<P> Born Christine Elise McCarthy in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of artists, she graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1983 . According to his 2014 book, Jason Priestley, A Memoir, Jason Priestley writes that in 1992, he and Christine lived together and shared their lives for five years . </P> <P> Elise had a recurring role in the final season of China Beach which she often cites as her best professional experience . She played the role of Kyle in the 1990 film Child's Play 2 . In 1993, she played Jenn Platt in the horror film Body Snatchers . She had a recurring role as Emily Valentine on Beverly Hills, 90210 and also appeared on the second season of ER for 17 episodes . </P> <P> Following her stint on ER, Elise appeared on the short - lived Fox show L.A. Firefighters . She appeared in the TV movie Vanishing Point with Viggo Mortensen, who had requested that she play the role . They had met on another project, Boiling Point, though her role was largely written out . She had a recurring role on In the Heat of the Night and also appeared in an episode of Charmed . She was featured in the punk rock documentaries American Hardcore and All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film . </P> <P> Elise made her directorial debut with an award - winning short film she also wrote, produced, and starred in: Bathing and the Single Girl . Since December 2010, Bathing and the Single Girl has been screened at more than 100 festivals and has won 20 awards . Dystel & Goderich Literary Management represents her full - length novel of the same name, Bathing and the Single Girl, released in January 2014 . </P>

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