Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress. After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the
UPN noir mystery series ''
Veronica Mars'' (2005–2006) and the
CW comedy drama series ''
Gilmore Girls'' (2006–2007). Her
breakthrough role was
Jane Margolis on the
AMC drama series ''
Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010), a character she reprised in its spinoff film ''
El Camino'' (2019). She headlined the
ABC sitcom ''
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013) before playing the character
Jessica Jones on the superhero series ''
Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019), ''
The Defenders'' (2017), and the
second season of
''Daredevil: Born Again'' (2026), all set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe. She also appeared in the
Max miniseries ''
Love & Death'' (2023).
Ritter's early film roles include the romantic comedies ''
27 Dresses'' (2007), ''
What Happens in Vegas'' (2008), ''
Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009), and ''
She's Out of My League'' (2010). She wrote, co-produced, and starred in the comedy ''
Life Happens'' (2011). This was followed by roles in the horror comedy ''
Vamps'' (2012), the comedy drama ''
Listen Up Philip'' (2014), the
''Veronica Mars'' continuation (2014), the biographical drama ''
Big Eyes'' (2014), the comedy drama ''
The Hero'' (2017), and the dark fantasy ''
Nightbooks'' (2021).
Outside of acting, Ritter serves as a singer and guitarist for the
indie rock duo Ex Vivian, and released the psychological thriller novel ''Bonfire'' in 2017.
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