Off Broadway Before appearing on
Broadway, Whitehead was a
Rockette in Los Angeles and New York City at the start of her career right out of high school. She toured and performed in
Fosse,
The Will Rogers Follies,
All Shook Up and
Paul McCartney's "Driving Rain" tour.
On Broadway Her Broadway debut was starring in the 2006 Broadway revival of
A Chorus Line, in which she played the character of Kristine alongside
Tony Yazbeck. The audition process that she took to get the role can be seen in
Every Little Step, a documentary of the
A Chorus Line Broadway revival casting process. Following Broadway, television roles ensued, as well as the musicals
Damn Yankees as Lola,
Gigi,
Cats,
A Chorus Line (as Cassie) and
Will Rogers Follies as Z's Favorite. In 2011, she appeared in the role of Kathy opposite
Neil Patrick Harris as Bobby in the
New York Philharmonic production of
Company. In 2016– 2017, she played the role of Kitty in the Broadway revival of
Chicago, where she understudied and performed the role of Velma Kelly.
In film and television Whitehead was
Julia Stiles' dance double in the final audition scene of
Save the Last Dance. She has also been in
The Producers and other independent films. She was also in the
ABC Family TV movie
Revenge of the Bridesmaids with
Raven Simone. On television, Whitehead appeared as Helen Boyd in a 2007 episode of ''
Grey's Anatomy, "Kung Fu Fighting", as well as in the TV series In Plain Sight in the episode "Coma Chameleon", playing the character of Krista. In 2011, she appeared on the TV series Castle, The Mentalist and Happy Endings. In 2012, she appeared on Switched at Birth. In 2013, she had a recurring role on four episodes of Private Practice. In 2014, Whitehead was a recurring guest star for three of the six final episodes of Warehouse 13. She played Claire Donovan, the older sister and eldest sibling to Claudia and Joshua Donovan. Her last television appearance was during the third season of Grimm'' in 2014. Her last film credit was in the remake of
West Side Story film directed by Steven Spielberg as the female social worker at the dance at the gym.
Other aspects In addition to performing, Chryssie is a director, choreographer and writer. She produced her autobiographical show, In My Own Little Corner: A Work in Progress with Bipolar Disorder as a fundraiser in New York City, November 5th, 2022. The goal is to travel with the show to spread mental health care and awareness, stopping the stigma and normalizing the conversation around mental illness. She is the co-founder/director of the performing arts educational company with an holistic approach, Broadway Arts Community (BAC) with her friend,
Alexis Carra. BAC coaches privately and provides workshops in acting for camera, musical theatre, college and career prep. Chryssie teaches theatre jazz and jazz dance at Broadway Dance Center and
Steps on Broadway in New York. ==Personal life==