Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) (born September 16, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama '' Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell on ''

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'' from 2000 to 2002. Between 2017 and 2019, Brook had a recurring role as Starfleet Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell in the series '' Star Trek: Discovery''.

Early life

Brook was born in Northbrook,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She attended New College in Oxford, England, and

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on scholarship, earning a

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in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director

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. They have two daughters.

Career

Brook had acted in Britain's regional theatres and in London before she went to Los Angeles to begin acting on TV. She also worked briefly as a model. Her first acting role was in the film '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' in 1987. During the late 1980s, she worked for a while in Great Britain, appearing in ''The Old Boy Network'', a single season ITV comedy series about three ex-spies who set up as private investigators after the end of the

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. Brook went on to appear in numerous film and television roles, such as Carolyn in the 1991 film '' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'', a starring role in the spring 1993 ABC network version of '' Sirens'', a guest star for a three-episode arc of ''

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'' and in the 1995 film '' Bye Bye Love''. She also had a small part as a child's mother in ''

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'' (1990). She had a major role in ''My Mother, the Spy'' (2000). Her starring role in the ensemble cast of '' Chicago Hope'', from 1994 to 1999, was followed by appearances in regular or recurring roles on such series as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Private Practice''. Brook has been a guest star in single episodes of other series, including reuniting with her former ''Chicago Hope'' co-star

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in a 2007 episode, "Cover Story", of his

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television series ''

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''. From 2017 to 2019, Brook had a recurring role as

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Admiral Katrina Cornwell on the first two seasons of '' Star Trek: Discovery''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brook, Jayne Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Illinois American film actresses American television actresses Duke University alumni People from Northbrook, Illinois Glenbrook North High School alumni 1960 births