Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director widely recognized for her prolific television and film career spanning over four decades. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she landed her first big-screen role while finishing school in British Columbia and subsequently spent the 1980s and 1990s building a strong reputation through guest spots on prime-time soaps like Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, major miniseries such as War and Remembrance, and feature films like Men at Work. Her breakout television role came in 2001 when she starred as Teri Bauer, the wife of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, during the dramatic first season of the Fox hit series 24.
Following 24, Hope maintained a steady presence on American television with memorable recurring and guest roles across a wide range of popular programs, including playing Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in NCIS, formidable prosecutor Anita Gibbs in Suits, the psychic medium Kristina Frye in The Mentalist, and roles in The Strain, House, Castle, and Commander in Chief. Science fiction fans also recognize her for her moving guest performance as Kira Meru—the mother of Major Kira Nerys—in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night". In addition to her extensive acting work, Hope has established a successful behind-the-camera career as a television director, helming episodes for major series such as Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
as Melanie
as Battalion Chief Frankel(3 eps)
as Judith Berry(8 eps)
as Sidney Greenstreet
as Mrs. McMichael
as Joan Luss(4 eps)
as Kelly Foster(4 eps)
as Tess Cole(8 eps)
as Anita Gibbs(9 eps)
as Anne Farrell(1 ep)
as Lisa Gilbert
as Carol Grey
as Gwenn Harwin(1 ep)
as Sidney Greenstreet
as Kristina Frye(4 eps)
as Michelle Winegate(4 eps)
as Margot Tyler
as Elizabeth Cummersworth(1 ep)
as Linda(1 ep)
as Bonnie
as Lily Rader(9 eps)
as Julia Ritter(2 eps)
as Julia Ritter
as Melanie Blackston(4 eps)
as Film noir woman on tv (archive footage)
as Camille Gilbert
as Nan Burgess(1 ep)
as Victoria Madsen(1 ep)
as Sgt. Leah Collins
as Sgt. Leah Collins(2 eps)
as Host (Uncredited)
as Zoe Cox
as Joan
as Lisa Cohen(11 eps)
as Sarah Porter(6 eps)
as Kate Mayer
as Denise Partney(1 ep)
as Laurie Fields(3 eps)
as Charisse Darrow
as Sgt. Jane McKinley
as Teri Bauer(24 eps)
as Terri Driver(2 eps)
as Kirby Fitzsimmons
as Ann R. Key
as Ann R. Key(4 eps)
as Grace Curry(2 eps)
as Leslie DeLongpre
as Rosemary Newley
as Dr. Amanda Kubiak(1 ep)
as Alice
as Charlotte
as Arabella Bauer
as Jenny Hatcher
as Sarah Lee
as Hallie Mitchell
as Karen
as Meredith Carson(2 eps)
as Claire Brown(2 eps)
as Katie
as Kate Bordeleau
as Jimmy
as Hadley Pyne
as Weatherman(1 ep)
as Darcy Kipling(1 ep)
as Liza Rigby
as Helen
as Jane
as Vicki Slater(1 ep)
as Meg Bennett(1 ep)
as Laura Steele
as Lucy
as Eva Bishop
as Marie Piccolo(1 ep)
as Rachel
as Elizabeth
as Kira Meru(1 ep)
as Rick's Girl in LA
as Verna Miller
as Jenny Colter
as Susan Fahnestock
as Susan Wilkins
as Laura
as Madeline Henry(5 eps)
as Lori Bayles
as Stephanie Lawrence
as Allison Tate
as Shoshana
as Julie Lawrence(1 ep)
as Linda
as Joanie
as Elizabeth Leopold(1 ep)
as Penelope
as Linda Martin(6 eps)