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Marnette "Marne" Provost Patterson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress best known for her role as Christy Jenkins in the final season of the television series
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
. She has also appeared multiple films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, The Dream Child, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and Wild Things: Foursome. Additionally she has had guest roles in various television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
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, and
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.


Career

Patterson has appeared in films such as ''
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'' (1994). In 1996, Patterson appeared briefly as a volleyball schoolgirl attracting the attentions of Tommy in the premiere episode of ''
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''. From 1996–1998 Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the
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and later
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series '' Something So Right''. Patterson starred in the short-lived WB sitcom ''
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'' and the made-for-TV movie ''
The Stalking of Laurie Show ''The Stalking of Laurie Show'' (also known by the title ''Rivals'' outside of the United States) is a 2000 made-for-TV movie that was directed by Norma Bailey. The movie is based on the true-life murder of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster nativ ...
''. Patterson made an appearance in ''
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'' as Shelly in the episode: " Eric's Panties" in 2000. ''Who's Your Daddy?'' (2003), ''Pope Dreams'' (2005), and ''Cloud 9'' (2005). She also voiced Lucy van Pelt in ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2004, Patterson appeared on ''
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'' as an underage drinker. In 2005, she guest starred on ''
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'' as a high school student, Charlie, in the episode "
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". In 2006, Patterson landed the role of
Christy Jenkins Christy Jenkins is a fictional character from the American television supernatural drama ''Charmed'', which aired on The WB Television Network (The WB) from 1998 to 2006. The character was created by executive producer Brad Kern and was portrayed ...
on the eighth and final season of ''
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
''. Her character was a witch who was kidnapped by demons as a child and had been held captive in The Underworld for many years. Her sister, Billie Jenkins, played by
Kaley Cuoco Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom '' 8 Simple Rules'' (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), and as the title ch ...
, sought help of the Charmed ones to rescue Christy. Patterson also portrayed Holly Little in the 2008 film '' Starship Troopers 3: Marauder''. She then starred as Maggie Schaffer on the
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, called '' LG15: The Resistance''. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of the TV series ''
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'', where she starred as Ashley. In 2011, she appeared briefly on an episode of ''
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'' ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn") as a con artist who would sleep with wealthy men and then blackmail them. Her character was named Naomi/Victoria. Patterson is close friends with
Jennifer Finnigan Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 2000 to 2004, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards for ...
, her co-star on ''
The Stalking of Laurie Show ''The Stalking of Laurie Show'' (also known by the title ''Rivals'' outside of the United States) is a 2000 made-for-TV movie that was directed by Norma Bailey. The movie is based on the true-life murder of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster nativ ...
''.


Filmography


Film


Television


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Marne 1980 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses