Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including Anton Chekov's Three Sisters on Broadway. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992). Her other film roles include The Firm (1993), Waterworld (1995) and Sliding Doors (1998). On television, she starred as Barbara Henrickson on the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–11) and as Dr. Alex Blake on the CBS police drama Criminal Minds (2012–14), and she received a Primetime Emmy Awardnomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens.
== Early life ==
Tripplehorn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Suzanne (née Ferguson) and Tom Tripplehorn, who was once a guitarist with Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. She graduated from Edison High School in 1981 and spent one semester studying at the University of Tulsa.[1] She performed on the local television shows Creature Feature (1982–83) and Night Shift (1983).[2][3] Tripplehorn then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 19 (1986–90), which also included Laura Linney.[4]
== Career ==
Tripplehorn began her career on stage. She appeared Off-Broadway in John Patrick Shanley's The Big Funk in 1990, then co-starred with Val Kilmer in a 1993 production of John Ford's 1630s play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. She has also been on Broadway in Anton Chekov's Three Sisters opposite Amy Irving and Lili Taylor. In 1992, Tripplehorn made her film debut, in a supporting role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct.[5] opposite Michael Douglas. The following year, she starred as Abby McDeere opposite Tom Cruise in The Firm and in 1995 had another female lead role alongside Kevin Costner in Waterworld. As lead actress, Tripplehorn starred in the 1997 box-office bomb romantic drama, 'Til There Was You.[6][7] The next few years she had supporting roles in small films, including Office Killer, Monument Ave., and Sliding Doors; and in 1999 starred opposite Hugh Grant in the British romantic comedy Mickey Blue Eyes.[8] She also starred opposite Madonna in the 2002 flop film Swept Away.[9]
In 2006, Tripplehorn was cast in a leading role as Barbara Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love, opposite Bill Paxton. This is regarded as the most successful role of her career.[10] In 2009, she played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the HBO movie Grey Gardens. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for this performance.[11] In 2011, she appeared in Five, a movie on the Lifetime television network.[12] In July 2012, Tripplehorn joined the cast of CBS procedural Criminal Minds in season eight, replacing Paget Brewster's character Emily Prentiss.[13] She received a six-figure salary per episode of Criminal Minds.[14] Tripplehorn left the series after two seasons and Jennifer Love Hewittreplaced her as a new agent.[15]
== Personal life ==
Tripplehorn had a long-term relationship with actor Ben Stiller (1990–1996). She married actor Leland Orser in 2000. They have a son.[16] Tripplehorn's grandmother, Jean Neely, appeared in the film Reality Bites.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	Basic Instinct 	Dr. Beth Garner 	
1993	The Night We Never Met	Pastel 	
1993	The Firm 	Abby McDeere 	
1994	Reality Bites 	Cheryl Goode 	Uncredited[citation needed]
1995	Waterworld 	Helen 	
1997	'Til There Was You 	Gwen Moss 	
1997	Office Killer 	Norah Reed 	
1998	Monument Ave. 	Annie 	
1998	Sliding Doors 	Lydia 	
1998	Very Bad Things 	Lois Berkow 	
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes 	Gina Vitale 	
2000	Steal This Movie! 	Johanna Lawrenson 	
2000	Timecode 	Lauren Hathaway 	
2000	Paranoid 	Rachel 	
2000	Relative Values 	Miranda Frayle / Freda Birch	
2002	Brother's Keeper 	Lucinda Pond 	
2002	Swept Away 	Marina 	
2005	The Amateurs 	Thelma 	
2007	The Trap 	Maggie 	Short film
2008	Winged Creatures 	Doris Hagen 	
2010	Crazy on the Outside 	Angela Papadopolous 	
2010	Morning 	Alice 	
2013	A Perfect Man 	Nina 	
2017	We Only Know So Much 	Jean Copeland 	
2017	Little Pink House 	Charlotte Wells 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991 	The Perfect Tribute 	Julia 	Movie
1992 	The Ben Stiller Show 	The Wilson Woman / Goo 	3 episodes
1996 	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Stone Throwing Singer in 'Jeepers Creepers'	Episode: "The Biggest Failure in Broadway History"
1997 	Old Man 	Addie Rebecca Brice 	Movie
2003 	Word of Honor 	Maj. Karen Harper 	Movie
2003 	Frasier 	Chelsea 	Episode: "Trophy Girlfriend"
2006–11	Big Love 	Barbara Henrickson 	Series regular (53 episodes)
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2006 & 2007)
2009 	Grey Gardens 	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 	Movie
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
2011 	Five 	Pearl 	Movie
2012 	New Girl 	Ouli 	Episodes: "Kids" and "Tomatoes"
2012 	Blue 	Vera 	Episode: "A Decent Girl"
2012 	Electric City 	Hope Chatsworth (voice) 	Web series; 20 episodes
2012–14	Criminal Minds 	Dr. Alex Blake 	Series regular (48 episodes) (Season 8-9)