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Leslie Hope

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Biography

Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director widely recognized for her prolific television and film career spanning over four decades. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she landed her first big-screen role while finishing school in British Columbia and subsequently spent the 1980s and 1990s building a strong reputation through guest spots on prime-time soaps like Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, major miniseries such as War and Remembrance, and feature films like Men at Work. Her breakout television role came in 2001 when she starred as Teri Bauer, the wife of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, during the dramatic first season of the Fox hit series 24. Following 24, Hope maintained a steady presence on American television with memorable recurring and guest roles across a wide range of popular programs, including playing Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in NCIS, formidable prosecutor Anita Gibbs in Suits, the psychic medium Kristina Frye in The Mentalist, and roles in The Strain, House, Castle, and Commander in Chief. Science fiction fans also recognize her for her moving guest performance as Kira Meru—the mother of Major Kira Nerys—in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night". In addition to her extensive acting work, Hope has established a successful behind-the-camera career as a television director, helming episodes for major series such as Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Crimson Peak

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Never Back Down

As Margot Tyler

Men at Work

As Susan Wilkins

Dragonfly

As Charisse Darrow

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

As Sidney Greenstreet

Robocop: Prime Directives

As Ann R. Key

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

As Sidney Greenstreet

Talk Radio

As Laura

Chains

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Shadows and Velvet: A Gothic Journey Through Poe's Legacy

From the crumbling castles of Roger Corman to the baroque nightmares of Jean Rollin, this chain traces the evolution of literary gothic horror through eight fil...

7 films

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