Elaine Hendrix

Katherine Elaine Hendrix (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress, model, producer, singer, dancer, and activist. She is best known for her roles in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, Inspector Gadget 2, and the 2004 documentary What the Bleep Do We Know!?
== Early life and education ==
Hendrix was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the daughter of Mary Elaine DePersio (1948–2017), of Italian, Irish and Danish descent, and Thomas Hendrix, Jr., a relative of John Hendrix (1865–1915). Her father was away from home and serving in Vietnam at the time of her birth. A week after being born, with her mother considering the name Jennifer, Hendrix was instead named Katherine Elaine Hendrix. Most of her relatives called her by her middle name, and the practice stuck, but it forced Hendrix many times to explain the middle name.[1] She has a brother, David Maher, and a sister, Stephanie Smith; both are married and have children. Hendrix was raised in Morristown, Tennessee. When Hendrix was 15, she and her mother moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended the Northside School of Performing Arts.[citation needed] Hendrix currently resides in Los Angeles. She is regularly involved with humanitarian efforts.
== Career ==
=== Dancing and modeling ===
In her senior year of high school Hendrix won a model search and became a professional dancer with the Gary Harrison Dance Co. She soon split her time as a professional model and dancer for such companies as Nike, Levi's, Mattel, and Sun Microsystems, and for a number of hip-hop artists including Whodini, Keith Sweat, and MC Hammer.
In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles, California and, shortly after, was hit by a car while riding her bike, ending her early career as a model and dancer.
=== Film and television ===
After recuperating from her accident, Hendrix was cast in the short-lived 1995 Get Smart series. She has also appeared on the television series Joan of Arcadia, Friends, Ellen, Charmed and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and had a recurring role in Married... with Children, User Friendly (1995) and Lez Be Friends (1997). Films in which she appeared include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the remake of The Parent Trap, Superstar, Inspector Gadget 2, and What the Bleep Do We Know!?. In 2006, she also appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer and the movie Coffee Date. In 2008 Hendrix appeared in two episodes of the now cancelled ABC Family show The Middleman as Roxy Wasserman, a succubus who works as a fashion designer.
She was seen in "Criminal Minds" in season four, episode 11 ("Normal", 2008) where she played a woman called Judy Hannity in a car accident caused by a man shooting her, but she survived. In 2009 Hendrix made an appearance on the ABC show Castle and in the film Rock Slyde (2009 Film).
In 2010 Hendrix played Felicia in the TriBeCa awarded film Spork.
Hendrix has also appeared as Renee on 90210 in Season 3 in "They're Playing Her Song" and "Holiday Madness". In 2014, she appeared alongside Charlie Sheen for a three-episode story arc as Warden Hartley in the FX sitcom Anger Management.
She can currently be seen in the web-series Fetching, which is also a nod to her love of animals.[2]
She also co-starred as Ava in the FX comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll with Denis Leary, Elizabeth Gillies, John Corbett, Bobby Kelly and John Ales.
On September 13, 2018, it was announced that Hendrix would appear as the recurring character Susan Andrews in the Fox Series Proven Innocent.[3]
== Activism and humanitarian efforts ==
As an avid animal rights activist, Hendrix has been advocating for animals since 2006. When she's not filming, she travels throughout North America and works with organizations around the globe to educate, demonstrate, speak, protest, build habitats, transport and rescue. In 2012 she founded The Pet Matchmaker, an organization dedicated to celebrating and inspiring the rescue, foster and adoption of homeless pets everywhere. She serves on the board of Stray Rescue of St. Louis as well as the US chapter of No to Dog Meat.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	Last Dance 	Kelly 	
1993	Laurel Canyon 	 	TV movie
1995	Road Warriors 	Marissa Rayborn 	
1996	Boys & Girls 	Blake Benedict 	TV movie
1996	Mixed Nuts 	Laurie Wynn 	TV movie
1996	Lover's Knot 	Robin 	
1996	The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas 	Marilyn Munster 	TV movie
1997	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 	Lisa Luder 	
1998	Carly 	Vel Duncan Dobbs 	TV movie
1998	Susan & Sheila The Movie (1999 Film VHS)	Kelly 	Voice
1998	The Parent Trap 	Meredith Blake 	
