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Early life and education

Weatherup began acting at an early age, performing in school plays and magic shows before beginning to act professionally as a young adult. Early credits include a recurring role on ABC's soap opera ''

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'' and a supporting role in the

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''. Weatherup attended The Buckley School and then Marlborough School in Los Angeles, where she was Student Body Performing Arts rep and co-captain of the Speech and Debate Team. While attending the

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, she met her future husband, writer/director Matt Enlow. Weatherup was involved with the student television station, Trojan Vision, and was selected to participate in the senior acting showcase. The summer before her senior year, she studied in Oxford, England at the

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. Weatherup graduated from USC with a triple major in Cinematic Arts, Theater & Political Science and was named Magna Cum Laude.

Career

In 2013, Weatherup, along with co-stars

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, Kylie Sparks, Tiffany Ariany, Austin Rogers, and David Ryan Speer, won the award for Best Ensemble Cast for ''

''. In 2015, Weatherup took home the award for Best Actress at the Naperville Independent Film Festival for her portrayal of Amelia Karinsky in ''Bread and Butter''. In 2017, Weatherup made her writing and directorial debut with ''Killed in Action,'' which won Best Screenplay and Best Short Drama at the Breckenridge Film Festival.

References

External links

Official website

Christine Weatherup
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