Katee Sackhoff Kathryn Ann " Katee " Sackhoff ( born April 8 , 1980 ) is an American actress who voices Death Watch lieutenant Bo - Katan for the and of " " and the fourth season of " Star Wars Rebels " . She is best known for her role as on the television program " " . Biography . Sackhoff was born in , and grew up in . Her mother Mary was an program coordinator and her father Dennis is a land developer . Her brother Erick is co - owner of a vehicle modification shop near Portland . She graduated from in in 1998 . She began swimming at an early age and by high school was planning to go pro until her right knee was injured . This led her to begin practicing yoga , which she continues today , and pursue an interest in acting . She performed in high school productions of " " , " " and " " . Her interest in acting compelled her to move to Hollywood , California , upon graduating from high school . Career . Her first role was in the Lifetime movie , " " in which she played a teenager with a baby . The movie starred Kirsten Dunst and motivated her to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in acting after graduating high school . Sackhoff ' s first recurring role was Annie in MTV ' s " " , next gaining a supporting role as Nell Bickford in " " . Katee made her motion picture debut in " " , and next appeared in film as Jenna " Jen " Danzig in " " . Sackhoff ' s most notable role is as in the mini - series and followup TV series of " " , for which she won a in 2005 for Best Actress on Television . The actress ' s persona led the writers to develop the character of Starbuck as a more volatile and complex character . " Galactica " executive producer Ron Moore described her as having magnetism while producer David Eick expanded stating : " We saw this whole other side that was all because of Katee : vulnerability , insecurity , desperation . We started freeing ourselves up to explore the weakness of the character , because we knew Katee could express those things without compromising the character ' s strength . " In 2007 , Sackhoff was cast as the evil cyborg Sarah Corvus in the short - lived NBC series " " . David Eick , executive producer for the show , stated , " She ' s a very special find . Those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability — they usually call those people movie stars . " Sackhoff plays the female lead in the action / sci - fi movie " " and the supernatural thriller " " . The actress appears as the main character in the Lifetime Original Movie " " , as well as guest appearances in " " , " " , " " , and " " . Sackhoff provided the voice of a female marine in the video game " " and is also featured in the viral marketing campaign for " " . She appears in four episodes of the fifth season of the series " " playing a new doctor , Dr . Theodora Rowe . However , for the sixth season Sackhoff was later replaced by for the role due to scheduling conflicts . Sackhoff headlined NBC ' s - produced cop drama " Lost and Found " which centered on Tessa ( Sackhoff ) , " an offbeat female LAPD detective who , after butting heads with the higher - ups , is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on John Doe and Jane Doe cases . " The pilot was filmed in January 2009 . NBC decided not to pick up the series . She starred in the of " " as Dana Walsh , and as Deputy Sheriff Vic Moretti in the series " " . In 2009 , she appeared as herself in " " , an episode of the CBS situation comedy " " . In the episode , she is fantasized as the character dream girl . She appeared again in season 4 , in the same role . Sackhoff appeared as a series regular in the eighth season of the TV series " " , playing Dana Walsh , a data analyst with a secret . In February 2010 , Sackhoff signed on to play the lead in an ABC crime drama pilot , " Boston ' s Finest " . ABC decided not to pick up the series . Sackhoff is set to star in the action - werewolf thriller " Growl " . She also made a special appearance in the " " episode " " . In the fall of 2010 , Sackhoff joined the cast of " " as Detective Reed , a smart investigator who does not do well with sensitivity . In 2011 , Sackhoff guest starred in an episode of " " as a homeless drug addict named Rachel . Sackhoff co - stars as the lead female role in " " , an A & E television series based on the novels by . Sackhoff plays Sheriff ' s Deputy Vic Moretti . Sackhoff has been cast as Dahl , a Nordic mercenary hired to track down Vin Diesel ' s Riddick in " " . In August 2012 , Katee became the co - host of the Schmoes Know Movies podcast on The Toadhop Network . One of her first shows was with guest Sean Astin .