Krista Anne Errickson (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, writer and producer who appeared in films and television productions in the 1980s and 1990s. As a teen actress, she is most recognized for her role as teen antagonist Cinder in the 1980 movie ''

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'' and the TV series ''

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''. As an adult, she is best known for her work as a journalist with

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(RadioTelevisioneItaliana).

Early life and education

Krista Errickson was born in Abington,

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. She is the granddaughter of

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set designer Jo Mielziner. Errickson is a goddaughter of director, writer, and producer Elia Kazan.

Professional life

She began acting in 1978 and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. As a teenager, Errickson began appearing in television and film projects. She replaced

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in the role of Diane Alder on the second season of the TV series ''

'' and on four episodes of ''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackso ...

''. Errickson continued acting until 1994, appearing in movies and guest starring in shows such as '' Fame'', '' Mr. Belvedere'', ''

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...

'', and ''

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''. Her journalism career began at

's Channel 1 in Rome before becoming a host for

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and RAISAT. She became senior producer and journalist reporting on current events and international politics, with a focus on Middle East relations. Some of her more well-known programs were ''The Yellowcake Uranium Scandal'', '' RAWA’s Meena: The Story of a Revolutionary'', and ''In the Name of God'', about Iran’s

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. She was the first female journalist to interview Sheikh Nasrallah (for her documentary, ''Inside the Hezbollah'', which later became the subject of a book she co-authored). For

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and the Discovery Channel, she was co-executive producer for ''The Mysterious Man of The Shroud''; ''The Genetic Revolution'', a four-part series which in part exposed secret genetic experiments that were conducted by

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; ''The Science of

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'', and the program, ''Inside The Vatican''. In 2007, she was part of a team sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan, successfully negotiating the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist from the

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. In 2008, she successfully aided a recently released political prisoner leave Iran and return to the United States.

Filmography

*''

'' (TV series; 1979; 4 episodes) as Diane Alder *''

'' (TV series; 1979–80) as Diane Alder *''

'' (1980) as Cinder *'' Making the Grade'' (TV series; 1982; 1 episode) *'' Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again'' (1982) as Ivy *'' Fame'' (TV series; 1982; 1 Episode) as Diana *''The First Time'' (1982 TV movie) as Karen *''

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'' (TV series; 1982; 1 episode) as Lisa *'' Deadly Lessons'' (1983 TV movie) as Tember Logan *''The First Time'' (1983) as Dana *'' The Best of Times'' (TV series; 1983) as Robin Dupree *''The Doors: Dance on Fire'' (Video; 1985; "L.A. Woman" segment) *''

The New Gidget ''The New Gidget'' is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965–66 sitcom ''Gidget''. It aired in syndication from September 15, 1986, to May 12, 1988. The series was produced by original ''Gidget'' series producer Harry Ackerman and was la ...

'' (TV series; 1986; 1 episode) as Karen *'' Mr. Belvedere'' (TV series; 1988; 1 episode) as Amy Nelson *''

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'' (TV series; 1989; 2 episodes) as Stacy Bridger *''

Mama's Family ''Mama's Family'' is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called " The Family" featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967–78 ...

'' (TV series; 1989; 1 episode) as Bunny Vanderhaus *''

'' (TV series; 1989; 1 episode) as Christine *'' Mortal Passions'' (1990)) as Emily *'' Killer Image'' (1992) as Shelley *''

'' (TV series; 1992; 3 episodes) as Maggie *''

Martial Outlaw ''Martial Outlaw'' is a 1993 action/martial arts film written by Thomas Ritz, produced by Pierre David, directed by Kurt Anderson and stars Jeff Wincott, Gary Hudson and Richard Jaeckel in his final film appearance before his death in June 1997 ...

'' (Direct-to-video; 1993) as Lori White *''Jailbait'' (Direct-to-video; 1993) as Merci Cooper *'' The Paperboy'' (1994)Profile
at ''

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's'' website as Diana *'' MLK: A Life'' (RAI; 1996) - executive producer, writer *''The Genetic Revolution'' (RAI; 1996) - executive producer, writer *''In The Name of God'' (RAI; 1997) - executive producer, co-producer, writer *''Mysterious Man of the Shroud'' (CBS; 1998) *''You2: The Science of Human Cloning'' (RAI; 2000) - executive producer, writer *''Inside The Hezbollah'' (RAI; 2000) - executive producer, writer * ''Inside The Vatican'' (RAI; 2001) - executive producer, writer *''RAWA's Meena: The Story of a Revolutionary'' (RAI; 2002) - executive producer, writer *''The Yellowcake Uranium Scandal'' (RAI; 2005) - executive producer, writer *''I Am Iran'' (RAI; 2009) - executive producer, writer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Errickson, Krista Living people American film actresses 20th-century American actresses American women writers Italian journalists American television actresses People from Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Actresses from Pennsylvania American child actresses 1964 births 21st-century American women