Moon’s confidence in her body and her moves certainly caught the attention of her longtime boyfriend, 24 and Six Feet Under actor Eric Balfour. The two met in Hawaii, with Moon attracting Eric’s attention by busting out some seriously sexy moves on the dance floor. “It was a total sexual movie moment,†she says. After a lengthy courtship, Moon and Eric recently got engaged (the two are keeping mum on where and when the wedding will occur, however).
Moon’s meteoric rise to fame certainly speaks volumes as to her innate talent and ambition, and it’s clear that her roles will only continue to get bigger and better as the years progress. From her humble beginnings as a bit-player (her character name in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! was “Gorgeous Woman,†for example) to a reliable television actress to a bona fide leading lady, Moon has always managed to infuse even the most seemingly insignificant role with an apt amount of charisma and presence.
Korinna Moon Bloodgood was born on September 20, 1975, in Anaheim, California. Moon’s father was an American military man stationed in Korea when he met her mother, and the two eventually got married and relocated to California. Though she grew up in Orange County, Moon’s upbringing was far from the idealized, picture-perfect existence that one might have expected.
"The misconception about Orange County is that it's all Caucasian and Republican,†she says. “There are parts that are diverse and poor. It's not just a suburb of kids who have it easy." Moon spent much of her teen years wrapped up in her dreams of making it as a musician, and she consequently spent hours working on her songs (most of which combined her two passions, hip-hop and folk). “I always thought I’d be a singer,†she says.
Moon Bloodgood Models
But Moon was forced to put her singing dreams on hold after she successfully landed a gig as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was also around that time that Moon started receiving work as a model, and her face could be seen adorning advertisements for such companies as Revlon and Clairol. Her unique looks quickly made her a standout among her fellow cheerleaders, and it wasn’t long before Moon was being asked to dance alongside a raft of popular artists (including Michael Jackson and Prince).
Moon’s slow-but-sure entry into the world of entertainment convinced her to give acting a try, and she began the tedious process of auditioning for anything and everything she could get her hands on. Her hard work and tenacity paid off in 2002, when she landed a one-off role on the sitcom Just Shoot Me in an episode that also featured an appearance by fellow model-turned-actress Brooke Burns.
Moon Bloodgood Appears in a Lot Like Love
Moon followed that up with appearances on such shows as CSI, North Shore and Monk, and in 2004, she made her cinematic debut with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Moon’s exotic looks ensured that she stood out amongst her hundreds of fellow struggling ingenues, with her admittedly quick ascent to fame certainly reflecting this. After taking on a role opposite Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher in 2006’s A Lot Like Love, Moon successfully auditioned for her most substantial part yet in that year’s Eight Below. Acting opposite Paul Walker and Jason Biggs, Moon proved she was more than capable of holding her own in a major Hollywood motion picture.
Moon Bloodgood Stars in Journeyman
Moon’s burgeoning fame led to a starring role on the short-lived ABC drama Day Break, which was unceremoniously pulled off the airwaves after just a handful of airings. Moon didn’t let the failure of the program get her down, however, and she was soon acting opposite Karl Urban in the 2007 Viking action flick Pathfinder. Moon can be seen on the NBC drama Journeyman, and will appear alongside such legends as Robert De Niro, Sean Penn and Bruce Willis in the Barry Levinson comedy What Just Happened?
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