Born Christina Caroline Blevins on December 2, 1984, Christina was
singing on stage at the age of 3. She began acting at age eleven in an
acting-for-children program at the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, DC. Christina continued singing and acting through
her high school years at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia.
After her freshman year at Indiana State University, Christina enrolled
in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York,
completing her first semester in a musical theater program, then
transferring to the acting studio for second semester. Shortly after
completing her program at AMDA's Los Angeles campus in 2006, Christina
landed roles in her first four films, including
Justin Lin's
Finishing the Game (2007) and
Bala Rajasekharuni's
Blind Ambition (2008).