In 2003, Kristanna Loken went toe-to-toe with Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 in Terminator 3 as the T-X, and here's what she's done since. A former model, Loken had been acting in Hollywood for nearly a decade when she landed her highest-profile role in Terminator 3. Not everyone gets to be the villain in a blockbuster franchise sequel, but Loken proved up to the task, crafting an antagonist worthy of the Terminator series. Sure, the T-X isn't quite as memorable as the T-1000, but few movie villains are.
Loken's first major gig was the recurring role of Sable O'Brien on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After, and she was later a series regular on Mortal Kombat: Conquest, a prequel to the first game's story. Loken's last job prior to Terminator 3 was playing an assistant district attorney on ABC's short-lived legal drama Philly, so when she was cast as a murderous cyborg, it probably felt like quite the change for her career. Indeed, playing the T-X had a long-term effect on her work, as she's been cast in mostly action roles since.
While Loken hasn't starred in anymore big studio tentpoles since Terminator 3, she's still kept busy in both movies and TV. Here's what she's done since playing the T-X.
Terminator 3: What Kristanna Loken Has Done Since Playing The T-X
Kristanna Loken's first big leading role after Terminator 3 came in the 2005 video game adaptation BloodRayne, which would've possibly been a good thing for her career, had it not been directed by infamous schlockmeister Uwe Boll. She shouldn't feel bad though, as no less than Ben Kingsley got roped in too. She must not have minded working with Boll, as she returned for his 2007 movie In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, alongside Jason Statham. Also in 2007, Loken landed the title role in the short-lived Syfy series Painkiller Jane, and began recurring as Paige Sobel on Showtime drama The L Word.
In 2011, Loken began the recurring role of Rebecca Lang on USA's spy dramedy Burn Notice, and in 2012, made a memorable guest appearance on Key & Peele. In 2015, Loken reprized the role of Jennifer Bassett on Girl Meets World, which she originated on Boy Meets World back in the 1990s, and in 2017, guest starred on FOX's Lethal Weapon series. Outside of those, Loken spent much of the previous decade playing both lead and supporting roles in various direct to video action flicks, including Attack on Darfur, SWAT: Firefight, Bounty Killer, Dark Power, Black Rose and Mercenaries, the latter of which was basically a female version of The Expendables, but with notables from the direct to video world.