Jeanne Tripplehorn Biography

Fast Facts

• She graduated from Tulsa's Edison High School and attended the Juillard School's Drama Division for four years
• As soon as she finished high school, she became the youngest female radio DJ in America, appearing as Jeanne Summers during morning drive time on a Tulsa, Okla․, FM rock station
• Quote: "(On appearing in "Big Love") "I'm in my forties and I'm being written for․ It's the greatest role I've ever played-beyond three-dimensional․ If more gifts like these are coming my way, then I'm looking forward to getting older․""
• Quote: "(On working in the CBS-TV series "Criminal Minds") "The violence was not one of the most attractive aspects of the show, but it's all around us․ I can't turn on the news in the morning because my 10-year-old is around․""
• Quote: "(On nearly opting out of playing a polygamous wife in HBO's "Big Love") "I mean, honestly! Who does that? I got cold feet․""
• Quote: "(On polygamy as portrayed in "Big Love") "You would think going into it that it's the ultimate male fantasy, but it's really the ultimate male nightmare․""
• She was engaged to actor Ben Stiller for six years