April Grace

April Grace (born May 12, 1962) is a SAG Award-nominated American actress.^[1]

Career

In the early 1990s, Grace landed a recurring role as the transporter chief on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Interspersing acclaimed and award-winning stage work in Los Angeles with her film and TV roles, the actress slowly rose from bit parts in major studio films to more prominent characters in independent films. In 2001, she was seen as a TV reporter determined to become a household name in ABC's summer series The Beast, set in the world of a 24-hour cable news television station.

While she had numerous stage and small screen credits, Grace was still a relatively fresh face when writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson tapped her to play a determined television reporter in his 1999 drama Magnolia. She shared most of her scenes with Tom Cruise, who played a foul-mouthed sex guru, and the subject of her interview.

Grace has also appeared on the television series Lost as the character Ms. Klugh. In 2007, Grace appeared as a news reporter in the film I Am Legend.

Filmography

• Safe (1995) ... as Susan
• The X-Files (1995)
  • "The List" ... as Danielle Manley
• Bean: The Movie (1997) ... as Nurse Pans
• Chicago Cab (aka Hellcab) (1997) ... as Shalita
• Waterproof (1999) ... as Tyree Battle
• Magnolia (1999) ... as Gwenovier
• Finding Forrester (2000) ... as Ms. Joyce
• Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) ... as Female Colleague
• Boomtown (2002) ... as Los Angeles DA (several episodes)
• The O.C. (2003)
• Dark Angel (2003)...as Diamond (1 episode)
  • "The Rescue" ... as Dr. Burke
• The Stronger (2004, short film)
• Joan of Arcadia (2004) ... as Detective/Lieutenant Detective/Sergeant Toni Williams
• Constantine (2005) ... as Dr. Leslie Archer
• Lost (2006, 2007)
  • "Enter 77" ... as Ms Klugh
  • "Live Together, Die Alone" ... as Ms Klugh
  • "Three Minutes" ... as Ms Klugh
• The Lost Room ... as Detective Lee Bridgewater
• Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil (2006) ... as Secretary of state Ellie Brilliard
• Midnight Son (2007) ... as Virginia Hall
• I Am Legend (2007) ... as news reporter
• Grey's Anatomy (2008) ... as Greta's sister (1 episode)
• Fame (2009)...as Denise's mother
• Lie to Me (2009) ... as NSA agent (1 episode)
• Pretty Little Liars (2010-2011) as Agent Cooper
• Whiplash (2014)...as Rachel Bornholdt

Awards and nominations

• Won: 2000 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble Cast - Magnolia (1999)
• Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture - Magnolia (1999)
• Won: 2001 CFT Excellence Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - The Beast^[2]

References

External links

• April Grace at the Internet Movie Database
• April Grace at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)