Zoe McLellan
| Zoe McLellan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zoe McLellan November 6, 1974 La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | J.P. Gillain (m. 2012; div. 2015) |
Zoe McLellan (born November 6, 1974) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates in the CBS procedural JAG, as Lisa George in the ABC soapy comedy Dirty Sexy Money, and as Meredith Brody in the CBS series NCIS: New Orleans.
Life and career
McLellan was born in La Jolla, California, and raised in Washington. She is of Irish descent.[1] In 1992, she was homecoming queen at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington.[2] In 1995, she began her career on television, appearing in later years on Sliders, Diagnosis: Murder, and Star Trek: Voyager. In 2000, McLellan had her first major movie role, in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons.
In 2001, McLellan joined the cast of CBS procedural JAG, in a recurring role as Navy Petty Officer Jennifer Coates. For the final season of the show she was upped to series regular. After the series ended, McLellan was cast as the wife of Peter Krause's character, in the ABC soapy comedy-drama series Dirty Sexy Money. The series was canceled after two seasons in 2009. McLellan later guest-starred on House and The Mentalist, and also had roles in a Lifetime movies. In 2014 she began playing the female leading role in the CBS procedural NCIS: New Orleans.[3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Imaginary Crimes | Edgemont Girl #4 | |
| 1995 | Mr. Holland's Opus | Girl 4 | |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Sandy | |
| 1999 | Stonebrook | Londyn | |
| 2000 | Dungeons & Dragons | Marina Pretensa | |
| 2006 | Conversations with God | Zoe - waitress | |
| 2008 | Person, Place or Thing | Alexis | Short film |
| 2009 | Reunion | Averil | |
| 2010 | Inside Out | Katherine Taylor | Short film |
| 2011 | One Fall | Julie Gardner | |
| 2014 | Back to L.A. | Alice | Animated film; voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Under Suspicion | Martha Swail | Episode: "Holy Suspect" |
| 1995 | Medicine Ball | Episode: "Wizard of Bras" | |
| 1996 | Nowhere Man | Mary | Episode: "Forever Jung" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Logan St. Claire | Episode: "Double Cross" |
| 1997 | Home Invasion | Gia | Television film |
| 1997 | Silk Stalkings | Marin Kennedy | Episode: "Pink Elephants" |
| 1999 | The Wrong Girl | Kelly Garner | Television film |
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Detective Taylor Lucas | Episode: "Blood Ties" |
| 1999 | Stranger in My House | Lara Lipski Lewis | Television film |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Tal Celes | Episodes: "Good Shepherd" and "The Haunting of Deck Twelve" |
| 2000–01 | The Invisible Man (2000) | Kate Easton | Episodes: "The Value of Secrets" and "Frozen in Time" |
| 2002 | First Monday | Emmie | Episode: "Showdown" |
| 2001–05 | JAG | Petty Officer Jennifer Coates | Recurring role (seasons 7–9); main role (season 10); 63 episodes |
| 2005 | Bitter Sweet | Elizabeth | Television film |
| 2007–09 | Dirty Sexy Money | Lisa George | Main role, 23 episodes |
| 2009 | House Rules | Julia Rose | Television film |
| 2010 | Deadly Honeymoon | Gwen Merced | Television film |
| 2010 | House | Sidney Merrick / Patient X | Episode: "Baggage" |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Kim the winemaker | Episode: "In Vino Veritas" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Marie Jarret Bajoran | Episode: "Red Hot" |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth | Stephanie Concolino | Episode: "Liars" |
| 2014 | NCIS | Special Agent Meredith "Merri" Brody | Episodes: "Crescent City: Part 1" and "Crescent City: Part 2" |
| 2015 | Perception | Alice Pierce | Episode: "Brainstorm" |
| 2014–present | NCIS: New Orleans | Special Agent Meredith "Merri" Brody | Main role, 24 episodes |
