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Elizabeth Dennehy

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Elizabeth Dennehy
Born
Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy

(1960-10-01) October 1, 1960 (age 64)
Years active1988–present
Spouse
James Lancaster
(m. 1993)
Children2
FatherBrian Dennehy

Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy (born October 1, 1960) is an American television and film actress, who has appeared in such television series as Guiding Light, Seinfeld, Charmed, and Without a Trace, and films such as Clear and Present Danger, Gattaca, Soldier, Red Dragon, and True Blood.[citation needed]

Dennehy trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and got her start in 1988 when she appeared as Christina "Blake" Lindsey in the TV series drama Guiding Light.[1] She went on to appear in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation in the two-part episode "The Best of Both Worlds" as Lt. Commander Shelby.[2] In 2017, Den of Geek ranked Dennehy's role as Lt. Commander Shelby as one of the top ten guest star roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation.[3]

She has also appeared on the stage, such as playing Stella Kowalski in the 1994 production of A Streetcar Named Desire[4] and playing Donna Marsala in, as well as co-creating, the environmental/immersive theater production Tony n' Tina's Wedding.[5]

Dennehy is the daughter of actor Brian Dennehy.[1]

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1988–1989 Guiding Light Christina 'Blake' Bauer Lindsey Thorpe TV series (3 episodes)
1990 Total Recall Renata Uncredited
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Cmdr. Shelby TV series (2 episodes)
1992 The Waterdance Candy
1992 Quantum Leap Beth Ryan TV series (Episode: "Promised Land - December 22, 1971")
1993 Class of '96 Dr. Anders TV series (Episode: "The Adventures of Pat's Man and Robin")
1993 A Place to Be Loved Kathy Magnuson TV film
1993 Seinfeld The Drakette (uncredited) / Allison TV series (2 episodes)
1993 Brooklyn Bridge Flora TV series (Episode: "The Date")
1994 Clear and Present Danger Reporter #2
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Sara TV film
1996 The Lazarus Man Elizabeth Pratchett TV series (2 episodes)
1997 Runaway Car Shari Todd TV film
1997 On the Edge of Innocence Miss Fogarty TV film; uncredited
1997 The Game Maria
1997 Gattaca Pre-School Teacher
1997 C-16: FBI Dana Brown TV series (Episode: "The Sandman")
1998 Soldier Jimmy Pig's Wife
1998 Any Day Now  – TV series (Episode: "You Shoulda Seen My Daddy")
1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth Dr. Beverly Stokes TV film
1999 Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story Jeremy's Mom TV film
1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel Susan Sinclair TV film
2000 NYPD Blue Melanie Pratt TV series (Episode: "Everybody Plays the Mule")
2000 Chicago Hope Mrs. Seldon TV series (Episode: "Cold Hearts")
2001 Judging Amy Atty. Salias TV series (Episode: "The Undertow")
2001 Gideon's Crossing Mrs. Fitzhugh TV series (2 episodes)
2001 Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Archivist TV film
2001 The Agency  – TV series (3 episodes)
2002 Red Dragon Beverly
2005 Numb3rs Ms. Ford TV series (Episode: "Sacrifice")
2005 Without a Trace Victoria TV series (Episode: "Viuda Negra")
2006 Commander in Chief Sue Brantley TV series (Episode: "The Price You Pay")
2004–2006 Charmed Sandra TV series (8 episodes)
2007 Welcome to Paradise Helen Brown
2008 Boston Legal Samantha Taylor TV series (Episode: "Roe vs Wade: The Musical")
2008 Medium Hasting's Boss TV series (Episode: "A Cure for What Ails You")
2008 Hancock Rail Crossing Crowd #2
2009 The Mentalist Kathryn Hawkes TV series (Episode: "Paint It Red")
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Lawson TV series (Episode: "Dirty Little Secret")
2012 Janeane from Des Moines Bible Study Group
2013 Masters of Sex  – TV series (Episode: "Race To Space")
2013 The Young and the Restless Lauara Flannery TV series (Episode: "18 October 2013")
2014 Midnight Nina Short
2017 American Folk Ann
2020 The Show Must Go Online Gloucester/King Henry IV Web Series (2 episodes)

References

  1. ^ a b "A 'Close' Look at Elizabeth Dennehy". Orlando Sentinel. December 13, 1988. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. ^ White, Lynelle (May 14, 2019). "How Lieutenant Commander Shelby Raised the Bar for Equality". StarTrek.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Star Trek: The Next Generation — 10 Great Guest Performances". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  4. ^ "THEATER : An Actress Named Desire : Kandis Chappell is 'one of the best-kept secrets' in town. Now she's taking on 'Streetcar's' Blanche DuBois". Los Angeles Times. 4 September 1994. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Dennehy Biography". Broadway World. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)