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Kimberly Jan Dickens (born 18 June 1965) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress and model.

ens was born in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Alabama and Limestone County, Alabama Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Madison County....
, graduated from Lee High School
Lee High School (Huntsville, Alabama)

Lee High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama in the United States, as a part of Huntsville City Schools....
, and attended Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private university research university in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for ship transport and rail transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial United States dollar1 million endowment despite having never been to the Southern...
 in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
, where she majored in communication (BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 degree). Soon after she went to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to continue her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is a school for the performing arts located at 115 East 15th Street in New York City, and at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, that is dedicated to teaching the techniques of method acting developed by Lee Strasberg....
 and graduated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year College or university school of music with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, California ....
. She is also active in Open Stage Theatre. In the late 1990s she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
.

ens made her stage debut in a student production of David Mamet
David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an United Statesn author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for his exploration of masculinity....
's Sexual Perversity in Chicago
Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a one-act play by David Mamet. It examines the lives of two men and two women in the dating pool in Chicago....
 at Vanderbilt University.






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Kimberly Jan Dickens (born 18 June 1965) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress and model.

Biography


Early life

Dickens was born in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Alabama and Limestone County, Alabama Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Madison County....
, graduated from Lee High School
Lee High School (Huntsville, Alabama)

Lee High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama in the United States, as a part of Huntsville City Schools....
, and attended Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private university research university in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for ship transport and rail transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial United States dollar1 million endowment despite having never been to the Southern...
 in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
, where she majored in communication (BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 degree). Soon after she went to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to continue her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is a school for the performing arts located at 115 East 15th Street in New York City, and at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, that is dedicated to teaching the techniques of method acting developed by Lee Strasberg....
 and graduated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year College or university school of music with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, California ....
. She is also active in Open Stage Theatre. In the late 1990s she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
.

Acting career

Dickens made her stage debut in a student production of David Mamet
David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an United Statesn author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for his exploration of masculinity....
's Sexual Perversity in Chicago
Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a one-act play by David Mamet. It examines the lives of two men and two women in the dating pool in Chicago....
 at Vanderbilt University. She has appeared in several indie movies
Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several major film studios which controlled the production, distribution, and exhibition of films in the United States from the early 1920s through 1950s....
 including Palookaville
Palookaville (film)

Palookaville is a 1995 motion picture about a pair of trio burglars and their dysfunctional family of origin. Prominent actors featured in the film include William Forsythe, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Vincent Gallo Adam Trese and Frances McDormand....
; Voice from the Grave; Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film)

Truth or Consequences, N.M. is an United States neo-noir film directed by Kiefer Sutherland, who makes his directorial debut.The film was executive produced by Phillip M....
; Heart Full of Rain; Zero Effect
Zero Effect

Zero Effect is a 1998 film directed by Jake Kasdan starring Bill Pullman as 'the world's most private detective' Darryl Zero and Ben Stiller as his assistant Steve Arlo....
 with Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman

William James Pullman is an American film, television, and stage actor....
, Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller

Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor, film director, and film producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
, and Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal is an Academy Awards- and Golden Globe Awards-nominated United States actor....
; and Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1998 film)

Great Expectations is a 1998 in film contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens Great Expectations, directed by Alfonso Cuar?n and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper ....
. In Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 she played in Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising

'Mercury Rising' is a 1998 in film action film thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon ....
 with Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an United Statesn actor and film producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since....
 and Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin

Alexander Rae Baldwin III is an United States film and television actor. Working as Alec Baldwin, he has appeared in prominent films such as Beetlejuice, as Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October , in the Martin Scorsese films The Aviator and The Departed....
; and other commercial Hollywood productions such as Committed (2000)
Committed (2000 film)

Committed is a 2000 in film Miramax film directed and written by Lisa Krueger....
; Hollow Man
Hollow Man

Hollow Man is a 2000 in film science fiction film thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin....
; The Gift; House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 in film Cinema of United States drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto is based on the House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III....
 with Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley

Sir Ben Kingsley, Order of the British Empire is an England actor. One of United Kingdom's most acclaimed and well-known performers, he is one of few men to have won all four major motion picture acting awards, receiving Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award awards throughout his career....
; and Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking

Thank You for Smoking is a 2006 in film Golden Globe Award-nominated comedy-drama satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks....
. She also had roles in several television movies and shows including Two Mothers for Zachary; Big Apple
Big Apple

The Big Apple is a List of city nicknames in the United States or moniker for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J....
; Out of Order
Out of Order (TV series)

Out of Order is an United States television Comedy-drama television program created and written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers , who also directed the first and final episodes....
; Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)

Deadwood is an United States Western –drama television series created, produced and almost entirely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium television cable television HBO from 21 March 2004 to 27 August 2006, spanning List of Deadwood episodes....
; Things Behind the Sun
Things Behind the Sun

Things Behind the Sun is a 2001 film starring Kim Dickens and Gabriel Mann and directed by Allison Anders. Its title is taken from a song by Nick Drake....
; and Lost
Lost (TV series)

Lost is an American Serial television program. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial Oceanic Flight 815 flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the Oceania....
.

