Early life

Winnick was born in Etobicoke, Ontario and is of Ukrainian descent. She spoke Ukrainian as her first language and did not begin speaking English until she was eight years old. She began training in martial arts at age seven, and obtained her first black belt at 13. By age 21, she had started three martial arts schools.

Career

Winnick has appeared in many films, including Stand Up Guys, Failure to Launch, Love and Other Drugs, and Killers. She has guest starred in numerous television shows, most notably House, The Glades, Bones, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds, Person of Interest, and Nikita. In her role on Bones, she portrays Hannah Burley, a war correspondent who had been posted to cover the war in Afghanistan and becomes a love interest for main character Seeley Booth.

Winnick starred in the comedy-drama film Cold Souls, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2009. In 2011, Winnick was cast in a guest role on The CW's spy drama Nikita. In 2013, she starred in A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and appeared in the comedy The Art of the Steal. She also joined History Channel's Vikings, starring in the role of Lagertha, a legendary figure in Viking history.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Biohazardous	Jennifer
2002	Smoking Herb	Marcia
2002	The It Factor	Herself
2002	Fabled	Liz
2002	Daddy's Little Girl		Short film
2002	Two Weeks Notice	Tiffany
2003	What Alice Found	Julie
2004	50 First Dates	Young Woman
2004	Satan's Little Helper	Jenna Whooly
2004	Going the Distance	Trish
2004	Our Time is Up	Waif	Short film
2005	Hellraiser: Hellworld	Chelsea
2006	Cloud 9	Olga
2006	Kiss Me Again	Chalice
2006	Failure to Launch	Melissa
2007	When Nietzsche Wept	Lou Salome
2008	Amusement	Tabitha
2009	Cold Souls	Sveta
2010	Tranced	Cleo
2010	Night and Day	July	Short film
2010	Radio Free Albemuth	Rachel Brady
2010	Choose	Fiona Wagner
2010	Killers	Vivian
2010	Love & Other Drugs	'Lisa'
2011	Bad $#*! Crazy	Girlfriend
2012	Children of the Air	Samantha Thomas	Short film
2012	Stand Up Guys	Oxana
2012	A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III	Ivana
2013	The Art of the Steal	Lola
2016	Geostorm	Olivia	Filming
2017	The Dark Tower		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal		Episode: "Sacrifices"
1999	Student Bodies	Holly Benson	5 episodes
2000	Relic Hunter	Roselyn	Episode: "Nine Lives"
2001	Screech Owls	Brianna Styles	Episode: "Face Off"
2002	Tracker	Laura	2 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Karyn Bennett	Episode: "Seizure"
2003	Oz	Liesel Robson	Episode: "4giveness"
2003	Wild Card	Kendall	Episode: "Hell Week"
2003	10-8: Officers on Duty	Lucy Johnson	Episode: "Lucy in the Sky"
2004	CSI: Miami	Nicole Harjo	Episode: "Rap Sheet"
2004	1-800-Missing	Julie Snyder	Episode: "In the Midnight Hour"
2005	CSI: NY	Lisa Kay	Episode: "Corporate Warriors"
2005	Trump Unauthorized	Ivana Trump	Television film
2006	Criminal Minds	Maggie Lowe	Episode: "Somebody’s Watching"
2006	13 Graves	Amy	Television film
2007	House	Eve	Episode: "One Day, One Room"
2007	Tipping Point	Nina Patterson	Television film
2007	Law Dogs	Lisa Bennett	Television film
2008	Law & Order	Sarah Shipley	Episode: "Excalibur"
2008	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Carrie Conlon	Episode: "Faithfully"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Maureen Martin	Episode: "One to Go"
2010	The Gates	Kat Russo	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
2010	Bones	Hannah Burley	7 episodes
2011	The Glades	Valerie Dorman	Episode: "Lost and Found"
2011	Nikita	Kelly	Episode: "Partners"
2012	Transporter: The Series	Darcy Daniels	Episode: "Hot Ice"
2013-present	Vikings	Lagertha	Main role Nominated - WIM Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated - Golden Maple Award for Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcasted in the US
2015	Person of Interest	Frankie Wells	Episode: "Skip"

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