Kristen Ruhlin is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''The Girl in the Park'', ''One Life to Live'', ''

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'', and '' She Wants Me''.

Personal

Ruhlin grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and graduated from

Charleston Catholic High School Charleston Catholic High School is a Catholic, coeducational high school located in eastern downtown Charleston, West Virginia, USA. CCHS was founded in 1923 and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. History As early as ...

. She graduated from

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

in 2006 with a B.S. in Fiber Properties and a minor in Theatre and Dance. She is from

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...

. After graduating from college she relocated to New York city in the Fall of 2006. In 2009 she moved to Los Angeles to work on a film called ''Missing Child'', and remained there for the next few years with frequent trips back to New York, where she worked on films such as ''She Wants Me''. Since 2013 she has been residing in New York City.

Filmography

* 2013 ''The Road Home'', with

Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...

. * 2012 '' She Wants Me'', starring as Sammy Kingston with

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and

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

. * 2012 ''Stuck'', with

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. * 2010 ''Life-ers'', TV movie from the producers of CBS and Darren Starr's ''We Need Girlfriends''. * 2007 ''

The Girl in the Park ''The Girl in the Park'' is a 2007 drama film, the first directed by David Auburn, screenwriter of '' Proof'' (2005) and '' The Lake House'' (2006). It stars Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth and Keri Russell. Plot Since the disappearance of her ...

'', with

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and

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. * 2007 ''Human Giant'', TV show with

Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Feldstein (born December 20, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic roles in films including ''Superbad (film), Superbad'' (2007), ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Stre ...

.Kristen Ruhlin - IMDb
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhlin, Kristen Actresses from West Virginia American film actresses American stage actresses Actors from Charleston, West Virginia American television actresses Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Ohio Actresses from New York (state) Ohio State University alumni 1984 births