Krysten Ritter

Biography

Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress. After an early modelling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and the CW comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2006–2007). Her breakthrough role was Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2010), a character she reprised in its spinoff film El Camino (2019). She headlined the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013) before playing the character Jessica Jones on the superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019) and The Defenders (2017), both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She also appeared in the Max miniseries Love & Death (2023).

Ritter's early film roles include the romantic comedies 27 Dresses (2007), What Happens in Vegas (2008), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), and She's Out of My League (2010). She wrote, co-produced, and starred in the comedy Life Happens (2011). This was followed by roles in the horror comedy Vamps (2012), the comedy-drama Listen Up Philip (2014), the Veronica Mars continuation (2014), the biographical drama Big Eyes (2014), the comedy-drama The Hero (2017), and the dark fantasy Nightbooks (2021).

Outside of acting, Ritter serves as a singer and guitarist for the indie rock duo Ex Vivian, and released the psychological thriller novel Bonfire in 2017.

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Known For

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic
27 Dresses
27 Dresses
How to Make Love to a Woman
How to Make Love to a Woman
The Last International Playboy
The Last International Playboy
L!fe Happens
L!fe Happens
Killing Bono
Killing Bono
Vamps
Vamps
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Filmography

2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Director Rockwell
2024 Orphan Black: Echoes
as Lucy
2023 Love & Death
as Sherry Cleckler
2021 Slugfest
as Self
2021 Nightbooks
as Natacha
2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2019 The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Jane
2017 Marvel's The Defenders
as Jessica Jones
2017 The Hero
as Lucy Hayden
2016 Chelsea
as Self
2015 Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Jessica Jones
2015 Asthma
as Ruby
2014 Big Eyes
as Dee-Ann
2014 Search Party
as Christy
2014 Listen Up Philip
as Melanie
2014 Veronica Mars
as Gia Goodman
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2013 The Blacklist
as Nora Mills / Rowan Mills
2012 Refuge
as Amy