Moon Bloodgood Explained

Moon Bloodgood
Birth Name:Korinna Moon Bloodgood
Birth Date:20 September 1975
Birth Place:Alliance, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation:Actress, model
Yearsactive:1993–present
Children:1

Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975), known by her stage name Moon Bloodgood, is an American actress and model, known for her role as Lieutenant Blair Williams in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation and as Anne Glass in the TNT television series Falling Skies.

Early life

Bloodgood was born in Alliance, Nebraska, on September 20, 1975, but was raised in Anaheim, California.[1] [2] Her father, Shell Bloodgood, is American, and her mother, Sang Cha, is South Korean.[3] Her father was stationed in South Korea, where he met her mother.[4]

Career

At age 17, Bloodgood became one of the Laker Girls.[2] [5]

In 2005, she was ranked No. 99 on Maxim's magazine's Hot 100 list.[2] [6] She subsequently ranked No. 53 in 2006,[7] [8] No. 40 in 2007[9] and No. 20 in 2009.[10]

In Day Break (2006–2007), she portrayed Rita Shelten, the girlfriend of a detective who is framed for murder and arrested in the span of a day, but continually finds himself reliving that same day. In 2007, Bloodgood starred as Livia Beale in the American science-fiction television series Journeyman on NBC.[11]

She had a role in the movie , which opened in February 2009. She starred as Blair Williams in Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the Terminator series and reprised her role in the video game and the animated prequel web series, .[12] [13]

In early 2009, she joined the third season of the show Burn Notice in a recurring role as Detective Michelle Paxson.[14]

From 2011 to 2015, she portrayed Dr. Anne Glass in TNT's science fiction series Falling Skies executive produced by Steven Spielberg.[15] At the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, Bloodgood won the "Special Jury Prize" for dramatic ensemble acting in The Sessions together with John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy.

She also voice acts the role of Uriel the Archangel in the video game Darksiders.

In 2017 she was added as a series regular to the third season of the medical drama Code Black.

Personal life

In August 2011, Bloodgood married Grady Hall, who owns an internet company. In December 2012, Bloodgood gave birth to their daughter.[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Gorgeous Woman
2005A Lot like LoveBridget
2006Moonlight SerenadeMarie Devrenier
Eight BelowKatie
2007PathfinderStarfire
2008What Just HappenedLaura
2009Detective Maya Sunee
Terminator SalvationLieutenant Blair Williams
2010FasterMarina Humpheries
BedroomsBeth
2011Beautiful BoyTrish
ConceptionNikki
2012The SessionsVeraSundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting
2013The Power of FewMala
2024DetainedDetective Moon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Just Shoot Me!PennyEpisode: "Halloween? Halloween!"
2003FastlaneMaidEpisode: "Iced"
DancerEpisode: "Assume Nothing"
2005North ShoreMaidEpisode: "Vice"
2005MonkHaleyEpisode: "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever"
2006–2008Day BreakRita SheltenMain cast
2007JourneymanLivia BealeMain cast
2009Burn NoticeDetective Michelle Paxson3 episodes
Blair Williams (voice)6 episodes
2010Human TargetDoctor Jessica ShawEpisode: "Tanarak"
2011VivicaEpisode: "Full Hauser"
2011–2015Falling SkiesAnne GlassMain cast
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
2018Code BlackRox ValenzuelaMain cast (season 3)
2019–2020Katherine CasillasSeason 11
2018Magnum P.I.Judge Rachel ParkEpisode: "Judge Me Not"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1997Nuclear Strike Naja Hana
2009Terminator SalvationBlair Williams
2010DarksidersUriel, The Archangel

Notes and References

  1. Cohn, Paulette (June 8, 2013). Moon Bloodgood discusses Falling Skies and Asian heritage . Xfinity Comcast.
  2. http://www.maxim.com/todays-girl/moon-bloodgood-0 "Today's Girl: Moon Bloodgood"
  3. News: Sanico, Jeff. Rising Moon. KoreAm. April 2007.
  4. Rorke, Robert (December 3, 2006). "To Die For". New York Post.
  5. http://www.maxim.com/girls-of-maxim/moon-bloodgood "Moon Bloodgood"
  6. http://www.maxim.com/funny/the-2005-hot-100-list "The 2005 Hot 100 List"
  7. http://www.maxim.com/funny/the-2006-hot-100-list "The 2006 Hot 100 List"
  8. http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2006-hot-100-0 "2006 Hot 100"
  9. http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2007-hot-100 "2007 Hot 100"
  10. http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2009-hot-100#81 "2009 Hot 100"
  11. Welsh, James (May 11, 2007). "NBC gives 'Journeyman' the green light". Digital Spy.f
  12. News: Bloodgood Back In T4 . SciFi Wire. April 21, 2008 . April 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080424044244/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=52651 . April 24, 2008.
  13. News: Borys . Kit . Moon Bloodgood lined up for "Terminator" sequel . Yahoo! News. April 20, 2008 . April 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080430225605/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080421/people_nm/terminator_dc_2 . April 30, 2008.
  14. News: Eric . Goldman . Terminator Star Joins Burn Notice. IGN. March 19, 2009.
  15. News: TNT Brings Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies to Comic-Con . MovieWeb . July 10, 2010 . July 1, 2010 . July 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100708164452/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEIN3PIIb7HdLR . dead .
  16. Web site: Finn. Natalie. Falling Skies Star Moon Bloodgood Welcomes a Baby Girl—Check Out Her Spicy Name!. E! Online. January 3, 2013. November 30, 2021.