Krysten Ritter is an American actress, musician, writer, director, producer, and former model.

Krysten Ritter is the daughter of Garry Ritter and Kathi Taylor. She grew up in rural Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, with her mother, stepfather, and sister; her father lives nearby in Benton.

Krysten Ritter was discovered by a modelling agent at the Wyoming Valley Mall when she was 15 years old. Ritter modelled in New York and Philadelphia while still in high school.

Krysten Ritter signed with Wilhelmina Models and Elite Model Management, and after moving to New York City, she began appearing in international ads and modelling for catalogues, magazines, and runway shows in New York, Tokyo, Milan, and Paris.

Krysten Ritter rose to prominence as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2010, a role she reprised in the 2019 spinoff film El Camino.

She also starred as the title character in the ABC sitcom Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23 (2012-2013) and as the title character in the Netflix superhero series Jessica Jones (2015-2019), and was featured in the Netflix miniseries The Defenders (2017).