Jennifer Spence

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| image = Jennifer Spence 2013.jpg

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| caption = Spence at the 2013 Florida SuperCon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|22}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1993–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Benjamin Immanuel|2011}}

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Jennifer Spence (born January 22, 1977) is a Canadian[https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/jennifer-spence/ Jennifer Spence's biography] at www.northernstars.ca actress. Her acting credits include playing Dr. Lisa Park on the Stargate Universe television series and Betty Robertson on the series Continuum.

Career

Spence has had principal roles on a number of television series, including Exes and Ohs, The 4400, Reunion and Write & Wrong. She appeared in recurring roles on Killer Instinct, DaVinci's Inquest, You Me Her, and Travelers.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Spence Biography|publisher=The Promotion People|access-date=April 21, 2011|url=https://www.reecemack.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311042945/http://www.thepromotionpeople.ca/clients/jennifer_spence.htm|archive-date=March 11, 2012}}{{IMDb name |0817780|Jennifer Spence}}

Immediately following the cancellation of Stargate Universe, Spence joined some other of the show's cast (including Michael Dopud){{cite web|url = http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2011/04/echoes-mark-savela.html|title = Echoes' Mark Savela|date = April 28, 2011|first = Steve|last = Eramo|work = SciFiAndTvTalk}} in a pilot of the new show Echoes, produced by Stargate's Mark Savela and Ken Kabatoff.{{cite web|title = SGU may be ending, but wait'll you see the SGU cast's NEW show|date = March 24, 2011|accessdate = April 24, 2011|publisher = Blastr|last = Kaye|first = Don|url = http://blastr.com/2011/03/heres-something-to-ease-t.php|archive-date = September 11, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120911080647/http://blastr.com/2011/03/heres-something-to-ease-t.php|url-status = dead}}

In 2012, Spence had roles in episodes of three network television shows, The Killing, Alcatraz and Supernatural.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Spence |website=IMdb.com |accessdate=April 24, 2012 |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817780/}} Spence had a recurring role in the science fiction television series Continuum, as Detective Betty Robertson, which aired from May 2012 to October 2015.{{cite news|title=Jennifer Spence in "Continuum|publisher=The Vancouver Observer |author= Jasmyn Pozzo |location=BC, Canada|date= March 18, 2012|url= http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/canadianstar/2012/03/18/jennifer-spence-continuum |accessdate=April 26, 2012}} In 2013, she had a featured role in the award-winning film Down River, which was written and directed by her husband Ben Immanuel.{{cite web |title=Jennifer Spence - Supernatural |date =June 29, 2012 |accessdate=June 29, 2013 |website=entertaim.net |url=http://entertaimnet.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/jennifer-spence-supernatural/}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2202928/awards?ref_=tt_awd |title=Down River (2013) - Awards |website=imdb.com |access-date=January 25, 2023}}

Personal life

Spence was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, by a British father and third-generation Japanese Canadian mother. She married actor Benjamin Immanuel in 2011, and starred in his 2013 feature film Down River.{{cite news| url=http://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/reel-people-when-ben-ratner-met-jennifer-spence-1.1078408 |title=Reel People: When Ben Rather met Jennifer Spence |first=Sabrina |last=Furminger |work=Vancouver Courier |date=May 28, 2014 |accessdate=April 19, 2018}} They reside in Vancouver, British Columbia.{{cite web|title=Continuum actress dreams of summer at the beach|publisher=wevancouver.com|author=Kelsey Klassen|location=Canada|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=April 25, 2012|url=http://www.wevancouver.com/movies/141943203.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209041923/http://www.wevancouver.com/movies/141943203.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2013}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1997 \|Blind Spot \|Girl in the Park \|Short
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|Core}} \|Zimsky's Assistant \|
2004 \|{{sortname\|The\|Truth About Miranda\|nolink=1}} \|Woman #2 \|
2006 \|Catch and Release \|Comforting Friend \|
2013 \|Down River \|Aki \|
2014 \|Mina.Minerva \|Robyn \|Short
2015 \|{{sortname\|The\|Adept\|nolink=1}} \|Maddy \|Short
2016 \|Trying \|Claire \|Short
2017 \|Wonder \|Science Fair Judge \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1997

