Christine Marzano

Christine Marzano (born September 5, 1986)[1] is an award-winning American actress and founder of an LA-based, fashion, tech company. She is a former model.

Christine Marzano
Born (1986-09-05) September 5, 1986
Brooklyn, NY
Alma materPrinceton University
British American Drama Academy
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • Co-Founder of DNABlock
  • Founder of BODS
Years active2004–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue

Early life and education

Marzano was born in Brooklyn, New York to an Italian father and an Irish mother.[1] She received a bachelor's degree in psychology and neuroscience from Princeton University, and later studied Shakespeare at the British American Drama Academy in London.[2][3]

Career

Acting

While modeling, Marzano began serious acting training, and appeared in numerous television commercials. After graduating from Princeton, she decided to pursue acting full-time.[3]

Marzano appeared as a bilingual prostitute in Seven Psychopaths (2012), winning as part of Best Ensemble Cast at the 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, and nominated in the same category at the 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards. She also had a supporting role as a brothel madam in the 2013 vampire film Byzantium and appeared in the 2013 thriller Paranoia.[2][4] She portrayed celebrity florist and landscape designer Charlotte Heavey in the 2015 film Dare to Be Wild and appeared in the 2016 Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by JK Rowling and directed by David Yates.[5]

She has appeared in the 2018 American action film Death Race: Beyond Anarchy alongside Zach McGowan and Frederick Koehler, the fourth film in the Death Race series.

Personal life

Marzano has dual Irish-US citizenship, and lives in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Working It Out Natasha
2012 Seven Psychopaths The Hooker Won Best Ensemble Cast at the 2012 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Byzantium Mrs. Strange
2013 Paranoia Nora Summers
2015 Dare to Be Wild Charlotte "Shah" Heavey
2016 Rules Don't Apply Carrie
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Exterminator
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Mustardseed
Moss Mary
2018 Death Race: Beyond Anarchy Jane
2019 Eve Alex Beyer

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Fashion Star Herself 8 episodes in season 1 (NBC)
2014 Anger Management Ashley Season 2, episode 86 (FX)

References
  1. Simon Keegan, "Who is Stephen Merchant's stunning new girlfriend Christine Marzano?" Daily Mirror, June 28, 2015.
  2. Ruth O'Connor, "Christine Marzano: a model student actor," The Irish Times, July 27, 2013.
  3. Vanessa Butler, "Femme on Fire: Christine Marzano," Archived 2017-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Playboy, August 7, 2013.
  4. "Fresh blood," GQ, June 2013, p. 42.
  5. "'Harry Potter' Cast and Fans React To 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' Trailer," Geeks of Doom, February 3, 2016
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