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estrada in february 2011 http://kimberlyestrada.com/ 2000 -- present washington , d.c. , u.s. add kim estrada.jpg kimberly estrada
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kimberly estrada

kimberly estrada is an american actress known for playing a wide range of roles , from professional boxer to vixen .
estrada is an ethnic blend of primarily chinese , spanish and native descent and has an extensive background in martial arts and combat including shaolin kempo , jeet kun do kung fu , jiu-jitsu , tae kwon do , kickboxing and western boxing .
an accomplished athlete , estrada was the only girl playing on her high school 's boys soccer team and then played soccer for the university of maryland , college park at the ncaa division 1 level .
at the university of maryland , estrada earned scholar-athlete awards , graduating cum laude with a bachelor 's degree in criminal justice .
estrada has been directed by academy award winners clint eastwood , bill condon , oliver stone and the coen brothers .
she was cast and directed by clint eastwood in best picture `` million dollar baby '' , as one of hilary swank 's character 's opponents .
she was spokesmodel # 16 on the first 45 episodes of nbc 's `` deal or no deal '' and was named as one of people magazine 's 100 most beautiful people in 2006 .
estrada has been a guest on `` good morning america '' and `` the best damn sports show period '' .
in 8 episodes of the cw 's `` easy money '' , estrada -lrb- as cherise buffkin -rrb- had the opportunity to work with laurie metcalf , who played her mother-in-law .
recent tv appearances include : `` criminal minds '' , `` all my children '' , `` sons of anarchy '' , `` castle '' , and `` chuck '' .
estrada has expanded to working behind the camera as well and was an associate producer on the latest film by michael oblowitz , `` the ganzfeld experiment '' .
she also produced a web series called `` advent '' , which was released in 2011 .
she has several projects in development , including `` frazzled '' , a screenplay written by mark winzer , which she is producing with maxwell sinovoi .
other projects in development include : effa , directed by penny marshall , three kisses , directed by alfredo de villa , and snow globe written by meaghan mallon .
additionally , kimberly is developing the thriller screenplay david in a co-production with f comme film producers jean-louis livi and victor livi .
