Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana Polk in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods, Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo.
Career Connolly began her career with recurring roles on several CollegeHumor digital shorts. She appeared as an extra on the films Mona Lisa Smile, Meet Dave, and The Happening. She has also appeared on two CBS daytime soap operas with recurring roles on Guiding Light and As the World Turns.
She first gained mainstream recognition in 2012, after starring as the main protagonist Dana in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard film The Cabin in the Woods. She also starred in the horror film The Bay. In 2013, she had a starring role as Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards. On September 1, 2014 the A&E Houdini miniseries premiered with 3.7 million viewers, Connolly plays Bess Houdini with Academy Award-winning Adrien Brody playing Harry Houdini. Connolly also portrayed Jamie, a passionate journalist in the CBS drama-thriller series Zoo and co-starred as Lena in the drama series The Whispers. In 2014 she portrayed Petra Anderson in the drama thriller film A Good Marriage, based on Stephen King's short story of the same name.
Personal life Connolly was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She is married to Stephen O'Reilly, with whom she has two children.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Mona Lisa Smile Art History Student 2008 Revolutionary Road Mrs. Brace The Happening Woman Reading on the Bench Meet Dave Make-Out Girl 2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic Woman Who Wins Green Scarf Bid2011The Five Stages of GriefAllisonShort Film 2012 The Bay Stephanie The Cabin in the Woods Dana Polk Ex-Girlfriends Laura 2014 A Good MarriagePetra Anderson Worst Friends Zoe 2022 Deep Water Kelly Wilson 2025 Honey Don't! Heidi O’Donahue
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 New Amsterdam Fanny Episode: "Honor" 2008 Guiding Light Jolene 16 episodes 2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Miranda/Teresa Episode: "Vanishing Act" 2008–09 As the World Turns Josie Anderson 39 episodes 2009 Life on Mars Donna Episode: "Let All the Children Boogie" 2009 Nurse Jackie Mrs. Vogal Episode: "School Nurse" 2009 Mercy Carey Whitlow Episode: "You Lose Me with the Cinderblock" 2010 Superego Josey Television movie 2011 The Good Wife Maggie Reeves Episode: "Get a Room" 2013–14 House of Cards Christina Gallagher 17 episodes 2014 Houdini Bess Houdini 2 episodes 2015 The Whispers Lena Lawrence 10 episodes 2015–17 Zoo Jamie Campbell 39 episodes 2017 The Wizard of Lies Stephanie Madoff Television film 2019–21 Evil Mira Byrd 5 episodes 2019 Prodigal Son Beth Saverstein Episode: "Pied-A-Terre" 2022 Outer Range Rebecca Abbott 3 episodes 2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Audrey O'Neill Episode: "Confess Your Sins to Be Free" 2023 AccusedNatalie BarnesEpisode: "Robyn's Story" 2023–24 FBI: InternationalOlivia Thornton2 episodes2025The Summer I Turned PrettyLucinda JewelMain role; season three
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