Zoe McLellan - wikipedia Zoe McLellan Zoe McLellan Zoe McLellan ( 1974 - 11 - 06 ) November 6, 1974 ( age 43 ) La Jolla, California, U.S. Spouse ( s ) J.P. Gillain ( m. 2012 ; div. 2016 ) Children Zoe McLellan ( born November 6, 1974 ) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates in the CBS procedural JAG, as Lisa George in the ABC comedy - drama soap Dirty Sexy Money, and as Meredith Brody in the CBS series NCIS : New Orleans ( 2014 -- 2016 ). In 2017, she became a series regular in the second season of Designated Survivor as White House Counsel Kendra Daynes. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Life and career McLellan was born in La Jolla, California, and raised in Washington. In 1992, she was homecoming queen at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington. In 1995, she began her career on television, appearing in later years on Sliders, Diagnosis : Murder, and Star Trek : Voyager. In 2000, McLellan had her first major movie role, in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons. In 2001, McLellan joined the cast of CBS procedural JAG, in a recurring role as Navy Petty Officer Jennifer Coates. For the final season of the show she was upped to series regular. After the series ended, McLellan was cast as the wife of Peter Krause 's character, in the ABC soapy comedy - drama series Dirty Sexy Money. The series was canceled after two seasons in 2009. McLellan later guest - starred on House and The Mentalist, and also had roles in Lifetime TV movies. In 2014 she began playing the female leading role in the CBS procedural drama NCIS : New Orleans. In July 2016, it was reported that she would not return for season three. In 2017, McLellan was cast in a series regular role in the second season of Designated Survivor as White House Counsel Kendra Daynes. Personal life McLellan married actor J.P. Gillain in February 2012 and gave birth to a son in 2013. McLellan and Gillain separated in 2014, with McLellan filing for custody of their son. Their divorce was finalized in 2016. Filmography Film performances Year Title Role Notes Imaginary Crimes Edgemont Girl # 4 1995 Mr. Holland 's Opus Girl 4 1997 Inventing the Abbotts Sandy 1999 Stonebrook Londyn 2000 Dungeons & Dragons Marina Pretensa 2006 Conversations with God Zoe -- waitress 2008 Person, Place or Thing Alexis Short film 2009 Reunion Averil Inside Out Katherine Taylor Short film 2011 One Fall Julie Gardner 2014 Back to L.A. Alice Voice role Television performances Year Title Role Notes 1995 Under Suspicion Martha Swail Episode : `` Holy Suspect '' Medicine Ball Episode : `` Wizard of Bras '' Nowhere Man Mary Episode : `` Forever Jung '' Sliders Logan St. Claire Episode : `` Double Cross '' 1997 Home Invasion Gia Television film Silk Stalkings Marin Kennedy Episode : `` Pink Elephants '' 1999 The Wrong Girl Kelly Garner Television film Diagnosis : Murder Detective Taylor Lucas Episode : `` Blood Ties '' Stranger in My House Lara Lipski Lewis Television film 2000 Star Trek : Voyager Tal Celes 2 episodes : `` The Haunting of Deck Twelve '', `` Good Shepherd '' 2000 -- 01 The Invisible Man Kate Easton 2 episodes : `` The Value of Secrets '', `` Frozen in Time '' 2002 First Monday Emmie Episode : `` Showdown '' 2001 -- 05 JAG Petty Officer Jennifer Coates Recurring role : Season 7 -- 9 Main role : Season 10 ( totals 63 episodes ) 2005 Bitter Sweet Elizabeth Television film 2007 -- 09 Dirty Sexy Money Lisa George Main role ( 23 episodes ) 2009 House Rules Julia Rose Television film Deadly Honeymoon Gwen Merced Television film House Sidney Merrick / Patient X Episode : `` Baggage '' Royal Pains Kim the winemaker Episode : `` In Vino Veritas '' The Mentalist Marie Jarret Bajoran Episode : `` Red Hot '' The Whole Truth Stephanie Concolino Episode : `` Liars '' 2014, 2016 NCIS Agent Meredith Brody 2 pilot episodes : `` Crescent City '' Crossover : `` Sister City '' ( Part 1 ) 2014 -- 16 NCIS : New Orleans Main role, Season 1 -- 2 2015 Perception Alice Pierce Episode : `` Brainstorm '' 2016 -- 17 Suits Holly Cromwell 4 Episodes : `` Quid Pro Quo '', `` The Statue '', `` Brooklyn Housing '', `` Donna '' 2017 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Dr. Fran Conway Episodes : `` Chasing Theo '', `` Episode # 18.13 '' 2017 -- present Designated Survivor Kendra Daynes Main role : Season 2 References Jump up ^ `` Zoe McLellan ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 20 October 2014. Jump up ^ Lesley Goldberg ( 3 February 2014 ). `` ' NCIS ' New Orleans Spinoff Sets ' JAG ' Alum as Female Lead - Hollywood Reporter ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' NCIS : New Orleans ' casts ' JAG ' actress ''. EW.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` NCIS : New Orleans Scoop : Original Cast Member Exits Ahead of Season 3 ''. tvline.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016. Jump up ^ Pedersen, Erik ( July 18, 2017 ). `` ' Designated Survivor ' : Zoe McLellan Joins Season 2 Of ABC 's Kiefer Sutherland Drama ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018. Jump up ^ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/06/28/zoe-mclellan-pregnant-first-time-she-had-sex-with-her-ex/ Jump up ^ `` NCIS New Orleans : Zoe McLellan 's Divorce Prompted Her Exit ''. Retrieved 12 September 2017. External links Zoe McLellan on IMDb ISNI : 0000 0003 7744 9933 LCCN : n2012047308 VIAF : 255360528 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zoe_McLellan&oldid=841040498 '' Categories : 1974 births Actresses from San Diego American film actresses American people of Irish descent American television actresses Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 13 May 2018, at 18 : 06 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who played mary brody on ncis new orleans
Answer: Zoe McLellan