Christina Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress best known for her starring role in Mad Men as Joan Harris. One of her other more prominent roles is playing Saffron on the FOX series Firefly. In 2010 by a poll taken by women for Esquire magazine, Hendricks was voted "the sexiest woman in the world." And in the same year she was voted "the best looking American woman", again by Esquire magazine.
Career
As an actress, Hendricks has made her mark in a number of guest television appearances. Her first television break came when she became a regular in the series Beggars and Choosers. Since then, she has starred in the series The Big Time and The Court, opposite Sally Field and Craig Bierko, as well as the legal drama Kevin Hill. She has also had recurring roles in ER and Firefly and guest-starred in episodes of Angel, Miss Match, Tru Calling, Presidio Med, Without a Trace, and Las Vegas. Hendricks starred opposite Kip Pardue in South of Pico. La Cucina, an award-winning indie film, premiered on Showtime in December 2009 and stars Hendricks as a sexy writer opposite Joaquim de Almeida. She has appeared in four episodes of the NBC TV show Life in the recurring role of Olivia, detective Charlie Crews' soon-to-be stepmother and Ted Earley's love interest.
Her best-known role is that of Joan Harris