Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Defying Gravity


Christina Cox is just finishing up the first season on a new FOX series from the creators of Desperate Housewives, Defying Gravity. This one-hour drama revolves around a team of astronauts on a six-year mission in outer space. As the ship’s astrobiologist, her mission is to research the effects of long-term space travel on living organisms as well as her fulfill her quest to find evidence of life on other planets.

Most recently Christina starred as Vicki Nelson, an ex-cop turned private investigator specializing in solving supernatural crimes in the Lifetime Original series Blood Ties and as Roz, an investigator tracking the activities of the LAPD’s infamous ‘Special Investigations Squad’ in John Herzfeld’s Sony/Spike TV telefilm, SIS. In addition to starring in several pilots, including co-creating and developing an original script for Sony Television, Christina has an extensive list of guest stars and recurring roles on hit shows such as CSI: Miami, Bones, House and Numb3rs. She also recently starred as major Anne Teldy, heading up the first all female off-world team on Stargate: Atlantis.