Krysten Ritter
Biography
Krysten Ritter is an American actress, musician, and author who began as a model before moving into acting. She first drew notice on television in Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls, then broke through as Jane Margolis on Breaking Bad, a role she later revisited in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). She played Jessica Jones in the Marvel series Jessica Jones and The Defenders, and directed an episode of Jessica Jones. Her film work includes She's Out of My League (2010) and Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), along with What Happens in Vegas (2008), plus the comedy she co-wrote and starred in, L!fe Happens (2011). She appeared in Vamps (2012), Listen Up Philip (2014), Big Eyes (2014), The Hero (2017), and Nightbooks (2021). Ritter also sings and plays guitar in the indie rock duo Ex Vivian and wrote the novel Bonfire.
44years old
Turns 45 on December 16in 64 days
- Born Bloomsburg
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Krysten Alyce Ritter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 24 years2001 to 2025
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A change of course
At 15, Krysten Ritter was discovered by a modeling agent during a modeling event at the Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, her local shopping center.
Behind the camera
Ritter wrote a television pilot called Model Camp, which she sold in 2009. The show was based on her own experiences as a model.
Getting ready for a role
On December 5, 2014, Ritter was cast as the title character in Marvel Television's Jessica Jones, a former superhero who became a private investigator. She read the comic book to get ready for the part.
A first
Krysten Ritter's first time directing came with an episode during the third season of Jessica Jones, the series in which she also starred.
Krysten Ritter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jason Schwartzman's page
T.J. Miller's page
Adam Pally's page
Andrew Daly's page
Justin Kirk's page
Kristen Johnston's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Geoff StultsL!fe Happens (2011) and She's Out of My League (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Krysten Ritter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$945 million
11 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$492M52.1% of the total
- 2$219M23.2% of the total
- 3$108M11.5% of the total
- 4$50M5.3% of the total
- 5$39M4.1% of the total
- 6$29M3.1% of the total
- 7$4.1M0.4% of the total
- 8$3.5M0.4% of the total
$337,997from the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | TVLine's Performer of the Week | AKA You're a Winner! | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.