Krysten Ritter Biography, Family, Husband, Career, TV Shows and Movies

Krysten Ritter Biography

Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress, Musician, author, and Model. She’s well known for her roles as lead superhero Jessica Jones on the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Jessica Jones and the crossover miniseries The Defenders in 2017. 

She played Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2010 and portrayed the character of Chloe on the ABC comedy series Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 from 2012 to 2013. She has also appeared in Gravity, ‘Til Death, Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, and The Blacklist.  Films she has made appearances in include What Happens in Vegas in 2008, 27 Dresses still in 2008, Confessions of a Shopaholic in 2009 She’s Out of My League in 2010 Veronica Mars and Big Eyes. She graduated from Northwest Area High School in 2000.

Krysten Ritter Age

Ritter celebrates her birthday every 16th of December. Born in 1981, she is 37 years old as of 2018.

Krysten Ritter Family | Parents

Ritter was born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and raised in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania a farm outside, where her mother, stepfather, and sister live. She is the daughter of Garry Ritter and Kathi Taylor. Ritter is of German, Scottish and English descent.

Krysten Ritter Dating | Krysten Ritter Husband

Ritter is currently dating Adam Granofsky an American Guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. The two started dating back in 2014. She has also been in previous relationships with Brian Geraghty and Ivan Sergei. Ritter is not married yet.

Krysten Ritter Modeling and Acting Career

Ritter was at the Wyoming Valley Mall when she was scouted by a modeling agent at the age of 15, at a modeling event. She had described herself to Philadelphia Style magazine as “tall, gawky, awkward, and really, really skinny”. She traveled to New York While in high school, on her days off and began her modeling there. She was signed to Elite Model Management agency and then Wilhelmina Models. At the age of 18, Ritter moved to New York City to establish an international-modeling career in print ads and on television. She did magazine, catalog, and runway work in Milan, New York, Paris, and Tokyo.

Wilhelmina placed her for an audition for a Dr. Pepper television commercial marking the beginning of her acting career. She got several roles since 2001 including a 1950s art history student in Julia Roberts’ Mona Lisa Smile in 2003. She also appeared in All This Intimacy in 2006b a two-act, Off-Broadway play by Rajiv Joseph, at the Second Stage Theatre. Ritter signed on to star in the premiere of Zach Braff’s play, All New People, at Second Stage Theatre. Ritter made an appearance on the second season of Veronica Mars, portraying Gia Goodman, the daughter of mayor Woody Goodman. She guest-starred on Gilmore Girls for eight episodes from 2006 to 2007 as Rory Gilmore’s friend, Lucy and also played the first iteration of Allison Stark on the Fox sitcom ‘Til Death.

She was cast as Carol Rhodes in an episode of Gossip Girl titled “Valley Girls”, which aired May 11, 2009. Ritter described her character, Carol, as “the outcast”, and “an ’80s Sunset Strip rocker” to Access Hollywood. She also co-starred as Jane Margolis on the second season of series Breaking Bad and starred in the film How to Make Love to a Woman. The film was based on a best-selling book by adult film star Jenna Jameson. She played alongside Jason Behr in the independent film The Last International Playboy, as Ozzy who is a drug addict. Ritter wrote a television pilot that based on her experiences as a model, named Model Camp and also appeared in the comedy series Woke Up Dead playing Cassie alongside Jon Heder as Drex.

In 2010, Ritter starred as Lily in the television series Gravity comedy-drama about a group of out-patient suicide survivors, alongside actors Ving Rhames, Ivan Sergei, and Rachel Hunter. She also starred alongside Ben Barnes in film Killing Bono as an Irish band manager. The film is directed by Nick Hamm and based on Killing Bono: I Was Bono’s Doppelganger, a book about the early days of the Irish rock band U2. She has the role of a New York City socialite turned into a vampire by a vampire queen in the comedy horror film Vamps. Ritter stars alongside Alicia Silverstone in this film written and directed by Amy Heckerling.

She also starred in the 2011 independent comedy film Life Happens a film about two best friends dealing with the pregnancy and subsequent motherhood of Ritter’s character alongside Kate Bosworth and Rachel Bilson. Co-written by Ritter with director Kat Coiro. In February 2011 Ritter cast in Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, playing Chloe a New York City party girl and con artist who tries to rip off her new roommates after they move in, but ends up befriending and “mentoring” one of the applicants.  The series was canceled after two seasons on January 22, 2013. 2013 February 15, it was announced that Ritter would star as Nora in the NBC comedy pilot Assistance, based on Leslye Headland’s play of the same name but it was later confirmed in January 2014 that the pilot would not be picked up to series. It was announced in 2013, July 9 that she would star in Jake Hoffman’s directorial debut, Asthma, which centers on the indie rock scene in New York City. It was announced on February 20, 2014, that Ritter would star on NBC’s astronaut-themed comedy pilot Mission Control as aerospace engineer Dr. Mary Kendricks but NBC announced that it was no longer moving forward with the show on October 15, 2014.

2014 December 5, Ritter cast in the Marvel Television series Jessica Jones. She played the role of a former superhero turned private investigator in New York City. On her casting, Melissa Rosenberg the executive producer and showrunner stated that Ritter “brings both the hard edge and the vulnerability the role demands”. Ritter had been reading through the comic book in preparation for the role while also expressing her delight on working with Rosenberg and women in general. All 13 episodes of the first season premiered on Netflix on November 20, 2015, Ritter reprising the role on The Defenders alongside Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, and Finn Jones as Danny Rand / Iron Fist and did the same in the second season of Jessica Jones in 2018. Ritter will direct an episode in the third season of Jessica Jones, marking her first time directing.

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Krysten Ritter Net Worth

Ritter has an estimated net worth of $7 million.

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Krysten Ritter Bonfire

Ritter is also an author of a book titled Bonfire. It’s about Abby William tries to forget the past after she left her home town ten years ago. She now has to go back to her hometown and past to investigate Optimal Plastics, the corporation that forms the backbone of the small town. She is now a successful environmental lawyer, she swears things will be different. She is older, Sophisticated and Confident. But once she begins digging, the memories start creeping back and as past and present collide, the investigation turns deadly.

Krysten Ritter Knitting

Ritter loves Knitting as a hobby. She also got to appear on Vogue Knitting.

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