Isabella Hofmann (born December 11, 1958) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Kate in '' Dear John'' (1988–1992), '' Megan Russert'' in '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1994–1997), and Dr. Renee Dunseith in '' Providence'' (2001–2002).

Career

A native of

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, Hofmann attended

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, and

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. She performed with the comedy troupe

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before breaking into television in 1986. Among her various television credits are Meredith Cavanaugh on '' JAG'', Kate McCarron on the

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'' Dear John'', Lt. Megan Russert in the

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'' Homicide: Life on the Street'', and Cecile Malone on the

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comedy '' Beggars and Choosers''. She played Annie in the 1990 movie ''

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'' and Marie in the 1994 movie ''

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''. Hofmann appeared twice in Season 7 of TV series ''

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'' as David Rossi's first ex-wife Carolyn Baker. Hofmann appeared in a 2010 episode of ''

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'' (a spinoff of ''JAG'') as the villainous Evelyn Wallace. In 2015, Hofmann landed a recurring role as Clarissa Stein, wife of

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(played by

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) in three episodes of ''

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'', later reprising the role in two episodes of ''

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'' in 2016. She returned to the role in 2017 for the

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crossover event ''

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'', appearing in part one (season 3, episode 8 of ''

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'') and part four (season 3, episode 8 of ''Legends'').

Filmography

Film Television Video Games

External links

* People from Chicago Actresses from Chicago American television actresses Columbia College Chicago alumni 1958 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub