Dina Meyer

Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer in May 2012.
Born	(1968-12-22) December 22, 1968 Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present

Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress who played Barbara Gordon in Birds of Prey, Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers, and Detective Allison Kerry in the Saw films. She portrayed Mrs. Hong as a recurring guest star on ABC's Scoundrels.

Personal life

Dina Meyer was born and raised in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, but moved to Dix Hills, Long Island, just before her last year of junior high school. Her first experience in the entertainment industry came when she did some modeling from ages nine to 16. She always wanted to become an actress but her parents did not think that was a wise career move; they wanted her to get a good education, so she went to university, graduating from Long Island University in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing (and a minor in French).

She has two brothers, one older named Gregory and one younger named Evan.

Career

Meyer started acting in 1993, with her first major role playing Lucinda Nicholson in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. In the same year she made her film debut in the TV film Strapped. She broke out two years later, playing the cybernetically enhanced bodyguard Jane in the cyberpunk thriller Johnny Mnemonic. In addition to Johnny Mnemonic, she has played roles in other science fiction productions including Starship Troopers, Birds of Prey and Star Trek Nemesis. She played Detective Allison Kerry in the horror/thriller film Saw and its sequels. She made several guest appearances on Friends and Miss Match, the latter alongside another former Batgirl actress, Alicia Silverstone. She also played one of the leads on Point Pleasant. In March 2006, Meyer was in the series premiere episode of Thief as Wanda, the wife of Andre Braugher's character Nick, although her character did not reappear. In 2009 she made an appearance on Burn Notice as Samantha, Michael Weston's ex-fiancee. Meyer has a recurring role on ABC's 2010 series Scoundrels as Mrs. Hong.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Johnny Mnemonic	Jane
1996	Dragonheart	Kara
1997	Starship Troopers	Dizzy Flores
1998	Nowhere Land	Monica
1999	Bats	Dr. Sheila Casper
2000	Stranger Than Fiction	Emma Scarlett
2001	Deadly Little Secrets	Stephanie Vincent
2001	Time Lapse	Kate
2002	Star Trek Nemesis	Romulan Commander Donatra
2002	D-Tox	Mary
2002	Federal Protection	Bootsie Cavander
2002	Unspeakable	Diana Purlow
2003	Deception	Erin
2003	The Movie Hero	Elizabeth Orlando/The Love Interest
2004	Saw	Detective Allison Kerry
2004	Breach	Lisa Vincson
2005	The Storyteller	Lydia
2005	Crimes of Passion	Rebecca Walker
2005	Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough	Kirsten Richards
2005	The Receipt	Venus
2005	Saw II	Detective Allison Kerry
2006	Saw III	Detective Allison Kerry
2007	Decoys 2: Alien Seduction	Dr. Alana Geisner
2007	Saw IV	Detective Allison Kerry
2007	Crazy Eights	Jennifer Jones
2009	VideoDome Rent-O-Rama	Ms. Motley
2009	Fatal Secrets	Julia
2010	Piranha 3-D	Janice Montellano
2012	Undertow	Toby French
2013	Dead in Tombstone	Calathea

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Strapped	Delivery Person	TV film
1993- 1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	Lucinda Nicholson	twelve episodes
1997	Friends	Kate Miller	three episodes
1997	Michael Hayes	Rebecca Klein	Episode: "Pilot"
1998	Poodle Springs	Laura Parker-Marlowe	TV film
1998	Ally McBeal	Anna Flint	Episode: "Forbidden Fruits"
2000	Secret Agent Man	Holliday	nine episodes
2002	Six Feet Under	The Widow	Episode: "Someone Else's Eyes"
2002	The Outer Limits	Dr. Rachel Harris	Episode: "Free Spirit"
2002– 2003	Birds of Prey	Barbara Gordon	fourteen episodes
2003– 2004	Miss Match	Lauren Logan	eight episodes
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Meg Cunningham	Episode: "Swap Meet"
2005	His and Her Christmas	Liz	TV film
2005– 2006	Point Pleasant	Amber Hargrove	thirteen episodes
2006	Thief	Wanda Atwater	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Imaginary Playmate	Suzanna	TV film
2007	CSI: Miami	Elissa McClain	Episode: "Deep Freeze"
2008	Web of Desire	Beth Wyatt	TV film
2008	Riddles of the Sphinx	Jessica	TV film
2008	Monk	Sally Larkin	Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized"
2008	The Boy Next Door	Sara	TV film
2009	Nip/Tuck	Roxy St. James	Episode: "Roxy St. James"
2009	The Lost	Mira	TV film
2009	Burn Notice	Samantha	Episode: "Sins of Omission"
2010	NCIS	Holly Snow	Episode: "Jet Lag" and "Guilty Pleasure"
2010	The Glades	Patricia Dixon	Episode: "Second Chance"
2010	The Mentalist	Abigail Barge	Episode: "Red Herring"
2010	Castle	Lady Irena	Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice"
2010	Scoundrels	Mrs. Hong	Episodes: "Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Bags Full" and "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Anne-Marie Tolsom	Episode: "The List"
2011	Charlie's Angels	Mrs. Hanson	Episode: "Angels in Paradise"
2011	90210	Sheila	Episode: "A Thousand Words"
2012	Criminal Minds	Regina Lampert	Episode: "Unknown Subject" (7x12)

External links

• Dina Meyer at IMDb
• Dina Meyer at the TCM Movie Database
• Dina Meyer at AllMovie