Lindsey Morgan

Lindsey Morgan

Lindsey Morgan at the 2016 WonderCon.
Born Lindsey Marie Morgan
(1990-02-27) February 27, 1990
Georgia
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present
Notable work General Hospital
The 100
Home town Houston, Texas

Lindsey Marie Morgan (born February 27, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kristina Davis on General Hospital, and as mechanic Raven Reyes on The 100.

Personal life

Lindsey Marie Morgan was born in Georgia to George Morgan and Alice Burciaga, and raised in Houston, Texas. She is of Irish and Mexican descent.

Career

2010–13: Career beginnings and General Hospital

Morgan at the 2012 Alma Awards

Morgan began her career in college at the University of Texas at Austin, then left for Los Angeles to chase her acting dream. Within her first year of college, Morgan stayed busy by continually booking commercials and print ads. She was cast as an extra on the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights. Morgan made the crucial decision to move to Los Angeles to continue her work as an actress. Her first real role was in the movie Detention starring Josh Hutcherson where she played a mean cheerleader named Alexis. In 2011, she landed the leading role in the MTV film, DisCONNECTED, as social media obsessed Maria. In 2014, she had a supporting role in the indie movie Chastity Bites.

On April 17, 2012, TVLine reported that Morgan has been cast as the contract role of Kristina Davis on the American ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital and would make her debut on May 25, 2012.[1][2] For this role Morgan was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.[3] Of learning about her Emmy nomination, she said, "I was worried that I've gotten the call time wrong for my appearance on Franklin & Bash before I saw that it said "Congratulations!, I'm stunned, I'm still so shocked. I'm so honored.[4] On March 26, 2013, It announced that she would be departing her role as Kristina, last airing on March 4, 2013.[5]

Immediately upon leaving General Hospital, Morgan filmed a web series called Destroy the Alpha Gammas. “I loved every second of it. I made some great friends and had a great blast doing it,” Morgan told TV Source Magazine.[6]

2014-present:The 100

On August 20, 2013 it was announced that Morgan landed a recurring role on upcoming CW sci-fi drama series The 100.[7] Morgan describes her character: "Raven is a total badass. She is a guy’s girl who is brilliant because she’s also a prodigy when it comes to mechanical engineering. She’s the youngest mechanical engineer the space station has had in 52 years, and she loves getting dirty and down with it. She’s feisty, she’s sassy, she’s strong; she’s a really cool girl. She can definitely hold her own." [8]

On April 18, Morgan landed a lead role in the independent thriller Lasso, alongside Andrew Jacobs, Sean Patrick Flanery and Karen Grassle. Morgan’s character holds a huge amount of guilt for not keeping the senior citizens safe and takes on the duty of ensuring their safety throughout the film.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Detention Alexis Spencer
DisCONNECTED Maria
2013 Facebook Stalking Lindsey Short film
Chastity Bites Noemi
2014 ETXR Florence
5 Stages Aubrey Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 B-Sides Episode: "She's Too Good for Everyone" (season 1, episode 11)
Supah Ninjas Chantelle Episode: "The Magnificent" (season 1, episode 12)
A Thin Line Maria TV Movie
2012 How I Met Your Mother Lauren Episode, "The Drunk Train" (season 7, episode 16)
Happy Endings Tracy Episode: "Big White Lies" (season 2, episode 20)
2012–13 General Hospital Kristina Davis Regular role, 67 episodes
2013 Franklin & Bash Jennifer Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" (season 3, episode 9)
The Flip Side Episodes: "Resolutions" (season 1, episode 7), "Clubbing" (season 2, episode 3)
Shark Bites Sorority Girl 3 Episode: "Episode #1.0"
2014–present The 100 Raven Reyes Recurring (Season 1), 11 episodes
Series Regular (Season 2–present), 16 episodes
2016 Casa Vita Ariana TV Movie,
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Destroy the Alpha Gammas Lauren 7 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2013
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[3]

References

  1. Matt Webb Mitovich (April 17, 2012). "Meet the New Kristina – and Get Scoop on Her New Attitude". TV Line. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. "GH Hires New Kristina". Soap Opera Digest. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. "Two Former GH Stars React To Emmy Noms". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. May 2, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  5. "GH's Kristina Is Out!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. "LINDSEY MORGAN TALKS LIFE AFTER ‘GENERAL HOSPITAL,’ NEW PROJECTS ‘DESTROY THE ALPHA GAMMAS,’ ‘THE 100’". TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media LLC. September 26, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. "'General Hospital' Alum Lands Fierce Role on CW's 'The 100' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  8. "An interview with Lindsey Morgan for Season 2 of The 100". Channel 4. December 5, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  9. "‘The 100’ Star Lindsey Morgan Lands Lead in Thriller ‘Lasso’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

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