Colombe Jacobsen
| Colombe Jacobsen | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
December 21, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Chef, actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jeffrey Lefleur |
| Children | 2 |
| Website |
www |
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine (born December 21, 1977) is an American chef and actress. She attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York City, and competed in the 2007 season of The Next Food Network Star. She currently hosts Colombe du jour, her own food-related website and blog.
As an actress, she is best known for her child roles, including Julie "The Cat" Gaffney in the film series The Mighty Ducks.[1]
Biography
Born in Chicago, Jacobsen-Destine began her career as a child actor, making her film debut in 1993. The following year, she was cast as a hockey player in D2: The Mighty Ducks. In 1996, she played the same role in D3: The Mighty Ducks. Following an extended acting break, she attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York, where she graduated in 2004.[2] During her culinary training, she worked as an actress in the films Men in Black II, Moonlight Mile, and Searching for Haizmann. Prior to the Natural Gourmet School, Jacobsen attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she graduated in 2000.[3]
After a short break as an actress, she returned to the screen in 2007, appearing in the films Descent and The Living Wake. She also made it to the finals in the third season of the cooking show, Food Network Star, but was eliminated in the third week.
Jacobsen-Derstine, whose mother lives in the Burgundy wine-growing region of France, now teaches cooking and regularly performs demonstrations in a pavilion at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. She also organizes and participates in cooking classes for children in Harlem. She lives in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and regularly attends fitness classes at the Exhale Spa. Jacobsen-Destine favors Mediterranean cuisine, and has worked with some well-known chefs and companies, including Sabra.
Filmography
- Rookie of the Year (1993) as Becky Fraker
- D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) as Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
- D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) as Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
- Men in Black II (2002) as Hailey (video store clerk)
- Moonlight Mile (2002) as Patty
- Searching for Haizmann (2003) as Hannah Allen
- Descent (2007) as Nadia
- The Living Wake (2007) as Prostitute
- Chef (2014) as Lisa
References
- ↑ "The 'Mighty Ducks' Trilogy: An Oral History". Time.com. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ↑ Apstein, Stephanie (July 8, 2016). "How Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine went from Mighty Ducks star to chef". Sports Illustrated. ISSN 0038-822X.
- ↑ "Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine '00 Finalist in Food Network Contest". Sarah Lawrence College. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Colombe Jacobsen interview at The Kitchn
- Colombe Jacobsen on IMDb