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

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. 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 ''

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''. 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 ''

'' as a high school student, Charlie, in the episode "

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In 2006, Patterson landed the role of

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on the eighth and final season of ''

''. 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

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, 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 ''

'', 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

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, her co-star on ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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