Kim Dickens

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birthdate = 18 June 1965
birthplace = Huntsville, Alabama

Kimberly Jan Dickens (born 18 June 1965) is an American actress and model.

Biography

Early life

Dickens was born in Huntsville, Alabama, graduated from Lee High School, and attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where she majored in Communication (B.A. degree). Soon after that she went to New York to continue her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and graduated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is also active in Open Stage Theatre. In the late 1990s she moved to L.A..

Acting career

Dickens made her stage debut in a student production of David Mamet's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" at Vanderbilt University. She has appeared in several indie movies, including "Palookaville", "Voice from the Grave", "Truth or Consequences, N.M.", "Heart Full of Rain", "Zero Effect" (beside Ryan O'Neal) and "Great Expectations". In L.A. she played in "Mercury Rising" (beside Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin) and other commercial Hollywood productions such as "Committed (2000)", "Hollow Man", "The Gift", "House of Sand and Fog" (with Ben Kingsley) and "Thank You for Smoking". She has also had roles on many television movies and shows, including "Two Mothers for Zachary", "Big Apple", "Out of Order", "Deadwood", "Things Behind the Sun", and "Lost".

Filmography

*"Palookaville" (1995) as Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
*"Voice from the Grave" (1996 TV) as Terry Deveroux
*"Two Mothers for Zachary" (1996 TV) as Nancy
*"Truth or Consequences, N.M." (1997) as Addy Monroe
*"Heart Full of Rain" (1997 TV) as Susan Doyle
*"Zero Effect" (1998) as Gloria Sullivan
*"Great Expectations" (1998) as Maggie Bell
*"Mercury Rising" (1998) as Stacey Siebring
*"The White River Kid" (1999) as Apple Lisa
*"Committed" (2000) as Jenny
*"Hollow Man" (2000) as Sarah Kennedy
*"The Gift" (2000) as Linda
*"Things Behind the Sun" (2001) as Sherry
*"Big Apple" (2001 TV Series) as Sarah Day
*"Out of Order" (2003 TV mini-series) as Danni
*"House of Sand and Fog" (2003) as Carol Burdon
*"Goodnight, Joseph Parker" (2004) as Muriel
*"Deadwood" (2004 TV series) as Joanie Stubbs
*"One Way to Valhalla" (2005) as Jenny
*"Lost" (2006) as Cassidy Phillips
*"Thank You for Smoking" (2006) as Jill Naylor
*"Wild Tigers I Have Known" (2006) as The Counselor

External links

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