Dina Meyer

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Dina Meyer

Born December 22, 1968 (1968-12-22) (age 39)
Queens, New York, U.S.

Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles in Starship Troopers and the Saw films.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Meyer was born in Queens, New York to a father who owns an auto parts/repair shop. She has two brothers. Meyer loved dancing and acting from an early age, but it was not until after she graduated from university that she started to work to become an actress. She attended Long Island University, where she majored in business administration. Among her hobbies and interests are snowboarding, rollerblading and biking. She lives in Los Angeles. Meyer is Jewish.[1]

[edit] 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. Three of her most recent films were the 2004 horror/thriller hit Saw, followed by its sequels Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV. 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.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 Lucinda Nicholson
1995 Johnny Mnemonic Jane
1996 Dragonheart Kara
1997 Starship Troopers Dizzy Flores
1999 Bats Dr. Sheila Casper
2000 Secret Agent Man Holliday
2002 Birds of Prey Barbara Gordon, The Oracle/Batgirl
Star Trek Nemesis Romulan Commander Donatra
2003 The Movie Hero Elizabeth Orlando / The Love Interest
2004 Saw Detective Allison Kerry
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1 episode "Swap Meet", 2004 Meg Cunningham
2005 Point Pleasant Amber Hargrove
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Kirsten Richards
Saw II Detective Allison Kerry
2006 Saw III Detective Allison Kerry
2006 Imaginary Playmate Suzanna
2007 Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Dr. Alana Geisner
Saw IV Detective Allison Kerry
Crazy Eights Jennifer Jones

[edit] References

  1. ^ RottenTomatoes.com

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