Filmography

  • Palookaville
    Palookaville (film)

    Palookaville is a 1995 motion picture about a pair of trio burglars and their dysfunctional family of origin. Prominent actors featured in the film include William Forsythe, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Vincent Gallo Adam Trese and Frances McDormand....
     (1995) as Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
  • Voice from the Grave (1996 TV) as Terry Deveroux
  • Two Mothers for Zachary (1996 TV) as Nancy
  • Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) as Addy Monroe
  • Heart Full of Rain (1997 TV) as Susan Doyle
  • Zero Effect
    Zero Effect

    Zero Effect is a 1998 film directed by Jake Kasdan starring Bill Pullman as 'the world's most private detective' Darryl Zero and Ben Stiller as his assistant Steve Arlo....
     (1998) as Gloria Sullivan
  • Great Expectations
    Great Expectations (1998 film)

    Great Expectations is a 1998 in film contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens Great Expectations, directed by Alfonso Cuar?n and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper ....
     (1998) as Maggie Bell
    Maggie Bell

    Maggie Bell is a Scottish people rock music and blues-rock singer. Vocally regarded by some as Britain's answer to Janis Joplin....
  • Mercury Rising
    Mercury Rising

    'Mercury Rising' is a 1998 in film action film thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon ....
     (1998) as Stacey Siebring
  • The White River Kid (1999) as Apple Lisa
  • Committed
    Committed (2000 film)

    Committed is a 2000 in film Miramax film directed and written by Lisa Krueger....
     (2000) as Jenny
  • Hollow Man
    Hollow Man

    Hollow Man is a 2000 in film science fiction film thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin....
     (2000) as Sarah Kennedy
  • The Gift (2000) as Linda
  • Things Behind the Sun
    Things Behind the Sun

    Things Behind the Sun is a 2001 film starring Kim Dickens and Gabriel Mann and directed by Allison Anders. Its title is taken from a song by Nick Drake....
     (2001) as Sherry
  • Big Apple
    Big Apple (TV series)

    Big Apple is a Primetime Emmy Award-nominated United States television program police procedural that aired in the US on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two NYPD detectives Mooney and Trout working with the FBI to solve a murder with ties to organized crime....
     (2001 TV Series) as Sarah Day
  • Out of Order
    Out of Order (TV series)

    Out of Order is an United States television Comedy-drama television program created and written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers , who also directed the first and final episodes....
     (2003 TV mini-series) as Danni
  • House of Sand and Fog
    House of Sand and Fog

    House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 in film Cinema of United States drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto is based on the House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III....
     (2003) as Carol Burdon
  • Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004) as Muriel
  • Deadwood
    Deadwood (TV series)

    Deadwood is an United States Western –drama television series created, produced and almost entirely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium television cable television HBO from 21 March 2004 to 27 August 2006, spanning List of Deadwood episodes....
     (2004 TV series) as Joanie Stubbs
    Characters of Deadwood

    This article contains fictional character biographies from the HBO original series Deadwood ....
  • Lost
    Lost (TV series)

    Lost is an American Serial television program. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial Oceanic Flight 815 flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the Oceania....
     (2006) as Cassidy Phillips
  • Thank You for Smoking
    Thank You for Smoking

    Thank You for Smoking is a 2006 in film Golden Globe Award-nominated comedy-drama satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks....
     (2006) as Jill Naylor
  • Wild Tigers I Have Known
    Wild Tigers I Have Known

    Wild Tigers I Have Known is a 2006 film by director / writer Cam Archer. The film premeried at the Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of a thirteen-year boy, Logan, played by Malcolm Stumpf, who enters into a gay love friendship with an older boy, Rodeo....
     (2006) as The Counselor
  • Red
    Red (2008 film)

    Red is a 2008 in film thriller film about a couple of kids who kill a dog named 'Red' during an attempted robbery. The dog's owner finds out who they are, and tries to bring them to justice by informing the authorities....
     (2008) as Carrie Donnel
  • One Way to Valhalla (2009) as Jenny


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