Fiona Dourif is an American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Bart Curlish in BBC America's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and as the young Diane Jones in Dustin Lance Black's When We Rise. She has appeared in Showtime's Shameless and in a recurring role on NBC's The Blacklist. She played Nica Pierce in the 2013 horror film Curse of Chucky and its 2017 follow-up Cult of Chucky, which are part of the Child's Play franchise; she appears in these films alongside her father, Brad Dourif, who portrays the series' main antagonist, Chucky. In 2018, she was cast as Good Leader Tavis in the USA Network series The Purge.
Early life
Dourif was born in Woodstock, New York, the daughter of actor Brad Dourif and psychic Joni Dourif, She has a sister, Kristina / Christina Dourif. After college she became a segment producer for documentaries premiering on History and TLC. She began acting at 23.
Acting career
In 2005, Dourif made her acting debut as Chez Ami Whore in the television seriesDeadwood. The following year, she was cast as Alice in the television mini-seriesThief. The same year, Dourif made her debut film appearance in Little Chenier. In 2007, Dourif appeared in the off-Broadway play Some Americans Abroad at Second Stage theater. Later she was cast in the short filmThe Lucky One. In 2008, Dourif portrayed Becky in the indie filmGarden Party and Lisa in Frank the Rat. The same year, Dourif guest starred on as Detective Nikki Breslin. In 2009, Dourif starred in the film The Messenger and had a guest roleon the television series Bored to Death. The following year, Dourif starred in the indie film Mafiosa and the TV movieAfter the Fall. Dourif subsequently portrayed Penny in Letters from the Big Man before having a recurring role as Casey in True Blood and a guest appearance on The Protector. In 2012, Dourif starred in This is Caroline and The Master. The following year, Dourif portrayed Nica Pierce in Curse of Chucky, part of the Child's Play franchise which her father, Brad Dourif, had long starred in as Chucky. The film was a cult hit. In 2014, she was cast in the indie films: Gutshot Straight, Dangerous Words from the Fearless, Precious Mettle, and Fear Clinic. In 2016–17, Dourif played the "holistic assassin" Bart Curlish in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. The series ran for two seasons. Also in 2016, she portrayed the young Rachel Griffiths in the ABC mini-series When We Rise. She played Brie in the indie thriller Blood is Blood. In 2017, Dourif reprised her role as Nica Pierce in the horror film Cult of Chucky. In 2018, Dourif played Jennifer Reddington, long lost daughter of main character Raymond Reddington, in Season 5 of the NBC drama The Blacklist. She also recurred in the 2018 series The Purge as Good Leader Tavis, a zealous cult leader.
