Jenny Cooper | |
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Born | Jenny Levine 1974 Toronto, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Daniel Cooper |
Children | 3 |
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Godsend | Sandra Shaw | |
2008 | Baby Blues | Josie Patterson | |
2010 | Unconditionally | Alise | Short |
2013 | I Think I Do | Beth | Also writer and producer |
2016 | Shovel Buddies | Susan | Video |
2016 | Bambina | Anne | Short, completed |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–96 | Jake and the Kid | Molly Gattenby | Recurring role |
1997 | When Innocence Is Lost | Darlene | TV film |
1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Pvt. Kristin Smythe | "Man of War" |
1997–98 | Fast Track | Wendy Servine | Main role |
1999 | Nash Bridges | Julia Clark | "Hide and Seek" |
1999 | The Outer Limits | Laura White | "Descent" |
2000 | Foreign Objects | Allison | TV series |
2001 | Feast of All Saints | Aglae Dazincourt | TV miniseries |
2002 | Bliss | Laura | "Guys and Dolls" |
2002 | Monk | Jennifer Zepetelli | "Mr. Monk and the Psychic" |
2003 | The One | Emily Gardner | TV 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" |
2004 | True Crimes: The First 72 Hours | Kathleen Philcox | "Lone Wolf" |
2004–06 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Sarah Pearson | Recurring role |
2006 | 24 | Valerie Harris | Recurring role |
2006 | The Obsession | Linda Irving | TV 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 Blake | Main 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 | Joey | Main role (season 1) Recurring (season 2-present) |
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