Lydie Denier (born 15 April 1964) is a French-American model and actress. She has appeared in numerous TV series and films.

Biography

Early life

She was born in

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, France. Denier was raised in

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, attending school at the Lycee Shoelcher in

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Career

When she was 14 she became a model, appearing in

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including ''

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'' and ''

ELLE ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

''. She began traveling the world when she was 16 years old, spending time in Africa, the

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, and Germany, where she got her first record deal with

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, singing

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s. She visited Los Angeles on vacation and decided to stay and pursue an acting career. She began appearing in

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and

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while she refined her English skills and studied acting. In 1988 she had her first feature film appearance in the US in ''

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'', with

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. She appeared in several TV series, most notably ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Starman ''StarMan'' is a 1996 fantasy novel by Australian writer Sara Douglass. It follows the second book in the series, '' Enchanter'', with Axis marching north with his army to confront a formidable enemy. Background ''StarMan'' was first published ...

'', among others. In 1991 she guest starred in

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, ...

. In 1991, she had another big break when she was cast as

Jane Porter Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels, ''Thaddeus of Warsaw'' (1803) and ''The Scottish Chiefs'' (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical ...

for the ''

Tarzán ''Tarzán'' is a television series that aired in syndication from 1991–1994. In this version of the show, Tarzan (Wolf Larson) was portrayed as a blond environmentalist, with Jane (Lydie Denier) turned into a French ecologist. The series aired ...

'' series. She came to the attention of

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, who cast her for a role in '' Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue'' as well as an appearance in the ''

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'' series. In 1996, after appearances in ''

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night ''Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the ''Crim ...

'', '' Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'', '' Conan the Adventurer'', and ''

The New Adventures of Robin Hood ''The New Adventures of Robin Hood'' is an action adventure television series that premiered on January 13, 1997, on TNT. The show was based on the legend of Robin Hood, the English folk hero, and was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was produce ...

'', she was cast as a spy in the series '' Acapulco H.E.A.T.'' In 2000, she released her own calendar. She continues to appear in films and television shows such as ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's ...

'', ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...

'', and '' Hammerhead''. She lives in

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, California, where she is a

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U.S. citizen.

Partial filmography

* ''

'': "The Return" (1986) as Darcy * ''

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'' (1988) as Liette * '' Blood Relations'' (1988) as Marie * ''

'' (1988) as Tracy * ''

'' (1989) as Dr. Yasmine Bernoudi * ''

China Beach ''China Beach'' is an American war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australia ...

'' (two episodes, 1989–1990) as Danielle * ''

Satan's Princess ''Satan's Princess'' is a 1990 film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Robert Forster and Lydie Denier. Plot The title character is the head of a modeling agency for women, and who has hired a runaway girl to help her. A police officer goes u ...

'' (1990) as Nicole St. James * ''

'': "Honor Among Thieves" (1990) as Kate Tatting * '' Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue'' (1991) as Dominique * ''

'' (1991) as French Stewardess * ''

'' (1991–1994) as

Jane Porter (Tarzan) Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke) is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film. Jane, from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of prof ...

* ''

'': "Talk to Me Baby" (1992) as Elaine * ''Invasion of Privacy (1992 film) as Vicky * ''

Perfect Alibi ''Perfect Alibi'' is a 1995 American crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection ...

'' as Jeannine *

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

Season 4 one episode 1996 Dead Sisters Walking * '' Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'' (1996–1997) as Olga de Coude * ''

'': "Night of the Parrot" (1997) as Danielle * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1997) as Katrina * ''

'': episodes: "Orphans" (1998) as Emily, the maid
and "The Assassin" (1998) as Countess Emily Du Monde * '' Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1998–1999) as Nicole * ''

'': "A Tale of Four Cities" (2002) as Simone * ''

'': "Korean Thanksgiving" (2002) as Monique Clemenceau * '' Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy'' (2005) as Doctor Mendoveko

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