Emily Kernan Rutherfurd (born September 18, 1974) is an American actress. She played Christine "New Christine" Hunter in the CBS sitcom, ''

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'' (2006–10).

Personal life

Rutherfurd was born and raised in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Mary Spratt (

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Kernan) Rutherfurd and Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr., himself the grandson of New York socialite Winthrop Rutherfurd (1862–1944). Her paternal uncle is Lewis Polk Rutherfurd (b. 1944) who was married to Janet Jennings Auchincloss (1945–1985), the half-sister of former First Lady

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, from 1966 until her death in 1985. She attended

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school on the

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. She also attended St. Mark's School in

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. She then attended the

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in Los Angeles. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Rollin McCulloch "Loch" Gallagher IV, whom she married in 2003, and their daughters, Grace and Lila.

Career

Rutherfurd made her television debut in 1999 as a series regular on the short-lived CBS sitcom ''

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'' opposite Nancy Travis and Kevin Pollak. Later, she was a regular cast member on ''

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'' and '' Married to the Kellys''. She played Christine "New Christine" Hunter on the CBS sitcom ''

'' which aired from 2006 to 2010 and also starred

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. She had the lead role in ''Work Mom''. Rutherfurd starred in several television pilots, including '' The Assistants'' opposite

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and an untitled comedy written by Ben Falcone. She had a recurring role on ''

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'' as a student in Jack McFarland's acting class, and also guest-starred on '' Last Man Standing'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her feature film credits include '' Elizabethtown'', ''

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'', and '' Pain & Gain''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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