Leslie Hope Leslie Ann Hope is the Canadian actress who played Kira Meru , mother of Kira Nerys , in the episode . A native of Halifax , Nova Scotia , and a 1982 graduate of St . Michael ' s University School in Victoria , British Columbia , She is most identified as playing Jack Bauer ' s wife , Teri , in the first season of " 24 " . In 2003 , Hope and her " 24 " castmates – including Jude Ciccolella , Michelle Forbes , and Penny Johnson – were nominated as Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . Hope was initially aiming to become a lawyer , but turned to acting while attending school in Victoria . When her school was used as a filming location for a comedy called " Ups & Downs " , Hope won a part in the film . A crew member on the show introduced Hope to Academy Award - nominated filmmaker , who later cast Hope in his 1984 drama , " Love Streams " . guest actor Seymour Cassel was one of the stars of this film . Later that year , Hope became a regular on the NBC drama " Berrenger ' s " , which aired in early 1985 . Although this series was pulled after only 11 episodes , Hope soon won a recurring role as Linda Martin on the long - running CBS series " Knots Landing " . In 1988 , she appeared in the Emmy Award - winning mini - series " War and Remembrance " , which also featured fellow " Star Trek " alumni Ian Abercrombie , Granville Ames , Steven Berkoff , Peter Dennis , Lawrence Dobkin , Walker Edmiston , Bruce French , Grainger Hines , Paul Lambert , Richard Lineback , Byron Morrow , Glenn Morshower , George Murdock , Charles Napier , John Rhys - Davies , and William Schallert . Hope ' s other TV credits include one - time appearances on the series " Hunter " ( 1987 , with Bruce Davison and Franc Luz ) , " seaQuest DSV " ( 1994 , with Rosalind Allen and Marco Sanchez ) , " Party of Five " ( 1994 , with Scott Grimes ) , " Vengeance Unlimited " ( 1999 , with James Avery , Jennifer Hetrick , Ken Jenkins , Clyde Kusatsu , Raphael Sbarge , and Michael Buchman Silver ) , " Judging Amy " ( 2000 , with Brad Blaisdell and Charles Emmett ) , and the first episode of UPN ' s " Level 9 " ( 2000 , with Willie Garson and J . Patrick McCormack ) . More recent guest spots include episodes of " House " ( starring Jennifer Morrison ) , " Eyes " ( with Gregg Henry and Rick Worthy ) , and " CSI : Miami " ( playing the mother of Michael Welch ) . In addition , Hope appeared in two episodes of the CBS medical drama " Chicago Hope " ( including a 1999 episode with Ellen Bry , Boris Lee Krutonog , and Gail Strickland ) and in a two - parter on CBS ' " The District " ( with Jonathan Banks , Roger Aaron Brown , Cliff DeYoung , and Richard Fancy ) . She was also a regular on the short - lived " RoboCop " series , " Prime Directives " , which aired in January 2001 . She later starred in the 2003 - 04 series " Line of Fire " and had a recurring role on " Everwood " in 2006 , working with Stephanie Niznik . She also recurred on the series " Commander in Chief " as Attorney General Melanie Blackston , co - starring Ronny Cox , Elizabeth Dennehy , Eric Pierpoint , and Tony Plana . Most recently , she starred in the short - lived CW drama " Runaway , " and had a recurring role as Kristina Frye on " The Mentalist " . Hope has starred in a number of television projects for the CBC ( Canadian Broadcasting Company ) , including the 2004 Gemini Award - winning mini - series " Human Cargo " . More recently , she co - starred with James T . Kirk actor William Shatner in the CBC mini - series " Everest " , which premiered in 2008 . Aside from her many television projects , Hope has starred in several feature films . Some of her more notable film work includes the 1988 comedy " It Takes Two " ( co - starring Bill Bolender ) , ' s 1988 drama " Talk Radio " ( with Zach Grenier ) , the 1990 action comedy " Men at Work " ( with Geoffrey Blake and John Putch ) , and the 1993 thrillers " Doppelganger " ( co - starring Dennis Christopher , Sally Kellerman , Scott Lawrence , Dan Shor , and Sean Whalen ) , and " Sweet Killing " ( co - starring F . Murray Abraham ) . She also played the lead role in the erotically - charged 1993 drama , " Paris , France " . Hope co - starred with John de Lancie , John Glover , and George D . Wallace in the direct - to - video thriller " Schemes " . Her more recent film credits include 1998 ' s " Shadow Builder " ( with Tony Todd ) , 1999 ' s " Water Damage " ( with John Neville and Dean Stockwell ) , ' s 2000 horror - thriller " Bruiser " ( with Peter Mensah ) , the 2002 drama " Dragonfly " ( co - starring Casey Biggs and Susanna Thompson ) , and the 2008 action drama " Never Back Down " . She is currently filming a crime - thriller with Tzi Ma entitled " Formosa Betrayed " . Hope recently guest starred in " The Strain " and appeared in " Crimson Peak " . She appeared in a season nine episode of " Murdoch Mysteries " ( as did William Shatner , though not the same episode ) . She also plays SECNAV Sarah Porter on " NCIS " and " NCIS : New Orleans " .