|Blind Spot

|Girl in the Park

|Short

2003

|{{sortname|The|Core}}

|Zimsky's Assistant

2004

|{{sortname|The|Truth About Miranda|nolink=1}}

|Woman #2

2006

|Catch and Release

|Comforting Friend

2013

|Down River

|Aki

2014

|Mina.Minerva

|Robyn

|Short

2015

|{{sortname|The|Adept|nolink=1}}

|Maddy

|Short

2016

|Trying

|Claire

|Short

2017

|Wonder

|Science Fair Judge

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2001 \|Da Vinci's Inquest \|Witness \|"It's Backwards Day"
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Heart Department\|nolink=1}} \|Nurse #3 \|TV film
2002 \|Mr. St. Nick \|Gate Attendant \|TV film
2003 \|Da Vinci's Inquest \|Tricia \|"Thanks for the Toaster Oven"
2003–04 \|Da Vinci's Inquest \|Kimmy \|"Twenty Five Dollar Conversation", "Out of the Bag and All Over the Street", "Wash the Blood Out of the Ring"
2004 \|Tru Calling \|Stephanie Brandis \|"The Longest Day"
2004 \|Touching Evil \|Nurse's Aide \|"Mercy"
2004 \|Huff \|Monique \|"Pilot"
2005 \|Reunion \|Evelyn \|"1993"
2005–06 \|Killer Instinct \|Det. Burch \|"Game Over", "Love Hurts"
2006 \|Northern Town \|Suko \|TV series
2007 \|{{sortname\|A\|Decent Proposal\|nolink=1}} \|Gwen Stathis \|TV film
2007 \|Write & Wrong \|Cathy \|TV film
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|4400}} \|Joanna \|Recurring role (season 4)
2009 \|Eureka \|Dr. Monroe \|"Shower the People"
2009–2011 \|Stargate Universe \|Lisa Park \|Recurring role
2009–2011 \|Stargate Universe: Kino \|Lisa Park \|Recurring role
2011 \|Exes and Ohs \|Devin \|Main role
2012 \|Virtual Lies \|Dr. Gloria Reese \|TV film
2012 \|Supernatural \|Jean Holiday \|"Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie"
2012 \|Alcatraz \|Susan Lee \|"Webb Porter"
2012 \|{{sortname\|The\|Killing\|The Killing (U.S. TV series)}} \|Eve \|"Ghosts of the Past"
2012 \|Echoes \|Sonya \|Unsold TV pilot
2012–2014 \|Continuum \|Betty Robertson \|Main role (seasons 1–3)
2014 \|Christmas Icetastrophe \|Alex Novak \|TV film
2015 \|Motive \|Melissa Dixon \|"The Glass House"
2015 \|{{sortname\|The\|Whispers\|The Whispers (TV series)}} \|Tech Specialist \|"Traveller in the Dark"
2015 \|Tiess That Bind \|Ms. Lowens \|"It Doesn't Show"
2015 \|Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce \|Editor \|"Avoid the Douchemobile"
2016 \|Unreal \|Connie \|"War"
2016 \|Van Helsing \|Karen \|"Help Me"
2016 \|Frequency \|Susie Cairone \|"Pilot"
2016 \|Beyond \|Dr. Tolan \|"I Scream, You Scream", "Stir"
2016–2018 \|Travelers \|Grace Day \|Recurring role
2016–2019 \|You Me Her \|Carmen \|Recurring role S1-S4
2018 \|Life Sentence \|Agent J Stern \|"Re-Inventing the Abbotts"
2018 \|{{sortname\|The\|Bletchley Circle: San Francisco}} \|Olivia Mori \|Recurring role
2019 \|Supernatural \|Melly Krakowski \|"Golden Time"
2019-2022 \|Traces \|Prof. Kathy Torrance \|Main role (seasons 1 and 2)
2021 \|Trigger Me \|Nikki \|Recurring role
2021 \|Family Law \|Winnie Sugimoto \|
2023 \|Lucky Hank \|Ashley \|
2024-Present \|The Trades \|Chelsea \|
2025 \|The Thundermans: Undercover \|Principal Taylor \|3 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|Da Vinci's Inquest

|Witness

|"It's Backwards Day"

2001

|{{sortname|The|Heart Department|nolink=1}}

|Nurse #3