Bianca Kajlich

Bianca Kajlich
Kajlich in 2015
Born	Bianca Maria Kajlich (1977-03-26) March 26, 1977 (age 41) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Landon Donovan (m. 2006; div. 2010) Michael Catherwood (m. 2012)
Children	1

Bianca Maria Kajlich (/ˈkaɪlɪk/ KY-lik; born March 26, 1977) is an American actress. Kajlich has had starring and supporting roles in television and film including the role of Jennifer on the CBS comedy Rules of Engagement (2007–2013).^[1]

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  1 Early life
  


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  2 Career
  


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  3 Personal life
  


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  4 Filmography
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

Early life

Kajlich was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Patti (née Campana) and Dr. Aurel Jan "Relo" Kajlich. Her father was Slovak and her mother is of Italian descent.^[2][3][4] She is a graduate of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Washington, and attended Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

Career

Kajlich began her career with the Olympic Ballet Theater as a ballet dancer in Edmonds, Washington. After seven years, she decided to try acting. By that time, she had already performed lead roles in The River, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. Kajlich's first acting part was in an advertisement for Kragen Auto Parts. She has since appeared in the films Bring It On, 10 Things I Hate About You, Halloween: Resurrection, and 30 Minutes Or Less. Kajlich also had recurring roles in the television series Boston Public as Lisa Grier and in Dawson's Creek as Natasha Kelly, as well as roles in UPN's Rock Me Baby and the Fox drama Vanished.

Kajlich appeared in an episode of the USA Network's Psych entitled "Psy vs. Psy" as a psychic FBI agent who ends up not being who she appears to be. She appeared as a major character in an episode of Fox's short-lived action TV show, Fastlane, as a prostitute named Bree whose pimp wants her dead. Kajlich had a quick appearance as a punk nose-piercing girl in an episode of Freaks and Geeks, and she played Jennifer on the CBS comedy Rules of Engagement.^[1] She was ranked No. 74 on the Maxim "Hot 100 Women of 2004"^[5] and No. 63 on the Maxim "Hot 100 Women of 2007".^[6]

In March 2013, Kajlich was cast as a main character in the NBC sitcom Undateable, which premiered on May 29, 2014 and ended January 29, 2016.^[7]

In October 2017 she appeared as Paula, a prostitute befriended with sartorial advice by Larry David in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Personal life

Kajlich married soccer player Landon Donovan on December 31, 2006.^[8] The couple separated in late 2009^[9] and a petition for divorce was filed on December 23, 2010.^[10] On December 16, 2012, she married radio personality Michael Catherwood.^[11] Kajlich gave birth to the couple's first child, Magnolia, in April 2014.^[12]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	10 Things I Hate About You	Coffee Girl
1999	This Is the Disk-O-Boyz	Mall Girl
2000	Bring It On	Carver
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Sara Moyer
2011	30 Minutes or Less	Juicy
2011	Hard Love	Katy
2015	Dark Was the Night	Susan Shields
2015	Drift	Samantha	Short film

TV shows and appearances

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Sorority	Roxanne	Television film
2000	Freaks and Geeks	Piercing Girl	"Noshing and Moshing" (Season 1, Episode 15)
2000–01	Boston Public	Lisa Grier	Recurring role (Season 1)
2001	Semper Fi	Sharon Exler	Television film
2002	Fastlane	Sabrina "Bree" Falson	"Get Your Mack On" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2002	In My Opinion	Lane	Television film
2002–03	Dawson's Creek	Natasha Kelly	Recurring role (Season 6)
2003–04	Rock Me Baby	Beth Cox	Main role
2005	Confession of a Dog	Erika	Television film
2006	Vanished	Anna	Television film
2006	More, Patience	Mia	Television film
2006	In Justice	Angela DiMarco	"Victims" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2006	Vanished	Quinn Keeler	Recurring role
2007	Psych	Lindsay Leikin	"Psy vs. Psy" (Season 2, Episode 3)
2007–13	Rules of Engagement	Jennifer Morgan	Main role
2014–16	Undateable	Leslie Burton	Main role
2017	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Paula	"The Pickle Gambit" (Season 9, Episode 2)

References

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   ^ "Transworld Stance September 2002". Biancakajlich.com. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
   


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   ^ John Boyle Special to the Kitsap Sun. "Paratriathlete draws stares because of ability, not disability". BSUN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
   


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   ^ "The Seattle Times: Snohomish County News: After losing both legs, he's not looking back". seattletimes.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
   


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   ^ "Maxim's 2004 Hot 100". Maxim Online. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
   


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   ^ "Maxim's 2007 Hot 100". Maxim Online. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
   


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   ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Bianca Kajlich & Aly Michalka To Co-Star In NBC Comedy Pilot 'Undateable'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
   


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   ^ "Soccer Star Landon Donovan, Actress Bianca Kajlich Wed" from People.com
   


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   ^ "Bianca Kajlich and Soccer Star Landon Donovan Split". People.com. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
   


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    ^ Rogers, Martin. "Divorce helped Donovan reconcile differences". World Soccer. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
    


11. 
    ^ ""Psycho" Mike Catherwood Marries Bianca Kajlich!". toofab.com. December 17, 2012.
    


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    ^ "Eva Amurri Martino's Co-Star Suspected Pregnancy With 'Sixth Sense'". Hollywood.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
    

External links

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  Bianca Kajlich on IMDb


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  Rules of Engagement Cast Bio – Bianca Kajlich


• Donovan Files for Divorce from Bianca Kajlich.


• Bianca Kajlich on Twitter

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