Christine Adams
Adams in 2017
Born	(1974-08-15) 15 August 1974 (age 50)[1] Brentwood, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Alma mater	Middlesex University
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1998–present
Children	2

Christine Adams (born 15 August 1974) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Jessica in Batman Begins (2005), Lena Boudreaux in The Whole Truth (2010–2011), and as Lynn Pierce in Black Lightning (2018–2021).^[2]

Adams was born in Brentwood, Essex and grew up in Northampton. She studied at Middlesex University.^[3]

Adams began her acting career starring in the mini-series NY-LON in 2004. She later guest-starred on many television series such as My Family, Doctor Who, Pushing Daisies, Heroes and Nip/Tuck and Real Husbands of Hollywood with Kevin Hart. Her film credits include Submerged, Batman Begins, Eye of the Dolphin, Green Flash, Beneath the Blue, and Tron: Legacy.^[4] Adams starred on the short-lived ABC series The Whole Truth as Lena Boudreaux in 2010, and FOX's Terra Nova as Mira, the leader of the "Sixers", a rebel group that arrived with the Sixth Pilgrimage but who soon broke away to oppose Terra Nova.^[5]

In 2012, Adams co-starred on the unsuccessful ABC drama pilot Americana as Anthony LaPaglia's wife Sierra, a bronze-skinned East African beauty and former supermodel.^[6][7] She later had a recurring role on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Anne Weaver, and in 2016 starred in the short-lived AMC drama Feed the Beast opposite David Schwimmer.^[8]

In 2017, Adams was cast to be in The CW superhero television drama series Black Lightning created by Mara Brock Akil playing Lynn Pierce, Black Lightning's ex-wife.^[9]

As of 2012, Adams resided in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and daughters.^[10] On 16 October 2019, she became a naturalised U.S. citizen.^[11]

• Christine Adams at IMDb