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Jeanne Tripplehorn Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1963-06-10

Birthplace:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Credits:
50 Total Roles

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Acting

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Biography

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including Anton Chekov's Three Sisters on Broadway. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992). Her other film roles include The Firm (1993), Waterworld (1995) and Sliding Doors (1998). On television, she starred as Barbara Henrickson on the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–11) and as Dr. Alex Blake on the CBS police drama Criminal Minds (2012–14), and she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Lowdown TV Betty Jo Washberg
2022 The Terminal List TV Secretary Hartley
2022 The Gilded Age TV Sylvia Chamberlain
2020 Mrs. America TV Eleanor Schlafly
2020 Ana MOVIE Pastor Helen
2019 Undone TV Beth Hollingsworth
2019 Gloria Bell MOVIE Fiona Mason
2018 Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld MOVIE Herself / Helen (archive footage)
2018 We Only Know So Much MOVIE Jean Copeland
2018 Little Pink House MOVIE Charlotte Wells

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