Kristina was born and raised in Bloomfield, NJ. She attended Emerson college in Boston, MA with an acting scholarship, but dropped out after her freshman year to move to NYC and study with legendary acting teacher Uta Hagen.Kristina has appeared in dozens of commercials and television shows over the years. She was on Reno 911 for four seasons playing her own original characters, Bucky the Crippled Stripper and Principal Manderville, starred in the hit reality show My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance for Fox and recently played the mom of famous "You Tuber," Cameron Dallas in the movie Expelled. Expelled made history when it became the first made-for-the-web to reach the number one slot on iTunes just one day after it's video on-demand release.She also runs her own business specializing in social ballroom instruction mainly bringing dance to seniors. She created a popular ballroom inspired chair dance class that can be seen in the documentary "Waltzing Through Life."