Arija Bareikis | |
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Born | Arija Allison Bareikis July 21, 1966 |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Arija Allison Bareikis [1] (July 21, 1966 [2]) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama Southland. She is also known for the films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Purge.
Bareikis's first name is Lithuanian. [3] She is one of two daughters born to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Paul Bareikis. [4] She graduated from Stanford University in 1987. [1]
Bareikis starred alongside Rob Schneider as Kate in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and played LAPD police officer Chickie Brown in the police drama series Southland for its first three seasons. [5] As of May 2018 [update], Bareikis' most recent screen role was a 2016 episode of the television series Power, as MJ. [6]
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Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
1993 | Celestial Navigation | Pamela | Short film |
1994 | Twisted Tales | Tracey | Segment: "Hungry Like A…Bat?" |
1997 | Ties to Rachel | Rachel | |
1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Daphne | |
1998 | Pants on Fire | Nicki | |
1998 | The Naked Man | Kim Bliss | |
1999 | 30 Days | Sarah Meyers | |
1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Susan Marie Heine | |
1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Kate | |
2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Sally Oliver | |
2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Kate Bigalow | Uncredited |
2005 | Dealbreaker | Fran | Short film |
2007 | No Reservations | Christine | |
2007 | Leaving Gussie | Thyme | Short film |
2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Katherine | |
2009 | Tenderness | Marsha | |
2009 | Frame of Mind | Jennifer Secca | |
2011 | The Stand Up | Mrs. Rundgren | |
2013 | The Purge | Mrs. Grace Sanchez | |
2016 | Tao of Surfing | Megan | |
2018 | The Witch in the Window | Beverly | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1996 | One Life to Live | Emily di Mauro | Recurring character |
1997 | Law & Order | Kim Triandos | Episode: "Matrimony" |
1999–2000 | Oz | Tricia Ross | Episodes: "The Truth and Nothing But…", "Napoleon's Boney Parts", "Unnatural Disasters", "U.S. Male", "Obituaries", and "The Bill of Wrongs" |
2002 | The American Embassy | Emma Brody | Episodes: "Walking on the Moon", "Agent Provocateur", "Pilot", "China Cup", "Driven", and "Long Live the King" |
2002 | Without a Trace | Maggie Cartwright | Episode: " Pilot" |
2003 | A Painted House | Kathleen Chandler | Hallmark Television movie |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Annie Capra | Episodes: "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?", "Dead in the Water", "Missing Pieces", "Till Death Do Us Part", and "Devil May Care" |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Savannah | Episode: "Let It Be" |
2005–2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Helen Bramer / Nurse Gina Lowe | Episodes: "Stress Position" and "Astoria Helen" |
2006 | A.K.A. | Vanessa | Television movie |
2011 | Royal Pains | Natalie's Mother | Episode: "A History of Violins" |
2009–2011 | Southland | Police Officer III Chickie Brown | Lead Character: 19 episodes |
2016 | Power | MJ Hazen / MJ | Episodes: "Don't Go", "Trust Me", and "In My Best Interest" |
2017 | Bull | Moira Dickerson | Episode: "Make Me" |