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Early life and education

Crystal Dickinson was born in

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. She graduated from

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in 1998 in the College of Communication and the Arts. She also received an MFA from the

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...

and studied at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

Career

Dickinson is best known for her role on the

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series The CHI as Detective Toussaint. She has also appeared in other TV series such as

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, Feed the Beast, '' House of Payne'' and '' The Good Wife'' and the films I-Origins and

This is Where I Leave You ''This Is Where I Leave You'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. It ...

. She made her Broadway debut in Bruce Norris' '' Clybourne Park'' and has since returned to Broadway appearing alongside

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in '' You Can't Take It With You''. A recipient of Theatre World Award in 2012 for ''Clybourne Park'', she has also won a Jenny Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the AUDELCO in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Personal life

Dickinson is married to actor

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. They have one son, Chase Ari Dirden, born March 29, 2014.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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