Biography of Kristina Klebe

Kristina Klebe (born June 18, 1979) is a German-American actress, director, producer and writer who was born in New York City. She played Lynda in Rob Zombie's Halloween and appeared as the historical character Leni Riefenstahl in Neil Marshall's remake Hellboy.

Klebe grew up in New York City but spent much time overseas with her family in Germany, France and Italy as a child and teen. She lived in Aix-en-Provence when she was 15 for 6 months as an exchange student and in Paris when she was 18 working as an intern at the film distribution firm M5. She lived in Sienna, Italy when she was 20 for a study abroad during college.

Klebe went to high school in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College cum laude with a major in Politics and a minor in Theater/Film. She gave up being a competitive equestrian for a more complete immersion in theater in her teens. She attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut as well as the NYU Grad Film Program at Tisch School of the Arts in New York City.

Her acting career began on several off-Broadway stages. Ranging from characters such as Juliet in "Romeo & Juliet," Beatrice in "The Servant of Two Masters," Dorimene in "The Bourgeois Gentleman," Mary in "On The Verge," and Jill in "The Big Funk," she has worked at Soho Rep, The Public Theater, NY Theater Workshop, 59E59, The Jean Cocteau Repertory and the Underwood Theater in NYC. She played Cheryl Dombrowski on NCIS.

Full name: Kristina Klebe

Born: June 18, 1979

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA