Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Ann Lien (born August 24, 1974, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) is an American actress, best known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

Early life

The youngest of three children, Lien was born in Palos Heights, Illinois. Her mother, Delores Lien, was a college teacher.

Career

Her first television appearance was in a bubblegum advertisement playing twins. Her first appearance on a series was playing a music academy student in 1990 in an episode of Brewster Place starring Oprah Winfrey. She provided her voice for the dubbed English version of Baby Blood is a French horror film. Lien landed the series regular role of Hannah Moore on the series Another World in 1991.

In 1993, she was cast as Roanne in Phenom, a sitcom starring Judith Light. That year she so participated in the recording of Adam Sandler's comedy album They're All Gonna Laugh At You in which she played the part of the Valedictorian on the track "The Buffoon And The Valedictorian", as well as one of the daughters on the track "Oh, mom...".

In 1994, she was cast as Kes on Star Trek: Voyager. Her character is Ocampan, a species that lives for just 8 or 9 years, who joins the crew of the starship after it is stranded 75,000 light-years from earth.