Biography

Christine Kellogg began her professional career as a dancer.  Growing up, she studied with the Royal Ballet of London and danced with Oakland Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Ft. Worth Ballet.  Christine was hugely influenced by other cultural dance styles because she spent much of her youth abroad.

As a teen, after spending one year in the prestigious ballet program at Texas Christian University, Christine moved to New York City and began attending dance auditions.  She was soon asked to join The American Dance Machine.  As a principal dancer with the company, she worked with theatre greats such as Agnes DeMille, Bob Fosse, Joe Layton, Ron Field, and Peter Gennaro and performed all over the world.  From there, she went on to perform in many other shows in New York City, but it was when she was hired to dance in the movie Annie that she moved to Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, she pursued an acting career in television and film.  She was a series regular on the soap opera Capitol for a few years; guest-starred on many television shows (such as Who’s the Boss, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Dynasty); appeared in films (Beastmaster and So Fine, among others) and had numerous national commercials (Carl’s Jr, Coke, McDonald’s, Red Lobster, and Marshalls, to name a few).  Being the only one in her well-educated family without a college degree, while working as an actress in television and film, Christine earned a BA in Cultural Anthropology from UCLA.  During her time at UCLA, she had the opportunity to study with many great masters of various ethnic dance forms.

During that period, her move into choreography happened when she was asked to assist a couple of different choreographers.  After several projects as an assistant, Christine began her own career as a choreographer. Since then, she has worked with talented directors such as Gordon Davidson, Christopher Ashley, Sean Mathias, Kent Thompson, Peter Schneider, Jeremy Mann, Brad Carroll, Peter Amster, Yehuda Hyman, JV Mercanti and Kay Cole, among many others.

Her move into directing soon followed. She was again hired first as an assistant director on several productions and she soon landed her first show as a director. After its success, other projects began coming her way. Now, she is frequently hired as both a director and a choreographer.

As the Artistic Director of PenArts, a non-proft organization centered around teaching theatrical classes to both under-served youth and incarcerated adults, she brings world-class talent and professional productions to areas that don’t typically see theatre.

It is her substantial career as an actress/dancer/singer, her international background, her experience with illustrious artists from American Musical Theatre, and her passion for theatrical collaborations that make her a unique and creative collaborator.