Biography
An aspiring singer/songwriter who was collaborating with
Paul Anka at the time she was approached to audition for a guest role in the hit NBC sitcom
Just Shoot Me, Moon Bloodgood would eventually win the role, and subsequent appearances in
CSI and
Monk followed in quick succession. Though the exotic Korean/Irish/Dutch actress went on to find her footing on the big screen with supporting roles in such features as
A Lot Like Love,
Moonlight Serenade, and
Eight Below, it wasn't until she co-starred as the Native American Starfire in director
Marcus Nispel's
Pathfinder that she really began to shine.
Back on the small screen, Bloodgood made a splash in the innovative police detective series
Day Break, playing Rita Shelten, the girlfriend of protagonist Detective Brett Hopper (
Taye Diggs). In the style of
Groundhog Day mixed with the thriller aspects of
24, the wrongly accused Hopper suffered the same day repeatedly, trying desperately to prevent Rita from dying each time the day restarted. Unfortunately, the series didn't catch on with the public, but Bloodgood was soon at work again on another creative, sci-fi-tinged prime-time series in fall 2007:
Journeyman. That show followed the travails of a man (
Kevin McKidd) who begins to time travel unwittingly, eventually running into his presumed-dead first love, Livia (Bloodgood), who is actually alive and well -- and also a fellow time-traveler. Though the series garnered a modest but dedicated audience, it wasn't enough for the show make it past its first season. Bloodgood was soon back onscreen, however, appearing in the
Barry Levinson-directed comedy drama What Just Happened? opposite an impressive cast that included
Robert De Niro,
Stanley Tucci,
Sean Penn, and
John Turturro. She also booked roles in two high-profile films for 2009,
Andrzej Bartkowiak's video game adaptatation,
Street Fighter and the latest installment of the
Terminator franchise,
Terminator Salvation. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide