At about twelve I just knew, something clicked, and I knew I wanted to be an actor and my parents, to their credit, granted this 12 year old girl a chance to give it a try.

In 2006 Erika Christensen starred in the series Six Degrees which debuted on the ABC fall schedule in 2006 but low ratings caused its cancellation after one season. Christensen was raised in Los Angeles California and started out on television in commercials for McDonald's. She has Swedish Danish Norwegian Welsh and Irish ancestry.

She is currently co-starring in the 2010 television series Parenthood as Julia Braverman-Graham. Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19 1982) is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic (2000) Swimfan (2002) The Perfect Score (2004) and How to Rob a Bank (2007) among others.