1999	Molly 	Jennifer Thomas 	
1999	Superstar 	Evian Graham 	
2000	Here on Earth 	Jennifer Cavanaugh 	
2000	Get Your Stuff 	Cat Hardy 	
2001	Unbakeable 	Mrs. Done 	Video short
2002	Dawg 	Angel 	
2002	Wish You Were Dead 	Melody 'Jupiter Music' Malloy	
2002	The Big Time 	Fleur Soap Announcer 	TV movie
2002	Mr. St. Nick 	Heidi Gardelle 	TV movie
2003	The Hebrew Hammer 	Blonde Bombshell 	
2003	Our Very First Sex Tape 	Woman 	Video short
2003	Inspector Gadget 2 	Gadget Model 2 / G2 	Video
2004	What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? 	Jennifer 	Documentary
2004	Stag Party 	Beth 	Short film
2005	Bow 	 	TV movie
2005	Bam Bam and Celeste 	Jackie 	
2006	What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole 	Jennifer 	Documentary
2006	Down the P.C.H. 	Samantha 	
2006	Coffee Date 	Bonnie 	
2007	LA Blues 	Brenda Simon 	
2007	The Dukes 	Stephanie 	
2007	Charlie's Bitch Ass Hos 	Ass 	Short film
2008	Two Sisters 	Carley 	TV movie
2008	Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder 	Agnes Dart 	TV movie
2008	Tru Loved 	Mrs. Muller 	
2008	Player 5150 	Mrs. Lanzelin 	
2008	Twisted Faith 	Sandra 	Short film
2008	Friends & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2 	Patti 	
2008	Food for Thought 	Miss Priss 	Short film
2009	Strombreaker 	Geoffrey Sax 	
2009	The Cloggers 	Kristie 	Short film
2009	Rock Slyde 	Judy Bee 	
2009	Within 	Sadie Weiss 	
2009	Dear Lemon Lima 	Coach Roach 	
2009	Haunting At The Beacon 	Vanessa Carver 	
2010	Nurses Who Kill... 	Monroe 	Short film
2010	Hated 	Betty Churchill 	
2010	Magic 	Amanda Francis 	
2010	Cutthroat 	Lacey Andrews 	TV movie
2010	Good Intentions 	Etta Milford 	
2010	Spork 	Felicia 	
2011	Fading of the Cries 	Maggie 	
2011	Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 	Colleen Mansfield 	Video
2011	Beholder 	Evelyn 	Short film
2011	Witness Insecurity 	Susan 	
2011	Deep in the Heart 	Patsy 	
2011	Material Lies 	Deborah 	
2012	Anything But Christmas 	Grace 	
2013	The Violation 	Janice Dougherty 	Short film
2015	Kids vs Monsters 	Mary 	
2017	Shot 	Nurse Marci 	
2018	Lez Bomb 	Maggie 	
2018	Christmas at Pemberley Manor 	Caroline 	
2019	Adopt a Highway 	Diane Spring 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992 	Doogie Howser, M.D. 	Fantasy Girl #2 	Episode: "The Big Sleep... Not!"
1993 	Fallen Angels 	Auditioning Blonde #1	Episode: "Since I Don't Have You"
1994 	Days of Our Lives 	Brandee Fields 	Episode: "#1.7193"
1994 	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Dolly Cousins 	Episode: "Wild Card"
1995 	Ellen 	Maya 	Episode: "Ballet Class"
1995 	Get Smart 	Agent 66 	7 episodes
1995 	Married... with Children 	Sandy 	Episode: "User Friendly"
1997 	Married... with Children 	Elaine 	Episode: "Lez Be Friends"
2000 	The Weber Show 	Jamie 	Episode: "...And Then He Looked at Wendell's Thing"
2001 	First Years 	Frances O'Donnell 	Episode: "The First Thing You Do..."
2001 	Special Unit 2 	Medusa 	Episode: "The Rocks"
2001–2002	The Chronicle 	Kristen Martin 	7 episodes
2002 	Friends 	Sally 	Episode: "The One with the Pediatrician"
2003 	Mister Sterling 	Tori Wheeler 	Episode: "Statewide Swing"
2003 	Watching Ellie 	Daisy 	Episode: "Date"
2003 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Harper Fitzgerald 	Episode: "Forever"
2003 	Coupling 	Molly 	Episode: "Holiday"
2003–2005	Joan of Arcadia 	Ms. Lischak 	17 episodes
2004 	Oliver Beene 	Aunt Connie 	Episode: "X-ray Specs"
2004 	Charmed 	Clea 	Episode: "Witch Wars"
2004 	Crossing Jordan 	Julie Seaton 	Episode: "Dead in the Water"
2004 	Quintuplets 	Lisa Appleby 	Episode: "Thanksgiving Day Charade"
2005 	CSI: Miami 	Joann Nivens 	Episode: "Felony Flight"
2005 	Ghost Whisperer 	Sandra Holloway 	Episode: "Undead Comic"
2006 	ER 	Brinn 	Episode: "Parenthood"
2008 	The Middleman 	Roxy Wasserman 	Episode: "The Accidental Occidental Conception"
Episode: "The Cursed Tuba Contingency"
2008 	Criminal Minds 	Judy Hannity 	Episode: "Normal"
2009 	Privileged 	Elyse Valencour 	Episode: "All About Confessions"
Episode: "All About Betrayal"
2009 	Castle 	Melissa Talbot 	Episode: "When the Bough Breaks"
2009–2011	Poor Paul 	Pauline 	5 episodes
2010 	The Mentalist 	Julia 	Episode: "Red Herring"
2010 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Vanessa Maragos 	Episode: "Little Angels"
2010 	Rules of Engagement 	Stephanie 	Episode: "Refusing to Budget"
2010–2011	90210 	Renee 	4 episodes
2014 	Maron 	Lauren 	Episode: "White Truck"
2014 	Anger Management 	Warden Hartley 	3 episodes
2015–2016	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 	Ava 	Series Regular; 20 episodes
2017 	Stitchers 	Kate 	Episode: "Kill it Forward"
2019 	Proven Innocent 	Susan Andrews 	Recurring
=== Video Games ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2015	Resident Evil Revelations 2	Alex Wesker	Likeness and motion capture[4]