Jana Marie Hupp

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Jana Marie Hupp
Born (1964-04-02) April 2, 1964 (age 59)
Years active1985-2016
SpouseBrad Weston [1]

Jana Marie Hupp (born April 2, 1964 [2] ) is an American actress.

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Born in Spokane, Washington, she studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Western Washington University and worked on stage in theatre productions in Seattle. [2] She later relocated to Los Angeles and in 1985 made her feature debut in Vision Quest . She has been married to Brad Weston since April 18, 1992. [3]

Her early television roles were on Scarecrow and Mrs King and My Sister Sam .

She had roles in Knots Landing , Brooklyn South and Public Morals . She appeared twice in Star Trek: The Next Generation , playing different characters. She appeared as Mindy Hunter-Farber in the TV sitcom Friends . She has also featured in the films Splash, Too , In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers, The Devil Takes a Holiday and Independence Day . She is best known for her role on the NBC television program Ed as Nancy Burton, the friend of the protagonist, Ed Stevens.

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Vision Quest Sally
1987 Hunter Todd's Ex-GirlfriendEpisode: "A Child Is Born"
1988 Splash, Too Buffy
1991 Knots Landing Susie Richfield4 episodes
1991 Barton Fink USO Girl
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ensign PavlikEpisode: "Galaxy's Child"
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lieutenant MonroeEpisode: "Disaster"
1992 A Different World Lennox BaylorEpisode: "Sellmates"
1993 Seinfeld SashaEpisode: "The Conversion"
1995 Dave's World Mother
1994 Wild Oats Liz Bradford6 episodes
1995 Dave's World MotherEpisode: "A Cut Above the Rest"
1995 All-American Girl LisaEpisode: "A Night at the Oprah"
1996 Friends MindyEpisode: "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
1996 Independence Day SETI Technician #3
1996 Public Morals Val Vandergroot12 episodes
1997 Brooklyn South Yvonne Lowery4 episodes
1998 Nash Bridges Charlotte FordEpisode: "Hot Prowler"
1998 The Drew Carey Show MargaretEpisode: "Nicki's Wedding"
2000 Providence Karen PotterEpisode: "Sibling Rivalry"
2000–2004 Ed Nancy Burton82 episodes
2012 Bones Lisa MilnerEpisode: "The Bod in the Pod"

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