Leni Parker

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Leni Parker
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Born (1965-11-05) November 5, 1965 (age 58)
New Brunswick, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Film and Television Actress
Years active1990-present

Leni Parker (born November 5, 1966) [1] is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the androgynous alien Da'an in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict .

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Early life and education

Parker was born and raised in New Brunswick. She moved to Montreal, where she completed a three-year acting program at Concordia University. [2]

Career

After graduating from Concordia, she began working with Pigeons International Theatre for the next 10 years. She was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Theatre Critics of Quebec Awards in 1992 for her role as la Bonne in Coquelicots.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990You're Driving Me CrazyAlice
1992CanvasSimone
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Beatrice Kaufman
1995 Screamers Cpl. McDonald
1997 Bleeders Baby Laura
1997 The Assignment OPEC Receptionist
1997 The Education of Little Tree Martha
1997 Laserhawk Waitress at Ed's
1998 The Sleep Room Sadie Rothenberg
1998 Nico the Unicorn Librarian
2000 Eisenstein Anya
2003 Mambo Italiano TV Anna
2005 The Man Cashier
2008 Afterwards Admission Clerk
2008 Adam's Wall Anita Levy
2009 Orphan Delivery Room Nurse
2009 Mr. Nobody Teacher
2012 The Words Journalist
2013 White House Down Speaker's Assistant
2013 The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet Doctor Ferrano
2014 An Eye for Beauty Sarah Handelsman
2017 Song of Granite Mrs. RosenblattUncredited
2018My Thesis Film: A Thesis Film by Erik AndersonAuntie Carol
2018 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan BonnieUncredited
2020 My Salinger Year Pam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark? CopEpisode: "The Tale of the Quiet Librarian"
1994 Million Dollar Babies Dixie2 episodes
1995 Sirens DoctorEpisode: "Redemption"
1995Une petite fille particulièreHotesse au salon de thèTelevision film
1995 Hiroshima Margaret Truman
1997WhiskersReceptionist
1997 The Best Bad Thing Nurse
1997 Heritage Minutes EmilieEpisode: "John Humphrey"
1997 The Hunger ReporterEpisode: "Red Light"
1997–1999 Lassie Lucy4 episodes
1997–2001 Earth: Final Conflict Da'an / Ma'el88 episodes
1998 Emily of New Moon Miss Brownell5 episodes
2000 The Hound of the Baskervilles Mrs. BarrymoreTelevision film
2002 Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Mrs. BrowningEpisode: "Identity"
2002Charms for the Easy LifeYoung MotherTelevision film
2003Deadly BetrayalRoz
2003 Wild Card Zoo Legal RepEpisode: "Hell Week"
2005Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story Judy Rebick Television film
2005 Living with the Enemy Cheryl Cummings
2006 At the Hotel Mrs. FishmanEpisode: "That's How You Wave a Towel"
2007 Moose TV SusanEpisode: "Surviving Moose"
2007 The Dead Zone Ms. Marcy LyonsEpisode: "Numb"
2009Out of ControlDonna SinclairTelevision film
2011 Who Is Simon Miller? Donna Gilbert
2014 Helix Dr. Tracey2 episodes
2015–2017 19-2 Detective Pilcher4 episodes
2017Mommy's Prison SecretLenni PageTelevision film
2017There Is Something in Slough LakeClaire
2018 The Detectives Ann BucholzEpisode: "Home"
2019 Street Legal Giulia Lissandri6 episodes
2020 Barkskins Mother Sabrine
2020As Gouda as it GetsSarahTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRole
2011 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Yelena Fedorova / Nia Colvin / Vera Marcovic
2011 Assassin's Creed: Revelations Laetitia England
2012 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Madeleine de L'Isle
2013Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutYelena Fedorova / Nia Colvin / Vera Marcovic
2014 Watch Dogs Civilian - Bad Blood DLC
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Voice talent
2021Disciples: LiberationVoice
2021 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Worldmind

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References

  1. "Leni Parker". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. Rodgers, Guy; Ackerman, Marianne (2011). Minority Report: An Alternative History of English-language Arts in Quebec. Guernica Editions. ISBN   978-1-55071-355-8.