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 ''

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'' (2001–2002).

Career

A native of Chicago, Hofmann attended

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in East Troy, Wisconsin, and

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. She performed with the comedy troupe The Second City before breaking into television in 1986. Among her various television credits are Meredith Cavanaugh on '' JAG'', Kate McCarron on the NBC sitcom '' Dear John'', Lt. Megan Russert in the crime drama '' 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 '' Renaissance Man''. Hofmann appeared twice in Season 7 of TV series '' Criminal Minds'' as

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'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 Martin Stein (played by Victor Garber) in three episodes of ''

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'', later reprising the role in two episodes of '' Legends of Tomorrow'' in 2016. She returned to the role in 2017 for the Arrowverse crossover event '' Crisis on Earth-X'', appearing in part one (season 3, episode 8 of '' Supergirl'') and part four (season 3, episode 8 of ''Legends'').

Filmography

Film Television Video Games

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