Christine Lakin
Quick Facts
Biography
Christine Helen Lakin (born January 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS situation comedy Step by Step. She also played Joan of Arc on Showtime's Reefer Madness and was the sidekick on Craig Kilborn's 2010 Fox talk show, The Kilborn File.
Early life
Lakin was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Karen (née Niedwick) and James Daley Lakin, and raised in Roswell, Georgia. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Communication.
Career
Lakin got her start acting in commercials, before landing her first major role as Young Rose in the American Civil War drama The Rose and the Jackal. That movie aired in 1990, one year before she was cast as Al Lambert, the tomboyish daughter, on Step by Step. After Step by Step was cancelled in 1998, she continued to appear in television movies, such as Showtime's Reefer Madness and 2005's Who's Your Daddy?. In 2006 she was a regular cast member in MTV's Wild 'n Out, an improv comedy show similar in structure to Whose Line Is It Anyway? She also appeared in a commercial called "But He Has Bud Light" that aired during Super Bowl XLI, in which her male companion wants to pick up a hitchhiker who has Bud Light beer in one hand and an axe in the other.
In 2008, she starred alongside Paris Hilton in the movie The Hottie and the Nottie, requiring extensive makeup to make her appear ugly. The film met dismal reviews in the US. In 2010, she became Craig Kilborn's sidekick (his "Huckleberry Friend" – a reference to his "favorite movie", Breakfast at Tiffany's) on The Kilborn File on select Fox stations. She was a judge on the YouTube competition Internet Icon alongside Ryan Higa on the YouTube channel, YOMYOMF, and she also is the creator of Worst Audition Ever, a live evening of comedy. Beginning in 2013 she has also been narrating audiobook adaptations. She also voiced the character Jane from The Walking Dead: Season Two video game. She is also the voice of news anchor Joyce Kinney in the animated sitcom Family Guy.
In March 2016, she was named to the cast of the cable network series Hollywood Darlings with fellow 1990s' child stars Jodie Sweetin and Beverley Mitchell.
Radio and podcast appearances
Lakin appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on March 11, 2016.
Awards and nominations
She was nominated in 1993 for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series and in 1994 for another Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series shared with Josh Byrne, Christopher Castile, Brandon Call, Staci Keanan and Angela Watson – both for Step by Step (1991). She also won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple with Paris Hilton in The Hottie and the Nottie.
LA Weekly Theater Awards
- 2009: Won the award for Female Comedy Performance for the Havok Theatre Company production of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
Ovation Awards
- 2012: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for the role of Julia in the Troubadour Theater Company production of Two Gentlemen of Chicago
- Steven Leigh Morris (1 April 2009). "The 30th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards.".
- "2012 Ovation Award Nominees Announced.". 11 September 2012.
Personal life
Lakin married actor Brandon Breault in October 2014. In November 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Their first child, a daughter, was born in March 2016.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Finding Kelly | Kelly Harrington | |
2000 | Big Monster on Campus | Macy | |
2000 | Whatever It Takes | Sloane | |
2001 | Buck Naked Arson | Becca | |
2002 | Getting Out | Natasha | Short film |
2003 | Going Down | Jamie | |
2004 | Who's Your Daddy? | Kate Reeves | Video |
2004 | Blue Demon | Katie | Video |
2005 | In Memory of My Father | Christine | |
2005 | Suits on the Loose | Danielle | |
2006 | Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold, TheThe Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold | Luanne King | Video |
2007 | Georgia Rule | Grace Cunningham | |
2007 | Dark Mirror | Tammy | |
2007 | Game Plan, TheThe Game Plan | Nichole | |
2008 | Hottie and the Nottie, TheThe Hottie and the Nottie | June Phigg | |
2008 | Chronic Town | Kelly | |
2008 | Patsy | Patsy | |
2008 | Red Canyon | Regina | |
2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | Sunday | |
2009 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | Red | |
2009 | Buttf**keer | Skyler | Short film |
2010 | Valentine's Day | Heather | |
2010 | Elektra Luxx | Venus Azucar | |
2010 | Caught in Crossfire | Tracy | |
2010 | Life's a Beach | Rebecca | |
2010 | Alpha and Omega | Reba (voice) | |
2010 | You Again | Taylor | |
2010 | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Kiki Hamilton | |
2010 | Just Married | Claire | Short film |
2010 | Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Wilimina Stansbury | |
