Boasting a German, Chinese and Brazilian heritage, American actress Maxine Bahns embodies a melting pot of genes. The Vermont native studied Latin and Greek languages at New York University. But scored higher marks with her school sweetheart — future actor/director Edward Burns. As such, the bookish beauty graduated into the film industry when her man cast her in his first movie The Brothers McMullen (1995). After the success of this indie flick, Burns kept Max on as his paramour du jour for his next pic She’s the One (1996). The rom-com features Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, and Maxine’s pronounced pokies! Alas, it turned out that Ms. Bahns was not the one — personally or professionally — for Mr. Burns. So, the slender brunette continued on without him in the low-budget features Chick Flick (1998) and Spin Cycle (2000). Also in 2000, the hardworking hottie co-starred in the television movie Cutaway opposite Tom Berenger. The plot revolves around skydiving, but Mr. Skin was more interested in diving into the cute ingénue since she quickly flashed her bare bum onscreen! Since then, the pretty performer has popped up on several series, such as the CBS show CSI: NY (2005), Fox’s Justice (2007), NBC’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2007), TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles (2010), NBC’s Law & Order: LA (2011) and Netflix’s Too Old To Die Young (2018). She even gave an uncredited appearance as Simon Baker’s murdered wife on The Mentalist (2008). No doubt, Maxine was cast ’cause she’s dead sexy!
