Emily Rutherfurd

Emily Rutherfurd is an American actress who has worked largely in television comedy. Born in New York City, she studied at the University of Southern California and in 1999 joined the CBS sitcom Work with Me as a series regular, with Nancy Travis and Kevin Pollak; the show was short-lived. The Ellen Show and Married to the Kellys were among the series she joined afterward. From 2006 to 2010 she played Christine Hunter, called New Christine, on The New Adventures of Old Christine, a CBS sitcom that also starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She took the lead in Work Mom and appeared in pilots such as The Assistants, with Heather Locklear. Her other television work includes a recurring part on Will & Grace, where she played one of Jack McFarland's acting students, and guest appearances on Hot in Cleveland, Drop Dead Diva and Last Man Standing. Her films include Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002), Elizabethtown (2005) and Pain & Gain (2013).