
Magic led him to vaudeville and what would become his signature ability: to free himself from any locked device under increasingly adverse conditions. We meet the illusionist as he jumps, chained, into an ice-covered river only to be transported back, through artful flashback and ruminative voice-over through his Early Years, in which young Erik was instantly drawn to the mystery of and public enthusiasm for magic. No one exploited the public’s desire to be thrilled by deception more than the man born Erik Weisz. But then this is a drama, and History has been smudging the lines of scholarship for a while now, especially since it got into the docudrama business.

In 2014 she portrayed Petra Anderson in the drama thriller film A Good Marriage, based on Stephen King's short story of the same name.Not all the escapades featured are historically documented, at least as they are presented here. Connolly also portrayed Jamie, a passionate journalist in the CBS drama-thriller series Zoo and co-starred as Lena in the drama series The Whispers. On Septemthe A&E Houdini miniseries premiered with 3.7 million viewers, Connolly plays Bess Houdini with Academy Award-winning Adrien Brody playing Harry Houdini. In 2013, she had a starring role as Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards alongside Kevin Spacey. She also starred in the horror film The Bay. She first gained mainstream recognition in 2012, after starring as the main protagonist Dana in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard film The Cabin in the Woods. She has also appeared on two CBS daytime soap operas with recurring roles on Guiding Light and As the World Turns. She appeared as an extra on the films Mona Lisa Smile, Meet Dave, and The Happening.

Connolly began her career with recurring roles on several CollegeHumor digital shorts. She is known for her roles as Dana in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods, Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo. Kristen Nora Connolly is an American actress.
