Jordan Ladd grew up in a family of iconic actors and actresses. At age 4, she appeared as the child version of her mom Cheryl Ladd’s character Kris Munroe in the long-running TV series “Charlie’s Angels.” Although she didn’t become a child star, Jordan Ladd decided to pursue an acting career after a year in college. She landed a small role on her mom’s made-for-TV movie “Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back,” but decided to earn work on her own by joining independent films, such as the 1995 vampire thriller “Embrace of the Vampire” and the 1997 Gregg Araki movie “Nowhere.”

In 1996, Jordan Ladd switched to the small screen and appeared in the HBO series “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” followed by the sitcom “Youth in Revolt,” the mystery drama “Soul Mates” and the ABC drama “Total Security.” In 1998, after auditioning for the role of Martha Hoagland for the TV movie “Every Mother’s Worst Fear,” director Bill Norton recruited Jordan’s mom Cheryl Ladd to portray her on-screen mother.

In 1998, Jordan Ladd won a role as the tormentor of Drew Barrymore’s character in “Never Been Kissed.” She then appeared in the indie comedy flick “The Specials.” In 2000, Jordan Ladd starred in the 2000 film “Junked,” portraying a junkie named Niki. During this time, Jordan Ladd appeared on various TV shows, indie films and telefilms, such as “Best Actress,” “The Deadly Look of Love,” “Boys Life 3,” “Puzzled,” “Darkened Room,” “For Mature Audiences Only” and HBO’s “Six Feet Under.”

In 2002, Jordan Ladd bagged a role in an Eli Roth thriller film entitled “Cabin Fever.” In the next years, Jordan Ladd was seen alternating between comedy and thriller films, such as “Broken Lizard’s Club Dread,” “Waiting…,” “Madhouse,” “Dog Gone Love,” and “Inland Empire.” In 2006, Jordan Ladd became an icon in the horror cinema when she was cast by Quentin Tarantino to star in the “Death Proof” segment of the highly acclaimed “Grindhouse.” She then re-joined Eli Roth to film another thriller “Hostel: Part II” in 2007.

In 2008, Jordan Ladd changed it up a bit and appeared in the Western movie “Al’s Beef,” but quickly went back to her horror queen reign in the 2009 thriller film “Grace.” Jordan will also be seen in the drama made-for-TV movie “Wishing Well.” Aside from films, Ladd has also lent her voice for the TV animation series “Robot Chicken” in 2005, 2006 and 2007.