Jenny Cooper

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Jenny Cooper
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Born
Jenny Levine

1974
Toronto, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseDaniel Cooper
Children3

Jenny Cooper (formerly credited as Jenny Levine) is a Canadian actress. She made her professional debut in 1995 as series star Molly in the Canadian TV series Jake and the Kid [1] as the series regular Molly, went on to star in the Showtime series Fast Track , and has subsequently been a guest star in numerous shows including Monk , Scandal , The Outer Limits and CSI Miami . [2] Cooper also starred in the miniseries The Feast of All Saints . Cooper also played trauma surgeon Jenny Blake in the 2015 TV mystery drama Open Heart . [3]

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Acting career

Cooper began acting in school plays at age 11. [1] She started her professional career in the TV series Jake and the Kid in 1995 and has starred in dozens of TV series. [4]

She had a recurring role as Valerie Harris on four episodes of the Fox TV series 24 , portraying a Homeland Security official who was part of a takeover of the Counter Terrorism Unit.The project reunited her with Jon Cassar, the show's executive producer who had directed her on Jake and the Kid. Because each season of the show takes place on one day, she never had a wardrobe change, but she had multiples of the same outfit. [1]

In 2013, Cooper was the screenwriter, co-producer and one of the lead actors on the Canadian film I Think I Do. The romantic comedy was set in Edmonton and also filmed on location in the city. Cooper portrayed the sister of characters portrayed by Mia Kirshner and Sara Canning, who together run a wedding planning company. [5] [6] Cooper also played a guest role in various TV shows such as Doc, The Outer Limits, Nash Bridges, and Monk.

Since 2019, she has had a main and reoccurring role in Virgin River (TV series). [4]

Personal life

Cooper was born in 1974 in Toronto, grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida and lives in Los Angeles. [1] [4] She married Daniel Cooper in 2008 [7] and has 3 children. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Godsend Sandra Shaw
2008Baby BluesJosie Patterson
2010UnconditionallyAliseShort
2013I Think I DoBethAlso writer and producer
2016 Shovel Buddies SusanVideo
2016BambinaAnneShort, completed

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–96 Jake and the Kid Molly GattenbyRecurring role
1997 When Innocence Is Lost DarleneTV film
1997 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Pvt. Kristin Smythe"Man of War"
1997–98 Fast Track Wendy ServineMain role
1999 Nash Bridges Julia Clark"Hide and Seek"
1999 The Outer Limits Laura White"Descent"
2000 Foreign Objects AllisonTV series
2001 Feast of All Saints Aglae DazincourtTV miniseries
2002 Bliss Laura"Guys and Dolls"
2002 Monk Jennifer Zepetelli"Mr. Monk and the Psychic"
2003 The One Emily GardnerTV film
2003 Mutant X Lisa Larkin"Inferno"
2003 Soul Food Wenda Carlton"Truth's Consequences"
2003 Missing Ingrid Brodie"Ties That Bind"
2003–04 Doc Marcia Rodich"The Way We Were", "Lights Camera Medicine"
2004True Crimes: The First 72 HoursKathleen Philcox"Lone Wolf"
2004–06 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Sarah PearsonRecurring role
2006 24 Valerie HarrisRecurring role
2006The ObsessionLinda IrvingTV film
2007 Close to Home Rita Lewis"Fall from Grace"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Jane Hargrove"The Gathering"
2007 Las Vegas Helen"A Cannon Carol"
2011 CSI: Miami Suzanne Gramercy"Crowned"
2012 Scandal Kendal Parks"The Trail"
2012 Last Resort Carol Terman"Blue on Blue"
2012 NCIS Connie Martin"Gone"
2015 Open Heart Dr. Jane BlakeMain role
2015 Bones Kim Delson"The Lost in the Found"
2015 Grey's Anatomy Bethany Tanner"Sledgehammer"
2015 CSI: Cyber Karen Sullivan"Red Crone"
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Elizabeth"Post Mortem"
2019–present Virgin River JoeyMain role (season 1)
Recurring (season 2-present)

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