2011 | Dead Space: Aftermath | Leslie Pallas | |
2011 | New Year's Eve | Waitress Alyssa | |
2012 | Jewtopia | Helen O'Connell | |
2012 | Parental Guidance | Helen | |
2013 | Frankenstein Theory, TheThe Frankenstein Theory | Annie | |
2014 | Veronica Mars | Susan Knight | |
2014 | Small Town Santa" | Lucy | |
2014 | Somebody's Mother | Maggie | Short film |
2015 | Bethlehem | Connie Talbot | Announced |
2015 | The Leisure Class | Carla | HBO's Project Greenlight season 4 film |
2016 | Mother's Day | The Hostess |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Rose and the Jackal, TheThe Rose and the Jackal | Little Rose | TV film |
1991–1998 | Step by Step | Alicia "Al" Lambert | Main role (160 episodes) |
1998 | 7th Heaven | Cassandra | Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex" |
1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Michelle | Episode: "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons" |
1999 | Promised Land | Dawn Sterling | Episode: "In the Money" |
2000 | Odd Man Out | Gwen | Episode: "My Life as a Dog" |
2000 | Seven Days | Karen | Episode: "Witch Way to Prom" |
2000 | Opposite Sex | Lisa | Episodes: "Pilot", "The Field Trip Episode" |
2000 | Lost in Oz | Jade | Unsold TV pilot |
2001 | Ruling Class | Sara Olszewski | TV film |
2002 | Boston Public | Cindy | Episode: "Chapter 42" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Ashlee | Episode: "Two Sides to Every Angel" |
2004 | Combustion | Carmen | TV film |
2004 | Rodney | Ms. Preston | Episode: "Teacher" |
2005 | Reefer Madness | Joan of Arc | TV film |
2005 | Dirty Famous | Tanya Bremer | TV film |
2005 | Veronica Mars | Susan Knight | Episode: "Mars vs. Mars" |
2006 | Mystery Woman: At First Sight | Francie McPhillips | TV film |
2006 | Sons & Daughters | Sydney | Episodes: "Karaoke", "House Party" |
2006 | One on One | Erin | Episode: "I Love L.A.: Part 1" |
2007 | Loop, TheThe Loop | Leeza | Episode: "Stride" |
2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Margo Delphi | Episode: "The Theory of Everything" |
2008 | Wainy Days | Nan | Episode: "Nan and Lucy" |
2008–2009 | Valentine | Kate Providence | Main role (8 episodes) |
2009 | Bones | Vanessa Newcomb | Episode: "The Bones That Foam" |
2009 | Rita Rocks | Stephanie | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
2010–present | Family Guy | Joyce Kinney (voice) | Recurring role (23 episodes) |
2010 | Iceman Chronicles, TheThe Iceman Chronicles | Barbie Pedderson | TV series |
2010 | NCIS | Rachel Wells | Episode: "Double Identity" |
2011 | Hellcats | Kelly | Episodes: "Papa, Oh Papa", "I'm Sick Y'all" |
2011 | Melissa & Joey | Jackie | Episode: "Waiting for Mr. Right" |
2012 | Stevie TV | Taylor Armstrong / Mackenzie's Mom | Episodes: "1.1", "1.2" |
2012 | Lovin' Lakin | Christine Lakin | TV miniseries |
2012 | Melissa & Joey | Jackie | Episode: "The Donor" |
2012 | CSI: NY | Courtney Jensen | Episode: "The Real McCoy" |
2013 | Police Guys | Christine Lakin | TV film |
2014 | Female Moments | Maude | Episode: "Stuck" |
2014 | TripTank | Claire / Christine (voice) | Episodes: "Roy & Ben's Day Off", "Candy Van Finger Bang", "XXX Overload" |
2014 | Melissa & Joey | Jackie | Episodes: "You're the One I Want", "Maybe I'm Amazed" |
2014 | Clarence | Sumo's Mom (voice) | Minor role (4 episodes) |
2014 | Acting Dead | Snotty Casting Director | Episodes: "Career Suicide", "This Town Needs an Exorcist" |
2016 | Modern Family | Lisa Delaney | Episode: "Playdates" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Might & Magic Heroes VI | Irina |
2011 | Uncharted: Golden Abyss | Marisa Chase |
2012 | Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Joyce Kinney |
2013 | Walking Dead: Season Two, TheThe Walking Dead: Season Two | Jane |
2014 | WildStar | Mordesh Female, Lowborn Female |
2016 | The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | Jane |
2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Peebee |
Theatre
Title | Role |
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Big, the Musical | Choreographer |
Oedipus the King, Mama! | Antigone |
Heathers | Heather Duke |
As U2 Like It | Choreographer |
Alice 2: Through the Looking Glass | Choreographer |
Dog Sees God | Tricia |
Zanna Don't! | Choreographer |
Happy Days: A Family Musical | Joanie |
Alice in One-Hit Wonderland | Alice |
The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical | Casey / Sheila |
Ann E. Wrecksick | Olivia Whorebucks |
Wrong Turn at Lungfish | Anita / Nurse |
Sneaux | Darla / Sissy |
Silence! The Musical | Clarice Starling |
Audiobook Narrations
Book | Author |
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The Royal We | Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan |
Unmarked | Kami Garcia |
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes |
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown | Holly Black |
Parasite | Mira Grant |
Symbiont | Mira Grant |
Chimera | Mira Grant |