Fiona Dourif
{{short description|American actress and producer (born 1981)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fiona Dourif
| image = Fiona Dourif by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Dourif at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Fiona Christianne Dourif
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|30}}
| birth_place = Woodstock, New York, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|producer}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| father = Brad Dourif
| landscape =
}}
Fiona Christianne Dourif (born October 30, 1981){{cite web |url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-525025/fiona-dourif-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people |title=Biographical Summaries of Notable People: Fiona Dourif |publisher=MyHeritage |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623200604/https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-525025/fiona-dourif-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people |url-status=live}} is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Nica Pierce in the Child's Play franchise, including the horror film Curse of Chucky (2013), its sequel Cult of Chucky (2017), and the series Chucky (2021–24). She appears in these works alongside her father, Brad Dourif, who portrays the series' main antagonist.
Dourif starred as Bart Curlish in the BBC America science fiction series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017) , as Diane Jones in ABC miniseries When We Rise (2017), and Dr. Cassie McKay in the Max medical drama The Pitt (2025). She had recurring roles in the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood (2011), the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2018–2021), the USA Network action horror series The Purge (2018), and the CBS All Access miniseries The Stand (2020).
Dourif also appeared in films such as Garden Party (2008), The Master (2012), Fear Clinic (2014), Blood Is Blood (2016), Tenet (2020), The Shuroo Process (2021), Don't Look at the Demon (2022), and Unsinkable (2024).
Early life
Dourif was born in Woodstock, New York, the daughter of actor Brad Dourif and late psychic Jonina (Joni) Dourif.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/fiona-dourif/bio/307139/ |title=Fiona Dourif Biography |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030185517/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/fiona-dourif/bio/307139 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=David |last=Crow |title=The Purge TV Series: Fiona Dourif Finds Compassion in Suicide Cult |magazine=Den of Geek |date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018 |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-purge/275353/the-purge-tv-series-fiona-dourif-finds-compassion-in-suicide-cult |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623193501/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-purge-tv-series-fiona-dourif-finds-compassion-in-suicide-cult/ |url-status=live |quote=“Also my mother was a psychic when she was alive...}} She has a sister, Kristina Dourif.{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/person/52566%7C184807/Brad-Dourif/ |title=Brad Dourif |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106035506/http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/person/52566%7C184807/Brad-Dourif/ |url-status=live}} After college, she became a segment producer for documentaries premiering on History and TLC. She began acting at the age of 13.
Career
In 2005, Dourif made her professional acting debut as Chez Ami Whore in the HBO period drama series Deadwood. The following year, she was cast as Alice in the television miniseries Thief. The same year, Dourif made her debut film appearance in the drama Little Chenier.
In 2007, Dourif appeared in the off-Broadway play Some Americans Abroad at Second Stage Theater.{{cite news |title=Past Shows |work=2st.com |access-date=September 18, 2018 |url=https://2st.com/shows/past-shows/season29= }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Later, she was cast in the short film The Lucky One. In 2008, Dourif portrayed Becky in the indie drama film Garden Party and Lisa in Frank the Rat. The same year, Dourif guest starred in the NBC police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Nikki Breslin.
In 2009, Dourif was cast in a small role in the film The Messenger and had a guest role in the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. The following year, she starred in the indie film Mafiosa and the television film After the Fall. Dourif subsequently portrayed Penny in Letters from the Big Man before having a recurring role as Casey in the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood and a guest appearance in the Lifetime police drama series The Protector.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1666347/true-blood-season-four-new-characters/ |title='True Blood' Rookies Introduce Their New Characters |publisher=MTV |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173926/http://www.mtv.com/news/1666347/true-blood-season-four-new-characters/ |url-status=dead }}
In 2012, Dourif starred in the short film This is Caroline and appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's psychological drama The Master. The following year, Dourif portrayed Nica Pierce in the slasher horror film Curse of Chucky, part of the Child's Play franchise in which her father, Brad Dourif, had long starred as Chucky. The film was a critical success and became a cult hit.
In 2014, she was cast in the indie films Gutshot Straight, Dangerous Words from the Fearless, Precious Mettle, and Fear Clinic.{{Cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/interview-fear-clinic-star-fiona-dourif-talks-working-with-robert-englund-horror-and-more/ |title=Interview: FEAR CLINIC Star Fiona Dourif Talks Working with Robert Englund, Horror, and More |website=Nerdist |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173517/http://nerdist.com/interview-fear-clinic-star-fiona-dourif-talks-working-with-robert-englund-horror-and-more/ |url-status=dead }} She also starred as Brie in the 2016 thriller film Blood is Blood.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-teaser-fiona-dourif-in-blood-is-blood/ |title=Exclusive Teaser: Fiona Dourif "BLOOD IS BLOOD"! |last=Hanley |first=Ken |website=fangoria.com |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231100332/http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-teaser-fiona-dourif-in-blood-is-blood/ |url-status=dead }}
From 2016 to 2017, Dourif played the "holistic assassin" Bart Curlish in the BBC America science fiction comedy series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. The series ran for two seasons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/10/07/conversation-cast-creators-dirk-gently-holistic-detective-agency/ |title=A Conversation With The Cast And Creators Of Dirk Gently: Holistic Detective Agency |website=Bleeding Cool News |access-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008170521/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/10/07/conversation-cast-creators-dirk-gently-holistic-detective-agency/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2017, she portrayed the younger version of the character played by Rachel Griffiths, named Diane Jones, in the ABC docudrama miniseries When We Rise.
