Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Ann Lien (born August 24, 1974) is an American actress, best known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Early life The youngest of three children, Lien was born in Palos Heights, Illinois. Her mother, Delores Lien, was a college teacher. Career Her first television appearance was in a bubblegum advertisement playing twins. Her first appearance on a series was playing a music academy student in 1990 in an episode of Brewster Place starring Oprah Winfrey. She provided her voice for the dubbed English version of Baby Blood, a French horror film. Lien landed the series regular role of Hannah Moore on the series Another World in 1991. In 1993, she was cast as Roanne in Phenom, a sitcom starring Judith Light. That year she also participated in the recording of Adam Sandler's comedy album They're All Gonna Laugh At You in which she played the part of the Valedictorian on the track "The Buffoon And The Valedictorian", as well as one of the daughters on the track "Oh, mom...". In 1994, she was cast as Kes on Star Trek: Voyager. Her character is Ocampan, a species that lives for just 8 or 9 years, who joins the crew of the starship after it is stranded 75,000 light-years from earth. She left the series in 1997, at the same time that Jeri Ryan joined the cast, as Seven of Nine, but guest starred in a few episodes in later seasons. Lien subsequently appeared in the movie American History X as older sister Davina Vinyard alongside Edward Norton's character Derek Vinyard. In 1998, Lien appeared in SLC Punk! playing Sandy, the wild girlfriend of Matthew Lillard's character Stevo. She also provided her voice for the character of adult Vitani in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and voiced Agent "L" for the first three seasons of Men in Black: The Series.In 2000, Lien returned for an episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled "Fury" where she had input to the script. Though Lien welcomed the chance to work with the cast of the show again, she later stated that she was disappointed with her performance in the episode. Personal life She is married to writer and filmmaker Phil Hwang; their first child, Jonah, was born on September 5, 2002. Since the birth of her son, Lien has retired from acting and voiceover work; however, she was credited as executive producer on her husband's comedy 2008 film Geek Mythology.

  • Title: Jennifer Lien
  • Popularity: 4.158
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1974-08-24
  • Place of Birth: Palos Heights, Illinois, USA
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As:
img

Jennifer Lien Movies

  • 1998
    imgMovies

    American History X

    American History X

    8.343 1998 HD

    Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we...

    img
  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Launch of Star Trek: Voyager

    Launch of Star Trek: Voyager

    1 1995 HD

    Launch of Star Trek: Voyager is a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 12 January 1995. It was hosted and narrated by...

    img
  • 1995
    imgMovies

    E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager

    E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager

    1 1995 HD

    E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager is a documentary produced by the E! Entertainment Television channel which is now owned by NBCUniversal. It was hosted...

    img
  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure

    Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure

    1 1995 HD

    Star Trek: Voyager – Inside the New Adventure was a special documentary, running for 50 minutes, produced by BECK-OLA Productions for...

    img
  • 1998
    imgMovies

    SLC Punk

    SLC Punk

    7.09 1998 HD

    Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

    img
  • 1994
    imgS4 E28

    Duckman

    Duckman

    7.2 1994 HD

    Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single...

    img
  • 1997
    imgS4 E13

    Men in Black: The Series

    Men in Black: The Series

    7.3 1997 HD

    Men in Black: The Series, also known as MIB: The Series and Men in Black: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series that...

    img
  • 1994
    imgS2 E10

    The Critic

    The Critic

    7.3 1994 HD

    The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and...

    img
  • 1995
    imgS7 E25

    Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

    7.79 1995 HD

    Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels...

    img
  • 1993
    imgS1 E22

    Phenom

    Phenom

    4.75 1993 HD

    A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but with lots...

    img
  • 1996
    imgS3 E13

    Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

    7.546 1996 HD

    Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the...

    img
  • 1964
    imgS36 E38

    Another World

    Another World

    5.2 1964 HD

    Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay...

    img
  • 1996
    imgS2 E26

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    7.2 1996 HD

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an American animated action-adventure television series.

    img