Background
Krista Errickson was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. She is the granddaughter of Broadway set designer Jo Mielziner.
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Krista Errickson
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Career
As a teen actress, she is most recognized for her role as teen antagonist Cinder in the 1980 movie Little Darlings and the television series Hello Larry. As an adult, she is best known for her work as a journalist with Radiotelevisione Italiana (RadioTelevisioneItaliana). Errickson is a goddaughter of director, writer, and producer Elia Kazan.
As a teenager, Errickson began appearing in television and film projects.
She replaced Donna Wilkes in the role of Diane Alder on the television series Diff"rent Strokes (guest appearances) and its spin-off series, Hello, Larry. Errickson’s journalism career began at Radiotelevisione Italiana"s Channel 1 in Rome before becoming a host for Radiotelevisione Italiana International and RAISAT. Some of her more well-known programs were The Yellowcake Uranium Scandal, RAWA’s Meena: The Story of a Revolutionary, and In the Name of God, about Iran’s Islamic fundamentalism.
Foreign Columbia Broadcasting System and the Discovery Channel, she was co-executive producer for The Mysterious Manitoba of The Shroud. The Genetic Revolution, a four-part series which in part exposed secret genetic experiments that were conducted by Monsanto Corporation.
The Science of Human Cloning, and the program, Inside The Vatican.
In 2007, she was part of a team sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan, successfully negotiating the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist from the Taliban. In 2008, she successfully aided a recently released political prisoner leave Iran and return to the United States.
Politics
She became senior producer and journalist reporting on current events and international politics, with a focus on Middle East relations. She was the first female journalist to interview Sheikh Nasrallah (for her documentary, Inside the Hezbollah, which later became the subject of a book she co-authored).
Membership
She began acting in 1978 and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.
