American actress, musician, and model

Krysten Ritter

Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress, musician, author, and former model. After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and the CW comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2006–2007). Her breakthrough role was Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2010), a character she reprised in its spinoff film El Camino (2019). She headlined the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013) before playing the character Jessica Jones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Jessica Jones (2015–2019), The Defenders (2017), and Daredevil: Born Again (2026–present).

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1981

December 16

Died

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1980s

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1981 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

533 The Digest, the great collection of all Roman jurists' law, is issued together with a new official law textbook for legal schools, The Institutes.
714 Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom.
755 An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China.
1431 Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.

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The world in 1981

When Krysten arrived

april 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
april 11 A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
april 12 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
april 14 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on December 16

A. N. R. Robinson 1926–2014 Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926) Kim Chwa-chin 1889– South Korean guerrilla leader (died 1930) Philip K. Dick 1928–1982 American philosopher and author (died 1982) William Perry 1962– American football player and wrestler

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1981

Beyoncé 1981– American singer-songwriter Amanda Beard 1981– American swimmer Amy Lee 1981– American singer, songwriter and pianist André Lotterer 1981– German race car driver Anthony Ervin 1981– American swimmer Audrey Tang 1981– Taiwanese Minister of Digital Affairs and programmer Cameron Winklevoss 1981– American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU Chin-hui Tsao 1981– Taiwanese baseball player Daisuke Sekimoto 1981– Japanese wrestler

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