Kristanna Loken

Kristanna Sommer Loken (born October 8, 1979) is an American actress. After her modelling career, in which she participated in the 1994 Elite Model Look, Loken started her acting career in 1994 as the third actress to play Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos on an episode of As the World Turns. She later appeared in several television shows and films, such as Mortal Kombat: Conquest and Air Panic. Her breakthrough role was as the gynoid T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), for which she was nominated for two Saturn Awards. She has since starred in films such as BloodRayne (2005), in which she portrayed Rayne, Bounty Killer (2013), and Darkness of Man (2024), as well as the TV series Painkiller Jane (2007), The L Word (2007–2008) and Burn Notice (2011–2012).

Early life Loken was born October 8, 1979, in Ghent, Columbia County, New York, to parents from a Norwegian community in Wisconsin. She is the daughter of Rande (née Porath), a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer, apple farmer, Loken is of Norwegian and German descent from her great-grandparents, and her grandparents also spoke Norwegian. She grew up in a town in Upstate New York, and took her first trip to Norway at age 12. She participated at the 1994 Elite Model Look beauty contest. Loken started her acting career in 1994 as the third actress to play Danielle 'Dani' Andropoulos on an episode of As the World Turns. She later appeared in several television shows and films, including regular appearances on the television shows Philly, Unhappily Ever After and Boy Meets World.

In 1998, Loken starred in Mortal Kombat: Conquest as Taja. She played the gynoid T-X (Terminatrix) in the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2004, she appeared in a German television movie, Die Nibelungen (also known as "Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King" or "Sword of Xanten"), which aired as a two-part miniseries and set a ratings record. She starred as the leading character in the 2006 film adaptation of the video game BloodRayne, and appeared in director Uwe Boll's film adaptation of the video game Dungeon Siege, called In the Name of the King.

She appeared in 10 episodes of the fourth season of The L Word, which debuted in January 2007. Additionally, she starred as the title character in the Sci-Fi Channel's series Painkiller Jane which aired from April to September 2007. In December 2011, Loken appeared in the fifth-season finale of the USA Network TV series Burn Notice as CIA agent Rebecca Lang, and would reprise that role in three sixth-season episodes during mid-2012.

In 2014, she starred in the action movie Mercenaries, alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Zoë Bell and Nicole Bilderback.

In 2017, she co-starred in the romantic thriller film Body of Deceit, alongside Sarai Givaty.

Personal life Loken is bisexual. She stated in an interview with Chicago Tribune newspaper: "Kissing a girl is much, much nicer than kissing a man. I think it is more intimate, to be honest. I suppose it is more sensitive, I think females bond better than men, although I do find men attractive. Sometimes girls just want to go for it with a female friend. And usually, you'll get a good reaction from men who are looking at you. It wasn't the first time I kissed a girl when I kissed Pink, you know. Oh God, no. But I won't give too much away." She also stated in an interview with Curve magazine: "I have dated and have had sex with men and women and have to say that the relationships I have had with certain women have been much more fulfilling, sexually and emotionally, than of those with certain men. I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is. That's what makes my wheels turn." And to AfterEllen: "I'm confident with who I am and being openly bisexual, and I think it's up to my generation to be open about that and to let people know that it's OK to be confident with who they are so that prejudice and judgment can become less through the years and for future generations."

On January 17, 2008, Loken announced on her website she was engaged to her Painkiller Jane co-star Noah Danby; the couple exchanged marriage vows at her family's farm on May 10, 2008. In an interview published on November 16, 2009, she announced she had separated from Danby and was dating a woman.

Loken gave birth to a son in May 2016. The father of the child is her boyfriend, JP Morgan Chase managing director Jonathan Bates.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Academy Boyz Linda Baker 2001 Gangland Angie 2001 Air Panic Josie 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines T-X 2004 Worn Like a Tattoo Mary's Mother Short Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King Queen Brunhild TV movie 2005 BloodRayne Rayne 2006 Lime Salted Love Zepher Genesee 2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Elora 2009 Darfur Malin Lausberg 2010 Ties That Bind Hope Webster TV movie 2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Rose Walker Video The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Hottessa Video Dangerously Close Mrs. Linedrow Short 2013 Bounty Killer Catherine Dark Power Mila Driver Fighting for Freedom Karen 2014 Black Rose Emily Smith Hunting the Phantom Rush Mercenaries Kat Morgan 2016 Beyond the Game Amanda 2017 Body of Deceit Alice 2019 The Madam of Purity Falls Nicole Johnson 2020 BSA Live A Star 2022 Repeater Nadia Sykes 2024 Darkness of Man Claire Dark Night of the Soul Doctor Alex Valden 2025 No Address Kim

Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 As the World Turns Danielle Andropoulos (No. 3) Regular Cast 1995 New York Undercover Rena Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead" 1996 Law & Order Sonya Dubrow Episode: "Savior" Aliens in the Family Tiffany Kindall Recurring Cast 1996–97 Unhappily Ever After Sable O'Brien Recurring Cast: Season 3 1996–98 Boy Meets World Jennifer Bassett Guest Cast: Season 4-5 1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Penny Barnes Episode: "AKA Superman" Star Trek: Voyager Malia Episode: "Favorite Son" Just Shoot Me! Kristanna Episode: "In Your Dreams" 1997–98 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Janine Kelly Main Cast: Season 1 1998–99 Mortal Kombat: Conquest Taja Main Cast 1999 Sliders Catherine Clark Episode: "Revelations" Pacific Blue Officer Claire Keene Episode: "Blue Hawaii: Part 1 & 2" 2000 D.C. Sarah Logan Main Cast 2001–02 Philly A.D.A. Lisa Walensky Recurring Cast 2007 Painkiller Jane Jane Vasco Main Cast 2007–08 The L Word Paige Sobel Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 2010 ACME Saturday Night Herself/Guest Host Episode: "Kristanna Loken" 2011–12 Burn Notice Rebecca Lang Guest: Season 5, Recurring Cast: Season 6 2012 Key and Peele Red Falcon Episode: "Gang Stand-Off" 2012 The Eric Andre Show Herself Episode: "Russell Brand" 2015 Girl Meets World Jennifer Bassett Minkus Episode: "Girl Meets I Am Farkle" 2017 Lethal Weapon Adriana Stabilito Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout It" 2019 Dark Stories Christine Episode: La poupée sanglante, Long Night

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Battlestar Galactica Iphigenia / Lethe 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines T-X 2004 Terminator 3: The Redemption T-X

Awards and nominations