Jenny Cooper

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| birth_name = Jenny Levine

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1995–present

| spouse = Daniel Cooper

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| children = 3

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Jenny Cooper (born 1975, formerly credited as Jenny Levine) is a Canadian actress. She made her professional debut in 1995 as series star Molly in the Canadian TV series Jake and the Kid{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2008/02/02/total_jeans_girl_tries_out_escada.html|title='Total jeans girl' tries out Escada|author=Rita Zekas|date=February 2, 2008|accessdate=October 28, 2014|website=Toronto Star}} as the series regular Molly, went on to star in the Showtime series Fast Track, and has subsequently been a guest star in numerous shows including Monk, Scandal, The Outer Limits and CSI Miami.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Here’s Why ‘Virgin River’ Star Jenny Cooper (Who Plays Mel’s Sister) Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-virgin-river-star-jenny-115800610.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.yahoo.com |language=en-US}} Cooper also starred in the miniseries The Feast of All Saints. Cooper also played trauma surgeon Jane Blake in the 2015 TV mystery drama Open Heart.{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s|title=Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in Canada and Teennick in the U.S.|publisher=CNW|date=August 5, 2014|accessdate=October 26, 2014|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026182954/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s|url-status=dead}}

Acting career

Cooper began acting in school plays at age 11. She started her professional career in the TV series Jake and the Kid in 1995 and has starred in dozens of TV series.

She had a recurring role as Valerie Harris on four episodes of the Fox TV series 24, portraying a Homeland Security official who was part of a takeover of the Counter Terrorism Unit.The project reunited her with Jon Cassar, the show's executive producer who had directed her on Jake and the Kid. Because each season of the show takes place on one day, she never had a wardrobe change, but she had multiples of the same outfit.

In 2013, Cooper was the screenwriter, co-producer and one of the lead actors on the Canadian film I Think I Do. The romantic comedy was set in Edmonton and also filmed on location in the city. Cooper portrayed the sister of characters portrayed by Mia Kirshner and Sara Canning, who together run a wedding planning company.{{cite web|url=http://www.avenueedmonton.com/blogs/behind-the-scenes-i-think-i-do |title=Behind the Scenes: "I Think I Do" |publisher=Avenue Edmonton Magazine |author=Christopher Schieman |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025224653/http://www.avenueedmonton.com/blogs/behind-the-scenes-i-think-i-do |archive-date=October 25, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://edmonton.anglican.org/uncategorized/edmonton-movie-filmed-at-anglican-churches/|title=Edmonton Movie Filmed at Anglican Churches|publisher=Anglican Diocese of Edmonton|date=January 11, 2012|accessdate=October 25, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408015829/http://edmonton.anglican.org/uncategorized/edmonton-movie-filmed-at-anglican-churches/|url-status=dead}} Cooper also played a guest role in various TV shows such as Doc, The Outer Limits, Nash Bridges, and Monk.

Since 2019, she has had a main and reoccurring role in Virgin River (TV series).{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Here’s Why ‘Virgin River’ Star Jenny Cooper (Who Plays Mel’s Sister) Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/jenny-cooper |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=PureWow |language=en}}

Personal life

Cooper was born in 1975 in Toronto, grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida and lives in Los Angeles. She married Daniel Cooper in 2008{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Mae Harrington |date=2020-08-10 |title=Who the Virgin River cast is dating and married to in real life |url=https://netflixlife.com/2020/08/10/virgin-river-cast-dating-married/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Netflix Life |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828072955/https://netflixlife.com/2020/08/10/virgin-river-cast-dating-married/ |url-status=dead }} and has 3 children.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2004 \|Godsend \|Sandra Shaw \|
2008 \|Baby Blues \|Josie Patterson \|
2010 \|Unconditionally \|Alise \|Short
2013 \|I Think I Do \|Beth \|Also writer and producer
2016 \|Shovel Buddies \|Susan \|Video
2016 \|Bambina \|Anne \|Short, completed

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2004

|Godsend

|Sandra Shaw

2008

|Baby Blues

|Josie Patterson

2010

|Unconditionally

|Alise

|Short

2013

|I Think I Do

|Beth

|Also writer and producer

2016

|Shovel Buddies

|Susan

|Video

2016

|Bambina

|Anne

|Short, completed

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995–96 \|Jake and the Kid \|Molly Gattenby \|Recurring role
1997 \|When Innocence Is Lost \|Darlene \|TV film
1997 \|Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal \|Pvt. Kristin Smythe \|"Man of War"
1997–98 \|Fast Track \|Wendy Servine \|Main role
1999 \|Nash Bridges \|Julia Clark \|"Hide and Seek"
1999 \|{{sortname\|The\|Outer Limits\|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} \|Laura White \|"Descent"
2000 \|Foreign Objects \|Allison \|TV series
2001 \|Feast of All Saints \|Aglae Dazincourt \|TV miniseries
2002 \|Bliss \|Laura \|"Guys and Dolls"
2002 \|Monk \|Jennifer Zepetelli \|"Mr. Monk and the Psychic"
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|One\|The One (2003 film)}} \|Emily Gardner \|TV film
2003 \|Mutant X \|Lisa Larkin \|"Inferno"
2003 \|Soul Food \|Wenda Carlton \|"Truth's Consequences"
2003 \|Missing \|Ingrid Brodie \|"Ties That Bind"
2003–04 \|Doc \|Marcia Rodich \|"The Way We Were", "Lights Camera Medicine"
2004 \|True Crimes: The First 72 Hours \|Kathleen Philcox \|"Lone Wolf"
2004–06 \|Strange Days at Blake Holsey High \|Sarah Pearson \|Recurring role
2006 \|24 \|Valerie Harris \|Recurring role
2006 \|{{sortname\|The\|Obsession\|nolink=1}} \|Linda Irving \|TV film
2007 \|Close to Home \|Rita Lewis \|"Fall from Grace"
2007 \|Ghost Whisperer \|Jane Hargrove \|"The Gathering"
2007 \|Las Vegas \|Helen \|"A Cannon Carol"
2011 \|CSI: Miami \|Suzanne Gramercy \|"Crowned"
2012 \|Scandal \|Kendal Parks \|"The Trail"
2012 \|Last Resort \|Carol Terman \|"Blue on Blue"
2012 \|NCIS \|Connie Martin \|"Gone"
2015 \|Open Heart \|Dr. Jane Blake \|Main role
2015 \|Bones \|Kim Delson \|"The Lost in the Found"
2015 \|Grey's Anatomy \|Bethany Tanner \|"Sledgehammer"
2015 \|CSI: Cyber \|Karen Sullivan \|"Red Crone"
2016 \|Rizzoli & Isles \|Elizabeth \|"Post Mortem"
2019–2024 \|Virgin River \|Joey Barnes \|Main role (season 1) Recurring (season 2-season 5) 28 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995–96

|Jake and the Kid

|Molly Gattenby

|Recurring role

1997

|When Innocence Is Lost

|Darlene