Khrystyne Haje

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Khrystyne Haje
Haje in 1990
Born
Khrystyne Kamil Haje

(1968-12-21) December 21, 1968 (age 55)
Santa Clara, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2009, 2021–present

Khrystyne Kamil Haje (/krɪˈstiːn ˈhɒʒ/ krist-EEN HOZH;[1] born December 21, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Simone Foster in the sitcom series Head of the Class. After the series ended in 1991, she continued acting in both television and films. Haje was named as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in People magazine's first edition of that list in 1990.[2]

Career[edit]

Haje began her career at age 14 as a fashion model while attending North Hollywood High School.[3] Her acting career started at 17 in the television movie Crime of Innocence.

After appearing in several other television roles, including an appearance in the movie Bates Motel, Haje landed the role of sensitive poet Simone Foster on Head of the Class. After the series ended in 1991, she continued acting in both television and films. She was named as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in People magazine's first edition of that list in 1990.[2]

That same year, Haje won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the special Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment. In 1995, Haje voiced the character of Rebecca Fallbrook in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series.

In the late 1990s, she began working in theatre productions and appearing less in television productions.[4]

In 2001, People magazine's reported that Haje was "quarter owner of a Silicon Valley company" worth $500 million. Haje explained, "I was really lucky and made a smart move."[5]

Personal life[edit]

Haje was born in Santa Clara, California, and has four brothers. Her parents are of Lebanese and Czech origin.[6] Haje is a founding board member of the Earth Communication Office (ECO), which helps to protect ecosystems. [citation needed]

She appeared on the March 23, 2012, episode of the Rachael Ray Show to have her hair cut as part of National Donate Your Hair Day (April 27) for women with cancer.[7]

In 2015, Haje was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, three years after being successfully treated for invasive lobular breast cancer. Although doctors estimated she had only two years to live, a medical trial called the SM-88 treatment (consisting of daily pills and injections) was successful, leaving her with no evidence of cancer within two years. She said, "I'm so lucky....I found this treatment, and I responded to it. And I don't suffer."[8]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Cyborg 3: The Recycler Casella Reese
1995 Scanners: The Showdown Carrie Goodart
1997 Morella Inspector Farrow
1997 Demolition University Diane Woods
2000 The King's Guard Roxanne
2000 Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th Sexy Doctor
2002 Man of the Year Vanessa
2002 Redemption Nancy Direct-to-video
2002 5 Card Stud Aly
2003 Easy as Pie Nellie May Short film
2023 The Road Dog Laura

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 ABC Afterschool Special Alix Shuman Episode: "Can a Guy Say No?"
1986–87 CBS Schoolbreak Special Brianne Corey, Michelle Rouke 2 episodes
1987 Bates Motel Sally Television film
1989 The Gifted One Mary Joe Television film
1990 Growing Pains Teenage Chrissy Seaver Episode: "Future Shock"
1986–91 Head of the Class Simone Foster 114 episodes
1992 Hearts Are Wild Allison Barnes Episode: "Pilot"
1992 The Young Riders Margaret Episode: "Spies"
1992 Zorro Annie Smith Episode: "They Call Her Annie"
1993 Raven Sharon Sanders Episode: "Disciples of Dawn"
1993 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Nicole Episode: "Educating Brad"
1994 Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women Nancy Cardigan Television film (segment: "Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee")
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Jennifer Sweeney Episode: "A Very Fatal Funeral"
1995 Prince for a Day Nora Flynn Television film
1995 Campus Cops La Becka Montaigne Episode: "StinkyHiggins"
1995 Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories Pearl Bryan Episode: "The Headless Ghost"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Andrea Beaumont Episode: "Murder in High C"
1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester Patricia McDonald Television film
1995 Platypus Man Monica Episode: "Out of the Mouths of Babes"
1995 Batman: The Animated Series Rebecca Falbrook (voice) Episode: "The Terrible Trio"[9]
1996 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Heather Kellogg Episode: "Hot for Teacher"
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Inothea (voice) Episode: "Determination"
2000 Stepsister from Planet Weird Kathy Larson Television film
2001 The Zeta Project Tiffany Morgan (voice) Episode: "Hicksburg"[9]
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Francesca Jesner Episode: "Counterfeit"
2002–03 Law & Order Rebecca, Elaine Blanchard 2 episodes
2009 God Loves ME Best! Jade Television film

Awards and nominations[edit]

1992: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program; Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment (shared with Kirk Bergstrom and Kit Thomas)

Young Artist Awards nominations:

  • 1987: Exceptional Performance By a Young Actress in a New Television, Comedy or Drama Series, Head of the Class
  • 1988: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series, Head of the Class
  • 1989: Best Young Actress – Starring in a Television Comedy Series, Head of the Class

References[edit]

  1. ^ Khrystyne Haje [@khrystynehaje] (July 17, 2018). "Come out for #fun #free #happenings in #nyc !..." Archived from the original on December 25, 2021 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b "Beautiful Through the Years". People.com. Time Inc. May 12, 1997.
  3. ^ Pace, Constance (March 20, 1987). "The real Khrystyne Haje is hardly the class wallflower". Huntingdon Daily News. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Martindale, Davi (July 2, 2000). "Haje still enjoys the thrill of acting". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Jason Lynch, Michelle Tauber and Ting Yu (October 29, 2001). "School Ties". People.com. Time Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Khrystyne Haje's father, Kamil Nayef Haje, second marriage (1985), where it states he was born in Lebanon. Information from the National Archives, United States. Scan of Khrystyne Haje's father, Kamil Nayef Haje, second marriage in 1985 on familysearch.org
  7. ^ "Three Long-Hair Makeovers". Rachael Ray Show. March 23, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ^ Julie Mazziotta (April 6, 2017). "Head of the Class's Khrystyne Haje Reveals She's In Recovery from Stage IV Breast Cancer: 'I Feel Fantastic'". People.com. Meredith Corp. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Khrystyne Haje (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 10, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

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