Agnes Bruckner
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With strawberry blonde hair and an innocent smile, actress Agnes Bruckner has a strangely familiar face that seems to make her more sympathetic and identifiable than most of her onscreen contemporaries. Her stunning breakout performance as a troubled young girl who seeks escape from her downbeat life through poetry in Karen Moncrieff's Blue Car earned Bruckner an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, pointing to a bright future for the magnetic and unusually assured young actress. Born to a Russian father and Hungarian mother in Hollywood, CA, the bilingual aspiring actress found her first role in the little-seen short film Girl (1997). That same year, the then-12-year-old Bruckner landed a role on the popular daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and the following year, she took her first lead as a young girl who dedicates herself to saving the residents of a miniature city found beneath a construction site in The Shrunken City. As Hollywood came calling, Bruckner played a supporting role in the thriller The Glass House in 2001, though her true breakthrough wouldn't come until the release of Blue Car the following year. 2002 proved a productive and exciting year for the ascending young star, with roles in the Columbine-inspired teen drama Home Room and Barbet Schroeder's Murder by Numbers making her an increasingly familiar face to moviegoers. A role in the harrowing drama Rick (2003) found Bruckner the target of an Internet predator who just happened to be her father's sleazy boss, and in 2004, following supporting roles in Stateside and May director Lucky McKee's girl-school chiller The Woods, Bruckner could be seen in the high-profile Hollywood adventure Haven. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviFilmography:
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Agnes Bruckner
| Agnes Bruckner | |
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| Born | August 16, 1985 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Agnes Bruckner (born August 16, 1985) is a American actress. She began acting on television in the late 1990s and has since appeared in seven films, including The Woods, Blue Car, and Murder By Numbers.
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Early life
Bruckner was born in Hollywood, California, to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother who have since divorced; her paternal grandfather was German.[1] Her parents met in Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. in 1984 through a refugee camp in Italy.[1] She has two sisters and a brother.
Bruckner speaks some Russian and is fluent in Hungarian, having grown up speaking the language.[1] She has been involved in dance, ballet, and tap since the age of five and initially wanted to pursue a career as a dancer. At the age of eight, Bruckner worked as a child model at the suggestion of her mother and also appeared in a beauty pageant.[1] Bruckner grew up in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, until age five and then lived in Portland, Oregon, until age ten. She returned with her family to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, moving to Burbank, California.[2]
Career
Bruckner began her career at age 11.[3] She appeared in commercials, in a few television pilots, and on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. At the age of 15, Bruckner got her first lead role in the independent film Blue Car (2002), in which she played a high school student involved in an affair with her teacher, played by David Strathairn. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote that Bruckner "negotiates this difficult script with complete conviction."[4] Bruckner received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Female Lead" for the role.
In the 2000s, other minor roles in television and film followed, including roles in The Glass House (2001) and the thriller Murder by Numbers (2002), starring Sandra Bullock. Bruckner has appeared in episodes of the television series 24 and Alias. She starred in the horror films Venom (2005) and The Woods (2006). Also in 2006, she appeared in the drama Peaceful Warrior opposite Scott Mechlowicz and received a ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award and played the lead role in Dreamland.
In 2007, Bruckner appeared in the horror/romance film Blood and Chocolate and later Say Hello to Stan Talmadge (2008), Kill Theory (2008), Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2009),[5] and The Craigslist Killer (2011).
Personal life
Bruckner enjoys hip-hop and R&B as well as The Killers and The Fray. Bruckner has stated that she does not participate in "the Hollywood part of Hollywood" and travels or lives at home with her family during her free time.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Glass House | Zoe |
| 2002 | Blue Car | Megan Denning |
| Home Room | Cathy | |
| Murder By Numbers | Lisa Mills | |
| 2003 | 24 | Linda |
| Rick | Eve O'Lette | |
| 2004 | Stateside | Sue "of the Dubervilles" Dubois |
| Haven | Pippa | |
| 2005 | Venom | Eden |
| 2006 | The Woods | Heather |
| Peaceful Warrior | Susie | |
| Dreamland | Audrey | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent Country Crossover | May | |
| 2007 | Blood and Chocolate | Vivian |
| 2008 | Kill Theory | Jennifer[6] |
| Say Hello to Stan Talmadge | ||
| 2009 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Jessica |
| Private Practice | Heather | |
| 2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Megan McAllister |
| 2012 | The Baytown Disco | Mona |
References
- ^ a b c d e Roberts, Sheila (2007-01-25). "Agnes Bruckner Interview, Blood & Chocolate". MoviesOnline. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11105.html. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ Lee, Michael J. (January 22, 2007). "Agnes Bruckner on 'Blood And Chocolate'" Radio Free Entertainment Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
- ^ Rogers, Troy. "Blood and Chocolate: Agnes Bruckner Interview." Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
- ^ "RogerEbert.com". Blue Car review. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030516/REVIEWS/305160301/1023. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
- ^ Horrorfest '10: Hi-Res Poster Debut for 'Kill Theory'
- ^ Horrorfest '10: Main Event Trailer Debut, 'Kill Theory' Final Film, Over 100 New Images!
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Vacancy 2: The First Cut
(2009 Horror Film)
The Woods
(2006 Horror Film)
Rick
(2003 Drama Film)
Blood and Chocolate
(2007 Horror Film)
Blue Car
(2002 Drama Film)
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