Sam Jenkins
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Sam Jenkins is an American actress best known for playing the role of Serena on the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
. After a brief modeling career with Ford Models
, she started her actress career in 1991 at 25, in "Hidden Lens", an Italian movie production (original title: ) featuring Luca Barbareschi
, Marc De Jonge and Vernon Dobcheff.
In the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
, Hercules falls in love with Serena, they get married, but her character dies under mysterious circumstances. Jenkins also starred as Dr. Carole Eggert in the third season of Chicago Hope
, and with Steve Buscemi
in Twenty Bucks
and Ed and His Dead Mother and had notable guest appearances as Mariah, the leader of the G.E.L.F. uprising in the Season 2 premiere
and a later season 2 episode of seaQuest DSV
, and alongside her husband as Dr. Sara Riley in two episodes of Andromeda
.
She married actor Kevin Sorbo
on January 5, 1998. They have three children.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
. After a brief modeling career with Ford Models
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
, she started her actress career in 1991 at 25, in "Hidden Lens", an Italian movie production (original title: ) featuring Luca Barbareschi
Luca Barbareschi
Luca Barbareschi is an Italian- Uruguayan actor, television presenter and politician, member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies....
, Marc De Jonge and Vernon Dobcheff.
In the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
, Hercules falls in love with Serena, they get married, but her character dies under mysterious circumstances. Jenkins also starred as Dr. Carole Eggert in the third season of Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...
, and with Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
in Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks is a 1993 film that follows the travels of a $20 bill from a crisp new note from the ATM in downtown Minneapolis through various transactions and incidents from person to person through the city....
and Ed and His Dead Mother and had notable guest appearances as Mariah, the leader of the G.E.L.F. uprising in the Season 2 premiere
Daggers (seaQuest DSV episode)
"Daggers" is the first episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. It was originally shown on September 18, 1994, and originally aired as a two-hour television movie....
and a later season 2 episode of seaQuest DSV
SeaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction...
, and alongside her husband as Dr. Sara Riley in two episodes of Andromeda
Andromeda (TV series)
Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
.
She married actor Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
on January 5, 1998. They have three children.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Avenging Angel Avenging Angel Avenging Angel may refer to:* Avenging Angel , a 1985 film starring Betsy Russell* The Avenging Angel, a 1995 TV movie directed by Craig R... |
Sarah | Made for TV. |
| 2005 | In a Dark Place | Paula | |
| 2001 | Resolution | Sally | |
| 1994 | The Crew | Catherine Driftwood | |
| Fortunes of War | Johanna Pimmler | ||
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Storm Reynolds | |
| Twenty Bucks Twenty Bucks Twenty Bucks is a 1993 film that follows the travels of a $20 bill from a crisp new note from the ATM in downtown Minneapolis through various transactions and incidents from person to person through the city.... |
Anna Holiday | ||
| 1992 | Obiettivo indiscreto | Claire | English title: Hidden Lens |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Hooker | |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film was directed by Brian De Palma and stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy,... |
Fox's Assistant |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tatort Tatort Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland... |
Esther | 1.462 "Nichts mehr im Griff" |
| Andromeda Andromeda (TV series) Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt... |
Dr. Sara Riley | 2.08 "Home Fires" | |
| 2000 | 1.08 "The Banks of the Lethe" | ||
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
Serena | 6 episodes (1996–1999) |
| Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Dr. Caroline Eggert | 8 episodes. | |
| The Sentinel The Sentinel (TV series) The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. It premiered on March 20, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes . The series later reaired on Syfy.-Plot and characters:... |
Isabel Kane | 1.06 "Night Train" | |
| JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
Private Whitley | 1.10 "Boot" | |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman... |
Ellen Kingston | 2.17 "Playing for Keeps" |
| SeaQuest DSV SeaQuest DSV seaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction... |
Mariah | 2.18 "Dagger Redux" | |
| 1994 | 2.01 "Daggers" | ||
| 1990 | Glory Days | Sherry | 1.01 "The Kids Are Alright" |
| Blaues Blut | Tuesday | English title: Blue Blood. | |
| 1987 | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Georgette | TV mini-series. |