Kinga Philipps
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| Born | Kinga Szpakiewicz August 16, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, journalist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Kinga Philipps(born August 16, 1976) is aPolish Americanactressand journalist. She has been a correspondent for a variety of networks including:USA Network,AMC,Food Network,Current TV,Fox Sports,SyFy,National Geographic ChannelandTravel Channel.
Early life[edit]
Philipps was born Kinga Szpakiewicz inWarsaw,Poland and grew up inBartlesville, Oklahoma,United States.[1]She is a graduate ofOklahoma State University.
Career[edit]
In her acting career she has guest starred on a number of television shows including:The West Wing,Cold Case,According to Jim,Eleventh Hour,NCIS: Los Angeles,Perception and Scandal. She has also appeared in several films including:Tomcats,Torque,20 Feet Below,: The Darkness Descendingand several Lifetime films. She can be seen asAustin Powers's mother in the 2002 filmAustin Powers in Goldmemberwhere, in a flashback, she and an infant Powers are blown up by enemy agents in the family car.
Philipps was one of the original hosts ofCurrent TV,the network started byAl Gore.She originally hostedGoogle Current,a daily comedic look at what the world is searching for online. She then went on to hostYahoo Current DriverandYahoo Current Traveler,two shows that resulted from Current's partnership with Yahoo. Additionally, Philipps covered hard news for Current'sVanguarddivision and did various in studio coverage for the network. When Current won an Emmy in 2007 for Best Interactive Television Service, Philipps covered the event with a pod titled "Kinga Goes to the Emmys."
In 2011, Philipps joinedSyfyon their new showLegend Quest.Legend Quest is a fast-paced action-adventure series, which follows symbologist and archeological explorer Ashley Cowie as he travels the world with his field producer (Philipps) and their team in search of some of history's greatest and most mysterious artifacts.
On July 4, 2012, theNational Geographic Channelseries America'sLost Treasurespremiered, hosted by Kinga Philipps andCurt Doussett.The 10-part series developed byThom BeersandOriginal Productionstravels the country looking for hidden links to America's past.[2]
In 2013, she starred in20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending.[3] Kinga won Best Actress for her role in the film at the 2013 Action On Film International Film Festival.
Since 2013 Kinga has been working withTravel Channelhosting the series The Wild Side With Kinga Philipps and Real. She also contributes to Travel Channel's yearly special, The Trip. In 2015 Travel Channel's Real: Malibu won a silver Telly Award.
Kinga is the co-owner of Rebel Belle Productions creating inspiring scripted and unscripted content in the space of adventure travel, history, anthropology and cuisine.
As a travel writer Kinga regularly contributes to outlets likeWandermelon,The Wayward PostandReal Clear Life.
Kinga hosts the new television series Finding Adventure on Very Local on Roku and Fire T.V.
References[edit]
- ^Walker, Dave (2012-08-08)."'America's Lost Treasures' visits New Orleans ".The Times-Picayune.Retrieved2014-05-25.
- ^Hinckley, David (2012-07-04)."Willie Nelson's hair and Santa Ana's battle map are among 'America's Lost Treasures'".New York Daily News.Retrieved2014-05-25.
- ^Barton, Steve (2013-01-23)."Danny Trejo Heads 20 Feet Below for Probably About 5 Minutes".Dread Central.Retrieved2014-05-25.
External links[edit]
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Actresses from Warsaw
- Polish emigrants to the United States
- Current TV people
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- Actresses from Oklahoma
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American television hosts
- American television producers
- American women television producers
- American women television hosts