Amanda Foreman Amanda Foreman is an American actress who played Hannity in ' s and the same character but credited as " Ensign Brackett " in ' s . She is best known for playing Meghan Rotundi , Felicity ' s Wiccan college roommate , on the television series " Felicity " . She also had a recurring role as Carrie Bowman on the spy series " Alias " and starred as Ivy on the short - lived drama " What About Brian " . All three of these shows were created and produced by " Star Trek " s director and producer , J . J . Abrams . Career . Film . Foreman ' s first film was the 1992 thriller " Live Wire " , which , like " Star Trek " , featured Ben Cross in a major role . The film also featured guest star Tony Plana . That same year , Foreman appeared in the comedy " The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them " , along with Aaron Lustig and Mitch Ryan . She first worked with J . J . Abrams on the 1992 film " Forever Young " , which Abrams wrote and executive produced . J . D . Cullum , Eric Pierpoint , and Nicolas Surovy had roles in this film , as well . Foreman ' s next film was the 1993 thriller " Sliver " , which also featured Keene Curtis . She then appeared in the 1997 dramatic comedy " Breast Men " , along with Michael Cavanaugh , Patrick Cronin , Louise Fletcher , Terry O ' Quinn , Raphael Sbarge , Pamela Segall , and Heidi Swedberg . Foreman worked with Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the 1997 action comedy " Road Kill " . She again acted with Morgan in the 2006 film " Jam " . Foreman ' s other film credits have included " Purgatory Flats " ( 2003 , with Jason Brooks and Gregg Henry ) , " Extreme Dating " ( 2005 , with Jerry Hardin and Clyde Kusatsu ) , and " Inland Empire " ( 2006 , with Ian Abercrombie and Stanley Kamel ) . More recently , she had a featured appearance as the channel 14 news anchor Lydia Connors in J . J . Abrams ' science fiction thriller " Super 8 " ( 2011 ) which also featured Michael Giacchino , Bruce Greenwood , Jack Axelrod , Jay Scully , Tony Guma , Jason Brooks , Tim Griffin , Marco Sanchez , Jonathan H . Dixon , Greg Grunberg , and Alex Nevil , and filmed the short comedies " Meet My Rapist " ( 2013 ) and " The Boy Scout " ( 2013 ) . Television . Foreman made her television debut in the 1989 television movie " The Preppie Murder " , which also featured Diedrich Bader , Thalmus Rasulala , and David Spielberg . She then appeared in the 1992 television movie " Murder Without Motive : The Edmund Perry Story " , as did guest actors Dakin Matthews and Peter Vogt . Foreman starred in " Felicity " throughout all four seasons of the show , from 1998 through 2002 . One of her co - stars on this series was Greg Grunberg , who had a voice - over role in " Star Trek " . After " Felicity " ended , J . J . Abrams cast Foreman in the recurring role of Carrie Bowman on " Alias " . She appeared in eight episodes of the show between 2003 and 2006 , working with actors such as Jonathan Banks , Michael Berry , Jr . , Larry Cedar , Clifton Collins , Jr . , Greg Grunberg , Rachel Nichols , Terry O ' Quinn , Ray Proscia , and Jimmie F . Skaggs . She then starred in Abrams ' " What About Brian " during the show ' s second and final season , which aired from October 2006 through March 2007 . In addition to her work with Abrams , Foreman has guest - starred on such shows as " To Have & to Hold " ( 1998 , which starred Fionnula Flanagan ) , " Nash Bridges " ( 1999 , with Cliff DeYoung , Stephanie Niznik , and Scott Trimble ) , " Six Feet Under " ( 2003 , with Leon Rippy and Matt Winston ) , and " Unscripted " ( 2005 , with Frank Langella , Akiva Goldsman , and Pamela Segall ) . She also appeared in the pilot for the short - lived series " Inconceivable " ( 2005 ) , as did Casey Biggs and Alfre Woodard . Foreman had a supporting role in the 2006 television movie " McBride : Requiem " , which starred John Larroquette in the title role . She also appeared in the 2007 movie " All I Want for Christmas " with Robert Pine . Foreman had also appeared in the medical dramas " ER " ( 2008 , with Scott Grimes and Leland Orser ) and " Private Practice " ( 2009 - 2010 ) . She had a recurring role in the latter as Katie Kent . Other guest roles include episodes of " In Plain Sight " ( 2009 ) , " Grey ' s Anatomy " ( 2010 ) , " Criminal Minds : Suspect Behavior " ( 2011 , with Mirron E . Willis and Nathan Anderson ) , and " House M . D . " ( 2011 , directed by David Straiton ) . Beside a recurring role as Suze Lessing in the comedy series " Parenthood " between 2010 and 2012 , Foreman also appeared in the television drama " Love ' s Christmas Journey " ( 2011 , with Tom Virtue and Brian Thompson ) . More recently , Foreman appeared in an episode of the comedy series " Awkward " ( 2013 ) .