Krysten Ritter

A multi-faceted actress with a classic beauty and magnetic presence, Krysten Ritter has crossed mediums with an impressive body of work in film, television, writing, producing, music, and fashion design.

Ritter is well known for her critically acclaimed turn on AMC's hit series "Breaking Bad" where she played Jane Margolis, a young woman who battles a history of drug addiction. In the series, the already fragile character has a tragic star-crossed love affair with Jesse (Aaron Paul). The award-winning television series premiered in January of 2008 and will conclude with its fifth and final season in 2012.

Ritter was seen alongside Kate Bosworth and Rachel Bilson in the indie-comedy L!fe Happens, which she co-wrote and co-produced with director Kat Coiro. The film follows two best friends who have to maintain normalcy in their lives after one (Ritter) gets pregnant and has a baby.

Ritter has also written and co-written several feature and TV scripts, including a pilot for MTV called "Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys."

Ritter appeared on the indie-drama Refuge, based on the stage play of the same title and written and directed by Jessica Goldberg. The actress portrays a young woman working to take care of her younger siblings after her parents have abandoned them. The film also stars Brian Geraghty, Madeleine Martin and Logan Huffman. Other film credits include Killing Bono (2011); She's Out of My League (2010); Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) opposite Isla Fisher; What Happens in Vegas (2008) with Ashton Kutcher; and 27 Dresses (2008) alongside Katherine Heigl.

Other notable television credits include the Starz dark comedy "Gravity;" UPN's "Veronica Mars;" CW's "Gilmore Girls" and CW's "Gossip Girl."

Ritter was seen on off-Broadway in Zach Braff's play "All New People," where she starred opposite Justin Bartha at the Second Stage Theater. Her other theater credits include "All This Intimacy," which also played at the Second Stage Theatre, and the 2006 "24 Hour P lays" at the Signature Theatre.

Beyond her acting career, Krysten Ritter has an eye for fashion and has co-designed a dress with Corey Lynn Calter. She is also designing a small capsule line of shoes for Alice and Olivia in which the collaboration reflects Ritter's girlie but edgy personal style. Ritter was the lead of the fall 2009 and 2010 Banana Republic ad campaigns and is also a member of a rock band called Ex Vivian, which has contributed tracks to a number of her projects.

Ritter began her career as a model with Elite Model Management.

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