Krista Errickson (born May 8, 1964)[1] is an American actress, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, writer and producer who appeared in films and television productions in the 1980s and 1990s. As a teen actress, she is most recognized for her role as teen antagonist Cinder in the 1980 movie Little Darlings and the TV series Hello, Larry. She also guest starred on “Diff’rent Strokes” season 2, episode 12. As an adult, she is best known for her work as a journalist with RAI (RadioTelevisioneItaliana).
Professional life
A native of Abington, Pennsylvania,[2] Errickson is one of two daughters born to Jennifer Mielziner—daughter of set designer Jo Mielziner and actress Jeanne Macintyre—and United States Army Lieutenant Robert B. Errickson.[3][4][5] She began acting in 1978, and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.[citation needed]
As a teenager, Errickson began appearing in television and film projects. She replaced Donna Wilkes in the role of Diane Alder on the second season of the TV series Hello, Larry, and on four episodes of Diff'rent Strokes.
Her journalism career began at RAI's Channel 1 in Rome before becoming a host for RAI International and RAISAT.[1] She became senior producer and journalist reporting on current events and international politics, with a focus on Middle East relations. Some of her more well-known programs were The Yellowcake Uranium Scandal, RAWA’s Meena: The Story of a Revolutionary, and In the Name of God, about Iran’s Islamic fundamentalism.[citation needed]
She was the first female journalist to interview Sheikh Nasrallah (for her documentary, Inside the Hezbollah,[1] which later became the subject of a book she co-authored). For CBS and the Discovery Channel, she was co-executive producer for The Mysterious Man of The Shroud; The Genetic Revolution, a four-part series which in part exposed secret genetic experiments that were conducted by Monsanto Corporation; The Science of Human Cloning, and the program, Inside The Vatican.
In 2007, she was part of a team sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan, successfully negotiating the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist from the Taliban. In 2008, she successfully aided a recently released political prisoner leave Iran and return to the United States.[6]
Personal life
Errickson was married to Italian journalist and news anchor, Piero di Pasquale;[7] they divorced in 2004.[1]
^Regalado, Antonio (January 6, 2003). "Chatter: Broadway". Wall Street Journal. p. A13. ProQuest398924450. Krista Errickson, the American who heads Carpe Diem, says the Sunday Times negotiated with her for months, though a person at the Times says the paper was only fishing for information. Ms. Errickson, whose husband Piero Di Pasquale is the host of the daily Italian news program "Next," says her exclusive arrangement with Dr. Antinori has since fallen through.
