Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines, born Cristina Herazo on February 28, 1952, in Manila, Philippines, is an American former actress and model. She was primarily raised in Florida after her parents, Pedro Nel Herazo and Shirley Mae Herazo, moved there.

After graduating high school, she relocated to New York City to pursue a career as a model and signed with the Ford Modeling Agency. Urged by Eileen Ford to audition for acting roles, she was subsequently cast as a lead in the independent horror film Hex (1973), opposite Keith Carradine and Scott Glenn.

She had a minor part in the Charles Bronson thriller The Stone Killer, followed by a lead in the television film Sunshine, in which she played a young mother with terminal cancer.

In 1975, Cristina Raines was cast in a supporting role in Robert Altman's ensemble comedy Nashville, portraying a folk singer. She also starred in the supernatural horror film The Sentinel (1977), where she played a model tormented by supernatural goings-on in her new apartment building.

She continued to act throughout the 1980s, with such film credits as the anthology horror film Nightmares (1983). She spent the majority of the decade acting in television, notably with a lead role on the NBC series Flamingo Road (1980-1982). In both this and Centennial, she played a love interest of the characters played by Mark Harmon.

Full Name	Cristina Raines
Other Name	Cristina Herazo
Gender	Female
Occupation	Former Actress/Model/Nurse
Date of Birth	28-February-1952 (74 years)
Birth Year	1952
Birth Location	Manila, Philippines

Cristina Raines appeared as Poppea in the miniseries Quo Vadis in 1985, followed by guest-starring roles on Riptide (1985), Hotel (1987), Highway to Heaven (1988), and The Highwaymen (1988).

In 1991, she formally retired from acting and pursued a career as a nurse, specializing in patients undergoing kidney dialysis. She married writer and producer Christopher Crowe in 1986, and together they have two children. She and Keith Carradine were romantically involved during the 1970s and once shared a home in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles.