Zoe McLellan

Zoe McLellan
Born	(1974-11-06) November 6, 1974 (age 50) La Jolla, California, U.S.
Education	South Kitsap High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–2019
Known for	JAG NCIS: New Orleans Dirty Sexy Money Designated Survivor

Zoe McLellan (born November 6, 1974) ^[1] is an American actress known for roles in JAG , Dirty Sexy Money , NCIS: New Orleans and Designated Survivor .

Early life and education

McLellan was born in La Jolla, California, and raised in Washington. ^[2] In 1992, she was homecoming queen at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington. ^[3]

Career

In 1995, she began her career on television, appearing over the next five years on episodes of Sliders , Diagnosis: Murder , and Star Trek: Voyager . In 2000, McLellan had her first major movie role, in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons .^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2001, McLellan joined the cast of CBS procedural JAG , in a recurring role as Navy Petty Officer Jennifer Coates. For the final season of the show she was elevated to series regular. After the series ended, McLellan was cast as the wife of Peter Krause's character, in the ABC soapy comedy-drama series Dirty Sexy Money . The series was canceled after two seasons in 2009. McLellan later guest-starred on House and The Mentalist , and also had roles in Lifetime TV movies.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2014, she began playing the female leading role in the CBS procedural drama NCIS: New Orleans . In July 2016, it was reported that she would not return for season three. ^[4]

In 2017, McLellan was cast in a series regular role in the second season of ABC's Designated Survivor as White House Counsel Kendra Daynes. ^[5]

Personal life

McLellan was married to actor Jean-Pierre Guy Gillain until 2016. They have a son. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Film performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Imaginary Crimes	Edgemont Girl #4
1995	Mr. Holland's Opus	Girl 4
1997	Inventing the Abbotts	Sandy
1999	Stonebrook	Londyn
2000	Dungeons & Dragons	Marina Pretensa
2006	Conversations with God	Zoe – waitress
2008	Person, Place or Thing	Alexis	Short film
2009	Reunion	Averil
2010	Inside Out	Katherine Taylor	Short film
2011	One Fall	Julie Gardner
2014	Back to L.A.	Alice	Voice role

Television performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Under Suspicion	Martha Swail	Episode: "Holy Suspect"
	Medicine Ball		Episode: "Wizard of Bras"
1996	Nowhere Man	Mary	Episode: "Forever Jung"
	Sliders	Logan St. Claire	Episode: "Double Cross"
1997	Home Invasion	Gia	TV movie
	Silk Stalkings	Marin Kennedy	Episode: "Pink Elephants"
1999	The Wrong Girl	Kelly Garner	TV movie
	Diagnosis: Murder	Detective Taylor Lucas	Episode: "Blood Ties," an unsold pilot for a proposed spin-off series to be entitled Whistlers
	Stranger in My House	Lara Lipski Lewis	TV movie
2000	Star Trek: Voyager	Tal Celes	2 episodes: "The Haunting of Deck Twelve", "Good Shepherd"
2000–01	The Invisible Man	Kate Easton	2 episodes: "The Value of Secrets", "Frozen in Time"
2002	First Monday	Emmie	Episode: "Showdown"
2001–05	JAG	Petty Officer Jennifer Coates	Recurring role (Season 7–9) Main cast (Season 10)
2005	Bitter Sweet	Elizabeth	TV movie
2007–09	Dirty Sexy Money	Lisa George	Main cast
2009	House Rules	Julia Rose	TV movie
2010	Deadly Honeymoon	Gwen Merced	TV movie
	House	Sidney Merrick / Patient X	Episode: "Baggage"
	Royal Pains	Kim the winemaker	Episode: "In Vino Veritas"
	The Mentalist	Marie Jarret Bajoran	Episode: "Red Hot"
	The Whole Truth	Stephanie Concolino	Episode: "Liars"
2014, 2016	NCIS	Agent Meredith Brody	3 episodes: "Crescent City (Part I)", "Crescent City (Part II)", "Sister City (Part I)"
2014–16	NCIS: New Orleans		Main cast (Seasons 1–2)
2015	Perception	Alice Pierce	Episode: "Brainstorm"
2016–17	Suits	Holly Cromwell	4 Episodes: "Quid Pro Quo", "The Statue", "Brooklyn Housing", "Donna"
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Fran Conway	Episodes: "Chasing Theo", " Episode #18.13"
2017–2018	Designated Survivor	Kendra Daynes	Main cast (Season 2)
2018	Mean Queen	Julie Taylor	TV film
2019	Is My Daughter Really Dead?	Olivia Whitmore	TV film

References

1. "Today in History". Associated Press. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
2. Fontana, Christine (November 30, 2014). "Zoe McLellan: New Orleans Lady". New Orleans Living Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
3. "Zoe McLellan". TV Guide. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. "NCIS: New Orleans Scoop: Original Cast Member Exits Ahead of Season 3". tvline.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
5. Pedersen, Erik (July 18, 2017). "'Designated Survivor': Zoe McLellan Joins Season 2 Of ABC's Kiefer Sutherland Drama". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 21, 2018.
6. Ross, Martha (July 31, 2018). "'NCIS' star Zoe McLellan cleared of child abduction charges in nasty divorce fight". The Mercury News . Retrieved August 17, 2024.
7. Juneau, Jen (December 3, 2020). "Zoe McLellan: 'I Need to Figure Out' How to Date as a Single Mom". People . Retrieved August 18, 2024.

External links

• Zoe McLellan at IMDb