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Born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Crider's interest and journey in the arts began very early in her life. She was interested in every play, musical and dance class the little artistic town had to offer. The agreement was that if she kept her grades up, her family would support her in whatever she chose to do. Her real love was singing and playing the violin. She first gained recognition as a country music singer in 1986 when she was named 'Young Entertainer Of The Year' at the 'OMA' Awards' in Branson, Missouri.
Crider's early Hollywood credits were accomplished between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, when she was flying to both coasts while doubling as a high school student with a 3.98 grade point average back home in Arkansas. Adding to her already impressive schedule, Missy spent seven years working on the stage in local musical theater. She didn't make a permanent move to Los Angeles until the fall of 1992, after having already filmed six movies and miniseries for television, including the award-winning "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) with Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Huston, Angelica, and Diane Lane.
One month after her LA arrival, director Glenn Jordan cast her opposite James Woods and Anne Archer in the esteemed Hallmark Hall Of Fame's Jane's House (1994) (TV). She then played the beleaguered daughter of Lesley Ann Warren in ABC's Mother's Revenge, A (1993) (TV) opposite Shirley Knight and Bruce Davison. She capped off the year with a 1994 Emmy Nomination for her leading role opposite Tom Everett Scott in the ABC drama about fear of sex in the 90s Love in the Dark Ages (1993) (TV).
Crider then smoothly made the transition to film when writer/director Mitch Marcus cast her in his Boy Called Hate, A (1995) as the female lead, 'Cindy' opposite Scott Caan, James Caan, and Elliott Gould. This gritty road movie captivated filmgoers and critics alike, winning 'The Grand Jury Prize/Berlin Film Festival'. She followed this role playing a southern young woman caught in a cycle of violence with a sensitive portrayal of a student who empathizes with Sean Patrick Flanery's character in Disney's feature film Powder (1995), co-starring Jeff Goldblum and Mary Steenburgen.
Other credits for this prolific young actress include Peter Benchley's eight-hour miniseries for NBC Beast, The (1997) opposite William Petersen, Stephen King's Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) for ABC opposite Christopher Lloyd, and the independent film Stand-ins (1997) where Missy memorably drones in her lowest German octave as Marlene Dietrich's savvy, wise-cracking double while bantering 40s style with her fellow stand-ins Bette Davis, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Rita Hayworth and Greta Garbo.
In the fall of 1999, Missy received a call from Steven Spielberg. He said he had recently seen her work on ABC's "Strange World" (1999) and was so captivated by her performance that he wanted to write a part specifically for her to play a lead role in his new NBC one-hour drama "Others, The" (2000). She was thrilled to accept this role that was written to be 'Satori', a gifted psychic, opposite fellow telepaths Bill Cobbs, Julianne Nicholson, John Billingsley, Kevin O'Connor, and Gabriel Macht. The series ran for one season on Saturday nights throughout 2000. Proving equally adept with humor, Crider completed a co-starring role in Mike Binder's award-winning feature film comedy Sex Monster, The(1999) joining an ensemble cast including Mariel Hemingway, Kevin Pollack, and Stephen Baldwin.
2001 was a very busy year for Missy. Bill Paxton cast her in his directorial debut feature film, Frailty (2002), playing a cameo as Matthew McConaughey's wife 'Becky'. Crider also landed a coveted role in David Lynch's ABC pilot turned feature film Mulholland Dr. (2001) as 'Diana', a smart, hip but mysterious waitress who dreams of becoming an actress. Writer/director Andrew Bowen offered Missy the female lead in his independent feature film Haven, The (1999), a coming of age tale about four young men whose lives seem destined for tragedy. Crider plays 'Jordan', a photojournalist whose relationship with one of the friends becomes the catalyst that forces him to come to terms with his life.
She won the role of Janine Haywood in the premiere episode of the second season of CBS's hit show "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) playing a Las Vegas dancer with a Jersey-laden accent who is suspected of murdering her lover/owner of a successful chain of casinos. She then accepted the offer to play a role in Showtime's futuristic new series "Jeremiah" (2002). She plays Claire, a brave young lady making her way in a new and hopeful post-apocalyptic time. Missy has just wrapped filming Revolution Studios' romantic comedy Gigli (2003), written and directed by Martin Brest. She joins a star-studded cast including Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken.
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Anecdotes
Was engaged to actor James Woods in 1997; they met when she played his daughter in the TV movie Jane's House (1994) (TV)
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