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Moon Bloodgood
Bloodgood in July 2012
Born
Korinna Moon Bloodgood

(1975-09-20) September 20, 1975 (age 49)
Alliance, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Grady Hall
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975), known by her stage name Moon Bloodgood, is an American actress and model, known for her role as Lieutenant Blair Williams in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation and as Anne Glass in the TNT television series Falling Skies.

Early life

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Bloodgood was born in Alliance, Nebraska, on September 20, 1975, but was raised in Anaheim, California.[1][2] Her father, Shell Bloodgood, is American, and her mother, Sang Cha, is South Korean.[3] Her father was stationed in South Korea, where he met her mother.[4]

Career

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On the cover of KoreAm, April 2007
Bloodgood during publicity for Terminator Salvation, July 18, 2008

At age 17, Bloodgood became one of the Laker Girls.[2][5]

In 2005, she was ranked No. 99 on Maxim's magazine's Hot 100 list.[2][6] She subsequently ranked No. 53 in 2006,[7][8] No. 40 in 2007[9] and No. 20 in 2009.[10]

In Day Break (2006–2007), she portrayed Rita Shelten, the girlfriend of a detective who is framed for murder and arrested in the span of a day, but continually finds himself reliving that same day. In 2007, Bloodgood starred as Livia Beale in the American science-fiction television series Journeyman on NBC.[11]

She had a role in the movie Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which opened in February 2009. She starred as Blair Williams in Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the Terminator series and reprised her role in the video game and the animated prequel web series, Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series.[12][13]

In early 2009, she joined the third season of the show Burn Notice in a recurring role as Detective Michelle Paxson.[14]

From 2011 to 2015, she portrayed Dr. Anne Glass in TNT's science fiction series Falling Skies executive produced by Steven Spielberg.[15] At the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, Bloodgood won the "Special Jury Prize" for dramatic ensemble acting in The Sessions together with John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy.

She also voice acts the role of Uriel the Archangel in the video game Darksiders.

In 2017 she was added as a series regular to the third season of the medical drama Code Black.

Bloodgood at a Falling Skies Q&A, 2011

Personal life

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In August 2011, Bloodgood married Grady Hall, who is an American director of commercials and music videos, as well as a screenwriter, producer, and director of one-hour television series.. In December 2012, Bloodgood gave birth to their daughter.[16]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Gorgeous Woman
2005 A Lot like Love Bridget
2006 Moonlight Serenade Marie Devrenier
Eight Below Katie
2007 Pathfinder Starfire
2008 What Just Happened Laura
2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Detective Maya Sunee
Terminator Salvation Lieutenant Blair Williams
2010 Faster Marina Humpheries
Bedrooms Beth
2011 Beautiful Boy Trish
Conception Nikki
2012 The Sessions Vera Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting
2013 The Power of Few Mala
2024 Detained Detective Moon

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Just Shoot Me! Penny Episode: "Halloween? Halloween!"
2003 Fastlane Maid Episode: "Iced"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dancer Episode: "Assume Nothing"
2005 North Shore Maid Episode: "Vice"
2005 Monk Haley Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever"
2006–2008 Day Break Rita Shelten Main cast
2007 Journeyman Livia Beale Main cast
2009 Burn Notice Detective Michelle Paxson 3 episodes
Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series Blair Williams (voice) 6 episodes
2010 Human Target Doctor Jessica Shaw Episode: "Tanarak"
2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Vivica Episode: "Full Hauser"
2011–2015 Falling Skies Anne Glass Main cast
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
2018 Code Black Rox Valenzuela Main cast (season 3)
2019–2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Katherine Casillas Season 11
2018 Magnum P.I. Judge Rachel Park Episode: "Judge Me Not"

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
1997 Nuclear Strike Naja Hana
2009 Terminator Salvation Blair Williams
2010 Darksiders Uriel, The Archangel

References

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  1. ^ Cohn, Paulette (June 8, 2013). Moon Bloodgood discusses Falling Skies and Asian heritage Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Xfinity Comcast.
  2. ^ a b c "Today's Girl: Moon Bloodgood" Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Sanico, Jeff (April 2007). "Rising Moon". KoreAm.
  4. ^ Rorke, Robert (December 3, 2006). "To Die For". New York Post.
  5. ^ "Moon Bloodgood". Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "The 2005 Hot 100 List". Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "The 2006 Hot 100 List" Archived July 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  8. ^ "2006 Hot 100". Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  9. ^ "2007 Hot 100". Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  10. ^ "2009 Hot 100". Maxim. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  11. ^ Welsh, James (May 11, 2007). "NBC gives 'Journeyman' the green light". Digital Spy.f
  12. ^ "Bloodgood Back In T4". SciFi Wire. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  13. ^ Kit, Borys (April 20, 2008). "Moon Bloodgood lined up for "Terminator" sequel". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  14. ^ Goldman, Eric (March 19, 2009). "Terminator Star Joins Burn Notice". IGN.
  15. ^ "TNT Brings Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies to Comic-Con". MovieWeb. July 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  16. ^ Finn, Natalie (January 3, 2013). "Falling Skies Star Moon Bloodgood Welcomes a Baby Girl—Check Out Her Spicy Name!". E! Online. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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