Christina Schmidt, sometimes credited as Chrissy Schmidt, is a

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actress and

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Biography

Schmidt was born and raised in the Kitchener- Waterloo area and currently resides in

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. She took acting classes with television actor Dean Armstrong, known in the

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for his participation on

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's series '' Queer as Folk''. She trained before becoming an actress, with Kids on Camera and

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, two prestigious training companies for aspiring actors. Her classes led to her first appearance, in the 2000 short

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''Notes from Mother''. Her big break came when she was hired to play

Terri McGreggor ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

in the Canadian television hit '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' which aired on

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in the United States. The role was a challenge for the

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Schmidt, because the character is insecure about her self-image and appearance, and becomes entangled in an abusive relationship. Schmidt was credited as a series regular on ''Degrassi'' in the first three seasons (2001–2004). After that, she left the show to continue her career in modeling. Her character, Terri, had left due to fear of her abusive boyfriend Rick, who had put her in a coma near the end of the third season. Schmidt is represented in fashion and print modelling by B&M Models in Toronto. She appeared in the fall 2007 ad campaign for MXM, a

junior plus-size clothing line. She has modelled for Torrid, and currently appears in the campaigns for Nygard. She also stars as one of the professional runway models in the show '' How To Look Good Naked Canada'' on the

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Awards

At the 2005 Young Artist Awards in

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, Schmidt won the award for "Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress" for her role as Terri on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''.

External links

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Interview in Ontario newspaper (Oct. 13 2007)
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