Isabella Hofmann (born December 11, 1958) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Kate in ''
Dear John'' (1988–1992), ''
Megan Russert'' in ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1994–1997), and Dr. Renee Dunseith in ''
Providence
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* Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity
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'' (2001–2002).
Career
A native of
Chicago, Hofmann attended
East Troy High School
East Troy High School is a high school in East Troy, Wisconsin. Enrollment ranges between 500 and 650 students. The team mascot is Sports teams named Trojans, the Trojan, adopted from the ancient city of Troy.
References
External linksEast Tr ...
in
East Troy, Wisconsin, and
Columbia College Chicago
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. She performed with the comedy troupe
The Second City before breaking into television in 1986. Among her various television credits are Meredith Cavanaugh on ''
JAG'', Kate McCarron on the
NBC sitcom ''
Dear John'', Lt. Megan Russert in the
crime drama ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'', and Cecile Malone on the
Showtime
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Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
comedy ''
Beggars and Choosers''. She played Annie in the 1990 movie ''
Tripwire
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Military applications
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'' and Marie in the 1994 movie ''
Renaissance Man''.
Hofmann appeared twice in Season 7 of TV series ''
Criminal Minds'' as
David Rossi
David Stephen Rossi is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama ''Criminal Minds'', portrayed by Joe Mantegna. He is a Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, and has appeared from the episode "About Face", which was o ...
's first ex-wife Carolyn Baker. Hofmann appeared in a 2010 episode of ''
NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
Law enforcement
* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
'' (a spinoff of ''JAG'') as the villainous Evelyn Wallace. In 2015, Hofmann landed a recurring role as
Clarissa Stein, wife of
Martin Stein (played by
Victor Garber) in three episodes of ''
The Flash
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'', later reprising the role in two episodes of ''
Legends of Tomorrow'' in 2016. She returned to the role in 2017 for the
Arrowverse crossover event ''
Crisis on Earth-X'', appearing in part one (season 3, episode 8 of ''
Supergirl'') and part four (season 3, episode 8 of ''Legends'').
Filmography
Film
Television
Video Games
External links
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People from Chicago
Actresses from Chicago
American television actresses
Columbia College Chicago alumni
1958 births
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
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