American actress Katherine Elaine Hendrix is well-known for her parts in the television shows Dynasty, Superstar, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, and Get Smart (1995). She has appeared in the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, Inspector Gadget 2, and the pseudoscience movie What the Bleep Do We Know!?
Early Life
Elaine Hendrix was born on December 28, 1970, and grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Her father had less influence over her name because he was serving in the Vietnam War when she was born.
Although her mother named her Katherine Elaine, the majority of her family continued to refer to her by her middle name.
Elaine Hendrix Career
Hendrix joined the Gary Harrison Dance Company as a professional dancer after winning a model search in her senior year of high school.
She quickly divided her time between working as a professional dancer and model for brands including Sun Microsystems, Nike, Levi’s, and Mattel, as well as for several hip-hop musicians like MC Hammer, Keith Sweat, and Whodini.
Her early career as a model and dancer ended when she was struck by a car while riding her bike shortly after moving to Los Angeles, California, in 1992.
Elaine Hendrix was cast in the 1995 Get Smart series after recovering from her accident. Along with her recurring roles in Married… with Children, User Friendly (1995), and Lez Be Friends (1997), she has also had appearances on the television shows Joan of Arcadia, Friends, Ellen, Charmed, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, the Parent Trap remake, Superstar, Inspector Gadget 2, and What the Bleep Do We Know!? are among the movies in which she starred.
Elaine Hendrix also starred in the 2006 film Coffee Date and an episode of Ghost Whisperer. She had also had a role in the Hallmark Channel feature TV film Christmas at Pemberley Manor in 2018.
Hendrix played the role of Roxy Wasserman, a fiend who works as a fashion designer, in two episodes of the ABC Family series The Middleman, which ran for just one season in 2008. A 2008 episode of Criminal Minds (“Normal”) featured her.
Elaine Hendrix appeared in the 2009 movie Rock Slyde and in the ABC series Castle. She portrayed Felicia in the Tribeca-winning movie Spork in 2011. In “They’re Playing Her Song” and “Holiday Madness” from season three of 90210, Hendrix also played Renee.
She co-starred with Charlie Sheen on the FX sitcom Anger Management in 2014 for a three-episode plot arc as Warden Hartley. Another reference to her love for animals is her appearance in the web series Fetching.
In addition, she co-starred with Denis Leary, Elizabeth Gillies, John Corbett, Bobby Kelly, and John Ales in the comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll on FX as Ava.
It was revealed on September 13, 2018, that Hendrix would play Susan Andrews, a recurring character on the Fox series Proven Innocent.
Elane Hendrix was chosen to play Alexis Carrington Colby in season three of The CW’s Dynasty revival series in October 2019.
Personal Life
After becoming a vegan in 2006, Elaine Hendrix became a fervent animal rights activist and advocate for animals. In her free time, she travels across North America and collaborates with groups worldwide to build habitats, educate, protest, lecture, transport, and rescue.
She established The Pet Matchmaker in 2012, a group that promotes and encourages the adoption, fostering, and rescue of abandoned animals worldwide. She is a member of the US chapter of No to Dog Meat and the board of Stray Rescue of St. Louis.
Net Worth
The American actress, producer, singer, and dancer Elaine Hendrix’s net worth is $2 million. Her first television appearance was in the 1992 sitcom Doogie Howser, M.D., and her first movie part was in 1992’s Last Dance.
