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Dina Meyer Born December 22, 1968
Queens, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1993–present Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968)[1] is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Personal life
Meyer was born in Queens, New York. Her mother got divorced from her father and married a man who owned an auto parts/repair shop.[8] She has two brothers, one older and one younger. She once dated Will Yun Lee. [9]
Career
Meyer's film debut was in the TV film Strapped in 1993, although her role in the cyberpunk thriller Johnny Mnemonic was perhaps her breakthrough performance. Before that, however, she also had a role in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 as Lucinda Nicholson. In addition to Johnny Mnemonic, she has had other roles in science fiction productions, such as 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. She also played one of the leads on the now canceled 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 guest star role on ABC's 2010 series Scoundrels as Mrs. Hong, who seduces Cal West, portrayed by Patrick Flueger.[2]
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 Kendra Montellano Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Strapped Delivery Person TV film 1993 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–
2003Birds of Prey Barbara Gordon fourteen episodes 2003–
2004Miss Match Lauren Logan eight episodes 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Meg Cunningham Episode: "Swap Meet" 2005 His and Her Christmas Liz TV film 2005–
2006Point 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 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 Episodes: "The List" 2011 Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) Mrs. Hanson Episodes: "Angels in Paradise" (1x05) References
- ^ "Dina Meyer's Tweet". http://twitter.com/#!/DinaMeyer/status/52529443272523776.
- ^ a b "Dina Meyer's Hot Bikini & Tease – SCOUNDRELS". www.joblo.com. http://www.joblo.com/video/joblo/player.php?video=dinameyer_scoundrelsbikini. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Dina Meyer Information, Photos, and Trivia at MovieTome". http://www.movietome.com/people/5518/dina-meyer/index.html.
- ^ "Dina Meyer Biography". http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Meyer,_Dina/Biography/.
- ^ "Dina Meyer from Monk — at Film.com". http://www.film.com/celebrities/dina-meyer/14645016.
- ^ "Dina Meyer | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits | Hollywood.com". http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Dina_Meyer/188693.
- ^ "Dina Meyer — Yahoo! TV". http://tv.yahoo.com/dina-meyer/contributor/30369/bio;_ylt=AnW3hIMWqAiVyzkS6Zdlxem.o9EF.
- ^ "Dina Meyer Biography (1969–)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Dina-Meyer.html.
- ^ "Dina Meyer — TV.com". http://www.tv.com/dina-meyer/person/5518/summary.html.
External links
- Dina Meyer at the Internet Movie Database
- Dina Meyer at AllRovi
- Dina Meyer at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Categories:- 1968 births
- Actors from New York City
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- Long Island University alumni
- People from Queens
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