Jennifer Baxter

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Jennifer Baxter
Born1976 (age 4748)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1993–present
SpouseMike Beaver [1]

Jennifer Baxter (born 1976 [2] ) is a Canadian actress and comedian [3] formerly based out of Toronto and currently living in Los Angeles. [4]

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Her best-known roles include Number 9 in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead , [5] Wanda on The Eleventh Hour , and lawyer Robin Howland on Billable Hours . [6] She is also a well recognized face in a multitude of television commercials in Canada.

She portrayed Kelly Pitts in the backdoor pilot episode of The Game , though the role was later recast with Brittany Daniel. [7] [8] The CW did not provide a reason for the casting change. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Knockaround Guys Terri the waitress
2004 Ham & Cheese Katie Reed [1]
2005 Land of the Dead Number 9 Zombie
2008 Coopers' Camera Aunt Bev [9]
2013 The Right Kind of Wrong Jill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 It's Alive! Various roles [4]
1995Who Rules?Various roles
1998–1999 SketchCom Various roles
1999 Relic Hunter
2000–2004 The Bobroom
2006 Girlfriends Kelly PittsBackdoor pilot of The Game
2006–2008 Billable Hours Robin Howland
2010 Cashing In Rebecca Craig
2013 Wendell & Vinnie
2014 Hart of Dixie Melanie LaRue
2015 Scandal Gavin's Step-mom
2018 Chicago Med Mrs. Paulson
2021 NCIS Sienna Michaels

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References

  1. 1 2 "Losers try to make it with lots of relish" by Leah McLaren at www.theglobeandmail.com
  2. Jennifer Baxter's bio at www.northernstars.ca, Archived 3 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Leaving it to Beaver" by Andrew Clark, Toronto Star (17 July, 1997) Retrieved from ProQuest   437710863
  4. 1 2 "Actress has come a long way from back-to-the-land childhood" by Glen Schaefer, Times-Colonist (15 Oct, 2008) Retrieved from ProQuest   348208565
  5. "Land of the Dead Blu-ray Review – Feast Upon Hours of Features!" by Anthony Arrigo at www.dreadcentral.com
  6. "CANOE -- JAM! - Jennifer Baxter fits the bill". jam.canoe.com. Archived from the original on Feb 7, 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. "Development Update: March 21–22, Part 1: Comedies". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Development Update: May 22–26 (Weekly Round-Up)". The Futon Critic. May 26, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  9. "Canada First!: Newbie films run gamut from animation to computer love: Coopers' Camera" by Shane McNeil at playbackonline.ca