Born,
on the 24th August 1974 and raised in Illinois, Jennifer
knew early on that she wanted to act. Encouraged by an English teacher
along with a drama teacher, she began performing in summer theatre and
festivals at the age of 13. She had roles in ‘The Tempest’ and
‘Othello’ before moving on to more contemporary dramatic and
musical theatre. Additionally, she guest-starred in an episode of
‘Brewster Place’.
At 16,
Jennifer was hired by ‘Another World’ and moved to New York. She
remained on the show for a year and a half, then gave her face a rest
and put her voice to work. She can be heard on ‘Saturday Night
Live’ regular Adam Sandler’s comedy album, has guest-voiced on
‘The Critic’, and even dubbed lines in the English version of the
film ‘Baby Blood’.
Back
before the camera, she landed in ‘Phenom’ and appeared in the film
trailer ‘The Hairy Bird’. She also appeared in the acclaimed film
‘American History X’ as well as ‘S.L.C Punk!’. her voice works
includes ‘The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride’ and ‘Men In Black:
The Series’.
In
2000, Lien made a return guest appearance on Star Trek: Voyager as a
vengeful Kes in the episode ‘Fury'.
