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Jennifer Lien Biography

Birth Name:Jennifer Ann Lien

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Performed with the Illinois Theatre Center as a teenager
  • Quote: "I am a woman, and that plays a part in my performance․ But I don't think about my role in a male/female sort of way․ I just act․"
  • Quote: "(On leaving "Star Trek: Voyager") "Everything happens for a reason․ So I don't look back and say it should have been like this or it should have been like that․ I'm perfectly at peace and content with my life․""
  • Co-produced the 2003 action series "Battle Force: Andromeda․"
  • TV series debut was opposite Oprah Winfrey in a 1990 episode of "Brewster Place․"
  • Very first TV gig was as twins in a bubble gum commercial
  • Provided the voice of the character Vitani in Disney's "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride․"

Awards

  • 1998OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series: winner