Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope
Hope at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Leslie Ann Hope (1965-05-06) May 6, 1965 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Jamie Angell (1994-1996) Adam Kane (2005–2015)
Children	MacKenzie Angell

Leslie Ann Hope (born May 6, 1965) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Teri Bauer in the Fox show 24.

Life and career

Leslie Hope was born on May 6, 1965 in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Ann and Frank Hope. She has one brother, named Stephen. She graduated from St. Michael's University School at Victoria, British Columbia, in 1982. She was married to writer and actor Jamie Angell from 1994 to 1996, with whom she has a son named MacKenzie, and to cinematographer, producer and director Adam Kane from 2005 to 2015.^[1]

She has appeared in many Canadian and American films and television series. Her first film role was in the Canadian film Ups and Downs, in 1981, which was filmed in Victoria. In 1987, she played the role of Madeleine Henry in the TV miniseries War and Remembrance. In 1993, she starred in Paris, France, directed by Gerard Ciccoritti. She later played the role of Teri Bauer in the first season of 24 (2001–02).

Hope starred in George A. Romero's Bruiser. On television, she appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kira Nerys' mother Kira Meru, and in the Gemini Award-winning Human Cargo.

During 2005–2006, she appeared as Attorney General of the United States Melanie Blackston in four episodes of Commander in Chief and, in the Fall of 2006, played Lily Rader in the CW drama series, Runaway.

Currently, Hope plays attorney Joan Luss, a surviving passenger of Regis Airlines Flight 753, on FX's The Strain. She also has a recurring role in the crime series, NCIS (TV series) as Secretary of the Navy, Sarah Porter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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