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Renée Coleman (born January 8, 1962) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies.


Acting

She is best known for her role in the NBC TV series '' Quantum Leap'', in which she played the role of Alia, the "evil leaper." She was the star of the Diagnosis: Murder episode ''Call me Incontestable'', Season 2, episode #15, Jan 20, 1995, where she played a member of a dating service, under suspicion for murder. Coleman is also known for her role in the 1992 film '' A League of Their Own'' as left-fielder and substitute catcher Alice Gaspers,Penny Marshall – ''My Mother Was Nuts'' 2012 – Page 252 "As for the rest of the cast, Megan Cavanagh, an actress, was waitressing at Ed Debevic's, a '50s-style hamburger joint, when she was cast as Marla; she learned to switch hit. Like her, Anne ... Renée Coleman and Annie Cusack were trainable." and in '' Who's Harry Crumb?'', as kidnapping-victim Jennifer Downing. Coleman starred and appeared in films from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including ''After School'' as September (1988, one of her early starring roles), ''
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'' (one of her last domestic roles), the Mexican film ''El Jardín del Edén'' (1994), the Polish film ''Gracze'' (1995), and the Swiss film ''Waiting for Michelangelo'' (1995).


Later career

In 1995, Coleman left the film business and returned to school, where she earned her Ph.D. in Mythological Studies (with an emphasis on Depth Psychology) at Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2002. She currently lives with her husband and their four children in
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, where she works in a private practice as a certified DreamTender. In August 2012, Coleman's first book, ''Icons of a Dreaming Heart – The Art and Practice of Dream-Centered Living'', was published.


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Author of ''Icons of a Dreaming Heart'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Renee 1962 births 20th-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Saskatoon Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Pacifica Graduate Institute alumni