In 2017, Dourif reprised her role as Nica Pierce in the horror sequel film Cult of Chucky.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-next-chucky-movie-looks-and-sounds-pretty-horr/1100-6446657/ |title=The Next Chucky Movie Looks and Sounds Pretty Horrifying |date=January 5, 2016 |website=Gamespot News |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005000314/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-next-chucky-movie-looks-and-sounds-pretty-horr/1100-6446657/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/cult-of-chucky-teaser-trailer/ |title='Horror's scariest doll is back again in new 'Cult of Chucky' teaser trailer |website=Digital Trends |access-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051942/https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/cult-of-chucky-teaser-trailer/ |url-status=live }} She reprised the role again in the 2021 television series continuation, Chucky, as well as playing the on-screen version of Charles Lee Ray in flashbacks, the role her father played in the original 1988 film and returned to voice for the series.{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/fiona-dourif-on-playing-young-charles-lee-ray-in-chucky |title='Chucky': Fiona Dourif on playing young Charles Lee Ray, aka the part her dad made famous |date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204181009/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/fiona-dourif-on-playing-young-charles-lee-ray-in-chucky |url-status=live }}
From 2018 to 2021, Dourif portrayed Jennifer Reddington, the long lost daughter of main character Raymond Reddington, in the NBC drama thriller series The Blacklist. She also had a recurring role in the USA Network action horror series The Purge as Good Leader Tavis, a zealous cult leader.
In 2020, Dourif was cast as the villainous Rat Woman in the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand.{{cite web |last1=Colburn |first1=Randall |title=The apocalypse arrives this winter, CBS All Access confirms |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-apocalypse-arrives-this-winter-cbs-all-access-conf-1844841600 |website=The A.V. Club |date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119025509/https://news.avclub.com/the-apocalypse-arrives-this-winter-cbs-all-access-conf-1844841600 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2006
|Jo Jo | |
| 2007
|data-sort-value="Lucky One, The" | The Lucky One |Susan |Short film |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|Becky | |
| Frank the Rat
|Lisa | |
| 2009
|data-sort-value="Messenger, The" | The Messenger |Returning Soldier's Wife | |
| 2011
|Penny | |
| rowspan="3" |2012
|This is Caroline |Fiona (voice) |Short film |
| Cold Living
|Moira |Short film |
| data-sort-value="Master, The" | The Master
|Dancer | |
| 2013
| |
| rowspan="3" |2014
|Gina | |
| Dangerous Words from the Fearless
|Ruth | |
| Precious Mettle
|Judy | |
| 2015
|Sara | |
| rowspan="4" |2016
|Her Last Will |Iona Cotton | |
| Blood Is Blood
|Brie | |
| Mafiosa
|Sam | |
| Arbor Demon
|Dana | |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Safe |Brenda | |
| Cult of Chucky
|Nica Pierce / Chucky | |
| 2020
|Wheeler | |
| 2021
|data-sort-value="Shuroo Process, The" | The Shuroo Process |Parker Schafer | |
| 2022
|Jules | |
| 2023
|On Fire |Sarah Laughlin | |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Alaine Ricard | |
| Psychonaut
| Samantha | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2005
|Chez Ami Whore |3 episodes |
| 2006
|Alice |4 episodes |
| 2008
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Detective Nikki Breslin |Episode: "Swing" |
| 2009
|Lisa Klein |Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome" |
| 2010
|After the Fall |Annie Tolgen |Television film |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Casey |8 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Protector, The" | The Protector
|Tamara O'Neil |Episode: "Safe" |
| rowspan="3" |2015
|Helen Barnes' Daughter |Episode: "Face Value" |
| data-sort-value="Player, The" | The Player
|Chloe Steele |Episode: "L.A. Takedown" |
| Manhattan
|Jean Tatlock |2 episodes |
| 2016–2017
|Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency |Bartine 'Bart' Curlish |13 episodes |
| 2017
|Young Diane Jones |4 episodes |
| 2018
|Tabitha Youens |Episode: "Church of Gay Jesus" |
| 2018–2019, 2021
|data-sort-value="Blacklist, The" | The Blacklist |Jennifer Reddington |10 episodes |
| 2018
|data-sort-value="Purge, The" | The Purge |Good Leader Tavis |5 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2020
|Cara Frostfield |3 episodes |
| Helstrom
|Mother / Kthara |Episode: "Committed" |
| data-sort-value="Stand, The" | The Stand
|The Rat Woman |4 episodes |
| 2021–2024
|Nica Pierce / Chucky / Charles Lee Ray |12 episodes |
| 2025–present
|Dr. Cassie McKay |15 episodes |
References
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- {{IMDb name|1875040|Fiona Dourif}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://groknation.com/style/my-favorite-hand-me-down-fiona-dourif/ |title=Fiona Dourif hardly ever takes off this special piece of jewelry |date=August 30, 2018}}
- {{cite web |url=https://gojimmygo.net/2015/02/21/fear-clinic-actress-fiona-dourif-talks-new-horror-film-career/ |title='Fear Clinic': Actress Fiona Dourif talks new horror film, career |date=February 21, 2015}}
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