Susanna Thompson
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Career
Thompson has appeared on stage, winning a Dramatic Award for her role as Luisa in A Shayna Maidel. She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role in Agnes of God.
She may be best known for her television work, which includes playing Karen Sammler on Once and Again, Michelle Generoo in an episode of The X-Files and a recurring role as the Borg Queen in the Star Trek: Voyager two-part episodes "Dark Frontier" (1999) and "Unimatrix Zero" (2000).[3] She also portrayed Denise Hydecker in the 1998 television film The Lake.
One of Thompson's most controversial television appearances was on an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine titled "Rejoined". In the episode, she participated in one of US television's earlier same-sex kisses. The episode first aired on October 30, 1995.
She made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on October 7, 2003 in the season five episode "Mother", as Dr. Greta Heints, a psychiatrist who rehabilitates sex offenders to prepare them to return to society.
Beginning in January 2006, she had a starring role in the short-lived NBC drama The Book of Daniel.[1] In November 2006, she made her first appearance as Army Lieutenant Colonel Hollis Mann on the CBS series NCIS, in the recurring role of Agent Gibbs' love interest. That same week, she appeared on Without a Trace.
In 2009, Thompson starred on the short-lived NBC series Kings, based on the biblical story of David, as Queen Rose Benjamin, an analogue of Ahinoam, the wife of Saul.[4]
In 2012, Thompson started a two season run as Moira Queen in the main cast of the CW series Arrow,[5] returning as a guest in later seasons. She appeared in the recurring role of Carolyn Preston in the NBC series Timeless (2016–2018).
Personal life
Thompson earned her bachelor's degree in drama from San Diego State University.[3][6] Her husband, Martin Katz, is a professor there.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Receptionist | TV movie |
| Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | Christine | ||
| 1993 | Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty | Meg | |
| Slaughter of the Innocents | Connie Collins | ||
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance | — | TV movie |
| MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | Janet | ||
| Alien Nation: Dark Horizon | Lorraine Clark | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Marina Baiul | ||
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Janet | ||
| Little Giants | Patty Floyd | ||
| 1996 | America's Dream | Beth Ann | TV movie |
| Bermuda Triangle | Grace | ||
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Peggy Lloyd | ||
| 1997 | In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory | Sylvia Whitmire | TV movie |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Denise Hydecker | |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | — | |
| Random Hearts | Peyton Van Deck Broeck | ||
| 2000 | High Noon | Amy Kane | TV movie |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Emily Darrow | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Miriam Rance | |
| Hello | Rory | Short film | |
| 2007 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Elaine Tanner | TV movie |
| American Pastime | Shirley Burrell | ||
| 2012 | Unbanded | Jamie | |
| 2018 | The Public | Marcy Ramstead | |
| 2021 | Malignant | Jeanne Lake |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings | ADA Susan Harner | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Susan Phelan Lorraine Dallek |
2 episodes |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Varel | Episode: "The Next Phase" | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Inmate Jaya | Episode: "Frame of Mind" |
| Bodies of Evidence | Elizabeth McCarty | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Michelle Generoo | Episode: "Space" | |
| 1994 | L.A. Law | Susan Allner | Episode: "Cold Cuts" |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Joyce Novak | 2 episodes |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Dr. Lenara Kahn | Episode: "Rejoined" | |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Anna Marie Sheehan | Episode: "Fifi's First Christmas" | |
| 1997 | Roar | Gweneth | Episode: "Daybreak" |
| 1998 | Prey | Jane Daniels | 2 episodes |
| Players | Jean Cameron | Episode: "Con-undrum" | |
| Michael Hayes | Mrs. Boland | Episode: "Devotion" | |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Francesca | Episode: "From Here to Maternity" |
| 1999–2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Borg Queen | 3 episodes |
| 1999–2002 | Once and Again | Karen Sammler | 49 episodes |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Annie MacIntosh | Episode: "Upgrade" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Greta Heints | Episode: "Mother" |
| 2003–04 | Still Life | Charlotte Morgan | TV series never aired; 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Medical Investigation | Dr. Kate Ewing | 3 episodes |
| Jake in Progress | Emma Taylor | Episode: "Harpy Birthday" | |
| 2006–15 | NCIS | Army Lt. Col. Hollis Mann | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Judith Webster | 8 episodes |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Janice Cooper | Episode: "Killer" | |
| Without a Trace | Cynthia Neuwirth | Episode: "Win Today" | |
| 2009 | Kings | Queen Rose Benjamin | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Diane Yates | 3 episodes |
| 2012–20 | Arrow | Moira Queen | Main role (Seasons 1-2); Voice (Season 3); Special guest (Seasons 5 & 8)[8] |
| 2016–18 | Timeless | Carol Preston | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Legends of Tomorrow | Earth-X Gideon | Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4" (voice, uncredited) |
References
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Susanna Thompson at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".