Meg Austin

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Megan "Meg" Austin

Tracey Needham as Lieutenant Junior Grade Meg Austin
First appearance

Shadow (9/30/95)
Last appearance

Skeleton Crew (5/29/96)
Portrayed by

Tracey Needham
Information
Occupation Judge Advocate in the United States Navy
Title Lieutenant, Junior Grade (United States)

Lieutenant, Junior Grade Megan "Meg" Austin (USN), is a main character from the first season of the television series JAG portrayed by actress Tracey Needham.

Character Biography

Meg Austin was the second partner to Lieutenant Harmon Rabb, replacing then Lieutenant JG Caitlin Pike. She is from Texas and inherited a friendship from her deceased father, an obscure character very well connected in the intelligence community named "Ollie" in clear reference to Oliver North (portrayed by himself on three episodes in 1995, 1996 and 2002),[1] who knew her father and who helped her on some of their investigations. She also proved to have superior computer skills to both Rabb and Cate due to a previous stint in weapons and computer R&D. We also find out in her first episode that she has extreme claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces), which was a continual problem for her character.[2] After her departure from JAG headquarters, she also recommended that Bud be placed on JAG staff.

Awards and decorations

The list below contains Austin's known awards current as of the end of season 1.

In Order of Precedence

 
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation National Defense Service Medal

Background

The executives at NBC didn't like Andrea Parker's character (Caitlin Pike) in the pilot, so they had to recast Rabb's partner for the series.[3] Andrea Parker went on to work on The Pretender but came back to guest star on a few episodes later in the season.

When JAG was cancelled by NBC after the first season, Needham left the series. When CBS picked up JAG from the second season onward, she was replaced by Catherine Bell, playing then Major Sarah MacKenzie. Her (non flashback clip) appearance was in the final and rarely aired season 1 episode Skeleton Crew.

Austin also in a flashback in Seasons 3 and Season 9 of JAG.

References

  1. Oliver North at IMDb.com
  2. JAG Season 1 "Shadow"
  3. Donald P. Bellisario on JAG season 1 DVD Interview
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