Leslie Hope

For the comedian and actor born Leslie Townes Hope, see Bob Hope. For the Australian footballer, see Leslie Hope (footballer).

Leslie Hope
File:Leslie Hope Comic-Con 2011.jpg 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 (m. 1994; div. 1996) Adam Kane (m. 2005; div. 2015)
Children	1

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

Life and career

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. Hope 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.

Hope 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 film Bruiser. On television, she appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kira Nerys' mother Kira Meru, and in the Gemini Award-winning series 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 recurring roles in the crime series, NCIS (TV series) as Secretary of the Navy, Sarah Porter and in the legal drama, Suits as prosecutor Anita Gibbs.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title		Notes
1981	Ups & Downs	Penelope
1984	Love Streams	Joanie
1986	The Education of Allison Tate	Allison Tate
1988	Kansas	Lori Bayles
	It Takes Two	Stephanie Lawrence
	Talk Radio	Laura
1990	Men at Work	Susan Wilkins
1991	The Big Slice	Jenny Colter
1991	True Confections	Verna Miller
1992	The Dance Goes On	Rick's Girl in LA
1993	Doppelganger	Elizabeth
	Sweet Killing	Eva Bishop
	Paris, France	Lucy
1994	Boozecan	Helen
1994	Fun	Jane
1994	Schemes	Laura Steele	Video
	Cityscrapes: Los Angeles	Katie
1995	First Degree	Hadley Pyne	Video
1996	The Conspiracy of Fear	Jimmy	Video
	Rowing Through	Kate Bordeleau
1998	Shadow Builder	Jenny Hatcher
	Summer of the Monkeys	Sarah Lee
1999	Water Damage	Arabella Bauer
	The Life Before This	Alice
2000	Double Frame	Special Agent Kate Olsen
	Bruiser	Rosemary Newley
	The Spreading Ground	Leslie DDeLongpre
2002	Dragonfly	Charisse Darrow
2005	The Fix	Leslie	Short film
2008	Never Back Down	Margot Tyler
2009	Formosa Betrayed	Lisa Gilbert
	Jesse Stone: Thin Ice	Sidney Greenstreet	Television film
2012	Mindfield	Maggie	Short film
2015	Crimson Peak	Mrs. McMichael, Alan's mother

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Linda	(1 episode)
1985	Berrenger's	Cammie Springer	Main role (11 episodes)
	Knots Landing	Linda Martin	Recurring role (6 episodes)
1986	Sword of Gideon	Shoshana	TV movie
1987	Hunter	Julie Lawrence	(1 episode)
1988	Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden Land	Dorrie	TV movie
	War and Remembrance	Madeline Henry	Miniseries
1989	American Playhouse	Elizabeth Leopold	(1 episode)
1990	Working Tra$h	Susan Fahnestock	TV movie
1993	Caught in the Act	Rachel	TV movie
1994	seaQuest DSV	Marie Piccolo	(1 episode)
	Party of Five	Meg Bennett	(1 episode)
1995	The Avenging Angel	Liza Rigby	TV movie
	Shadow-Ops	Paige	TV movie
1996	Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story	Claire Brown	Miniseries
	Early Edition	Meredith Carson	(2 episodes)
1998	Blackout Effect	Karen	TV movie
	This Matter of Marriage	Hallie Mitchell	TV movie
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Kira Meru	(1 episode)
	Chicago Hope	Vicki Slater	(2 episodes)
1999	Vengeance Unlimited	Mrs. Thomas	(1 episode)
	Restless Spirits	Charlotte	TV movie
	The Outer Limits	Darcy Kipling	1 (episode)
2000	The Outer Limits	Weatherman	(1 episode)
	Judging Amy	Dr. Amanda Kubiak	(1 episode)
	Level 9	Grace Bishop / Gina Bartholomew	(1 episode)
2001	RoboCop: Prime Directives	Ann R. Key	Miniseries
	Sanctuary	Kirby Fitzsimmons	TV movie
	The District	Special Agent Grace Curry	(2 episodes)
	Stolen Miracle	Sgt. Jane McKinley	TV movie
	24	Teri Bauer	Main role (24 episodes)
2003	The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton	Sarah	TV movie
	An Unexpected Love	Kate Mayer	TV movie
	Line of Fire	Lisa Cohen	Main role (13 episodes)
2004	Human Cargo	Charlene Fischer	Miniseries
	The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie	Joan	TV movie
	Meltdown	Zoe Cox	TV movie
	Open Heart	Host	TV movie
	H2O	Sgt. Leah Collins	Miniseries
2005	House	Victoria Madsen	(1 episode)
	The Eleventh Hour	Marsha Segal / Moira Seagull	(1 episode)
	Hunt for Justice	Camille Gilbert	TV movie
	Commander in Chief	Melanie Blackston	(4 episodes)
2006	Karol - The Pope, the Man	Julia Ritter	TV movie
	Everwood	Laurie Fields	(3 episodes)
	Runaway	Lily Rader	Recurring role (10 episodes)
2007	Eyes	Nan Burgess	(1 episode)
	Don't Cry Now	Bonnie	TV movie
	CSI: Miami	Denise Partney	(1 episode)
	Everest '82	Michelle Winegate	Miniseries
2008	The Apostles	Dee Brinjak	TV movie
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Terri Driver	(2 episodes)
	Private Practice	Linda	(1 episode)
	Faux Baby	Leslie / Dr. Greenfield	(2 episodes)
	The Mentalist	Kristina Frye	(4 episodes)
2009	Jesse Stone: Thin Ice	Sidney Greenstreet	TV movie
	Black Rain	Carol Grey	TV movie
2010	Seven Deadly Sins (series)	Det. Sharon Geary	(2 episodes)
	Tangled	Marlene	TV movie
2011	Off the Map	Bridget Clemmons	(1 episode)
2012	The River	Tess Cole	Main role (8 episodes)
	Castle	Gwenn Harwin	(1 episode)
2013	Revolution	President Foster	Recurring Role
	NCIS	SECNAV Sarah Porter	Recurring Role
2014	The Strain	Joan Luss	Recurring Role
	Tyrant	Lea Exley	Recurring Role (6 episodes)
2015	Blue Bloods	Anne Farrell - Reporter	(2 episodes)
	NCIS: New Orleans	SECNAV Sarah Porter	(1 episode)
	Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise	Sidney Greenstreet	TV movie
2016	Suits	Anita Gibbs	Recurring Role

External links

• Leslie Hope at the Internet Movie Database
• Leslie Hope on Twitter