Kristin Bauer van Straten

Kristin Bauer van Straten
Bauer van Straten at the 2012 Toulouse Game Show
Born
Kristin Neubauer

Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
Parsons The New School for Design
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Abri van Straten
(m. 2009)
Websitewww.kristinbauer.com

Kristin Bauer van Straten (née Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series True Blood, Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on Seinfeld, and as Maleficent in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.