Christine Elise McCarthy, professionally known as Christine Elise, is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Emily Valentine in ''

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in the ''Child's Play'' franchise, first appearing in ''

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'' (1990) and reprising the role in ''

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'' (2017) and the Syfy series ''

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'' (2021–present).

Personal life

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Roslindale, the daughter of artists, she graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1983. She and fellow ''90210'' actor

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lived together from 1992 to 1997. She is

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in her personal life.

Career

Film career

Early in her career, Elise had a recurring role in the final season of ''

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'' which she often cites as her best professional experience. She played the role of Kyle in the 1990 film ''

''. In 1993, she played Jenn Platt in the horror film ''

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''. She had a recurring role as Emily Valentine on ''

'' and also appeared on the second season of '' ER'' for 17 episodes as Harper Tracy. Following her stint on ''ER'', Elise appeared on the short-lived Fox show '' L.A. Firefighters''. She appeared in the TV movie ''

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'' with

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, who had requested that she play the role. They had met on another project, '' Boiling Point'', though her role was largely written out. She had a recurring role as the daughter of Police Chief Bill Gillespie on '' In the Heat of the Night'' and also appeared in the '' Charmed'' episode Desperate Housewitches. She was featured in the punk rock documentaries '' American Hardcore'' and '' All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film''. McCarthy made her directorial debut with an award-winning short film she also wrote, produced, and starred in: ''Bathing and the Single Girl''. Since December 2010, ''Bathing and the Single Girl'' has been screened at more than 100 festivals and has won 20 awards. Dystel & Goderich Literary Management represents her full-length novel of the same name, ''Bathing and the Single Girl'', released in January 2014. McCarthy has also been a programmer of Michigan's Waterfront Film Festival since it was founded in 1999. She has also been involved in multiple capacities (juror, panelist, programmer, and moderator) with Sidewalk FF, Indie Memphis FF, Oxford FF, RxSM FF, Victoria Texas Independent FF, Kansas City Jubilee FF, Lady Filmmakers FF, and Portland Oregon Women's FF. McCarthy has also worked as a story producer since 2014, producing such reality shows as ''

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'' (with the Soska Twins), ''Best Bars in America'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Rich in Faith.'' On February 11, 2015, McCarthy appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor Podcast''. Elise revisited her role as Emily Valentine from ''

'' in the reboot, ''

'' in 2019 playing a "heightened version" of herself on the series. She has said in interviews that she was approached to be involved in a spin off for her Emily Valentine character, as the original idea for the show '' Melrose Place'', but she turned it down. Elise reprised her role of Kyle from ''

'' and ''

'' in the 2021 SYFY & USA Network series - ''

'' - helmed by ''Child's Play'' franchise creator

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. The series premiered October 12, 2021.

Career outside film industry

Under her birth name (Christine Elise McCarthy), she has worked as a professional photographer, once (February 2008) showing her work at the 2nd Cup Cafe in Boston. In 2008, her photographs were displayed at the Paris restaurant Pink Flamingo.Christine Elise McCarthy Art Opening, ''Boston Magazine''
In April 2009, she participated in the

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, exhibit called "Burlesque As Art". Elise maintains a

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blog called Delightful-Delicious-Delovely and a vegan cooking show on YouTube.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Her YouTube cooking show - Delightful Delicious Delovely''Bathing and the Single Girl the NOVEL''Her Food BlogChristine McCarthy PhotographyFollow her on Instagram''Bathing and the Single Girl the FILM''
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