Karina Lombard is a Tahitian-born American actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in ''

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'', as chief Nonhelema in '' Timeless'', and as Marina Ferrer in the first season of ''

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''. She has also appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' The Firm'', and the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NCIS'', '' Rescue Me'' and ''

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''.

Career

Lombard's major break in modeling was a photoshoot with a 'Native American' theme. A year later, one of her photographs was chosen for a billboard that led to her first acting role. Photographs of her as a model have appeared in the magazines ''

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'' and ''

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''. Lombard studied acting in New York City at the

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and the

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, where she also gained stage experience performing at the Gallery Theatre and

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. Lombard's first film role was as a princess in ''L'île'' (''The Island''). In 1993, she played her first major role as Antoinette Cosway, a Jamaican heiress, in ''

'', based on the novel of the same name by

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. She had supporting parts in '' The Firm'' (1993) and ''

'' (1994), and starred in '' Last Man Standing'' (1996) with

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. In the 2000s, she moved to television, appearing in ''

'' and as restaurateur Marina Ferrer in the first season of ''

''. She also played the recurring character Geneviève on FX's '' Rescue Me''.

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

External links

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