Deuce. In 2015, she appeared in the TeenNick series Open Heart, where she played the role of the bright and gossipy Mikayla Walker. In 2017, she starred as Destiny in the Bring It On film Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack.
In 2016, she starred in the Lifetime movie His Double Life. Since 2017, she continued to act in Lifetime films.

## Personal life

Prosperi got engaged to St. Louis Blues player Jordan Binnington in September 2021. The two were married on July 8, 2023 and had a son in July 2024.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Your Beautiful Cul de Sac Home | The Cat | |
| 2017 | Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack | Destiny | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Iraqi Girl | Television movie |
| 2009 | The Latest Buzz | Actor | Episode: "The Weekend Issue" |
| 2011–2012 | Really Me | Tiara | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Imogen Moreno | Main role (seasons 11–14) |
| 2013 | Nicky Deuce | Donna | Television movie |
| 2015 | Open Heart | Mikayla Walker | Main role |
| 2015 | We Are Disorderly | Sydney | Episode: "Our Leather Jackets" |
| 2016 | His Double Life | Scarlett | Television movie |
| 2016 | Raising Expectations | Chantal | Episode: "The Nerds and the Bees" |
| 2017 | The Wrong Neighbor | Lisa Sullivan | Television movie |
| 2017 | A Christmas Cruise | Jessica Knoll | Television movie |
| 2018 | Murdered at 17 | Brooke Emerson | Television movie |
| 2018 | 2nd Generation | Virginia | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | A Wedding for Christmas | Haley Foster | Television movie |
| 2019 | The Wrong Cheerleader | Becky | Television movie |
| 2020 | Killer Competition | Sarah Elsworth | Television movie |
| 2021 | The Wrong Prince Charming | Anna | Television movie |
| 2021 | Nine Films About Technology | Kayla | Episode: "Under the Influence" |
| 2021 | Putting Love to the Test | Liz Harris | Television movie |
| 2022 | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder | Diana | Television movie |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011-2012 | Totally Amp'd | Aria | 10 episodes |
| 2011-2014 | Degrassi: Minis | Imogen Moreno | 4 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Refs |
| 2012 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress | Degrassi | Won | Tied with Niamh Wilson | |
| 2013 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress | Degrassi | Nominated | | |