Happy Birthday Arija Bareikis!

by Cathy Lipscomb on Jul.20, 2010, under Cast, Cast Birthdays, Fun

Happy Birthday to Arija Bareikis, (pronounced Ah-ree-uh Ba-ray-kiss) who plays Officer Chickie Brown, a single mom who dreams of being the first woman accepted into LAPD’s prestigious S.W.A.T. Arija was born in Bloomington Indiana and is of Lithuanian descent. After graduating from Stanford University, she worked as a paralegal for a while before deciding she wanted to be an actress.

Some of Arija’s television credits include Crossing Jordan, Law and Order, Without a Trace and Grey’s Anatomy just to name a few. She also appeared in many films including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and in HBO’s Oz as well as many stage productions.

A little trivia from IMDB, Arija was a homecoming queen and cheerleader in high school.

Please join us in wishing Arija a very Happy Birthday by adding your well-wishes in the comment section below.

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5 Comments for this entry

Deb
July 20th, 2010 on 4:09 pm
Happy birthday! I enjoy Chickie so much on SouthLAnd and your portrayal is spot on. Hope your day has been amazing! Blessings.
Davina Gantz
July 20th, 2010 on 4:23 pm
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day and can’t wait to see you back on SouthLAnd.
Hinako
July 20th, 2010 on 5:59 pm
Happy Birthday!! Chickie is one of my favorite characters on the show. I’ve been rooting for her from the beginning and you always portrays her perfectly. I like the change when you undo your hair on the show. How gorgeous! We could see your sweet and funny side on TNT live chat, too! I liked you more after watching the chat.
I hope you have a great birthday!
alegnarb
July 21st, 2010 on 6:52 am
Happy Birthday! I love your character in Southland, do a great job. The best of your scenes is certainly the end of the second season, really .. you’re a cop!!
revbill51
August 18th, 2010 on 6:09 pm
Happy Birthday, Arija! Love your character and you are a flat out great actor! Pretty soon you’ll be old enough to drink!