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'' and as Anne Glass in the

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television series ''

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'' (2011–2015).

Early life

Bloodgood was born in

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, on September 20, 1975, but was raised in

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''.

Career

At age 17, Bloodgood became one of the

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. In 2005, she was ranked No. 99 on ''

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'' magazine's Hot 100 list. She subsequently ranked No. 53 in 2006, No. 40 in 2007 and No. 20 in 2009. In ''

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'' (2006–2007), she portrayed Rita Shelten, the girlfriend of a detective who is framed for murder and arrested in the span of a day, but continually finds himself reliving that same day. In 2007, Bloodgood starred as Livia Beale in the American science-fiction television series ''

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'' on NBC. She had a role in the movie '' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'', which opened in February 2009. She starred as Blair Williams in ''

'', the fourth film in the ''Terminator'' series and reprised her role in the

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and the animated prequel web series, '' Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series''. In early 2009, she joined the third season of the show ''

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'' in a recurring role as Detective Michelle Paxson. From 2011 to 2015, she portrayed Dr. Anne Glass in

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series ''

'' executive produced by

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. At the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, Bloodgood won the "Special Jury Prize" for dramatic ensemble acting in ''The Sessions'' together with John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy. She also voice acts the role of

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the Archangel in the video game ''

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''. In 2017 she was added as a series regular to the third season of the medical drama '' Code Black''. Moon Bloodgood Falling Skies

Personal life

In August 2011, Bloodgood married Grady Hall, an American who owns an Internet company. In December 2012, Bloodgood gave birth to their daughter, Pepper. She later had a son, Archie. In 2018 Bloodgood and Hall got divorced.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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