Tanja Reichert (born September 19, 1977 in

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) is a former

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Career

She started acting when she was 15 years of age, and she first appeared on TV at 17 years old, when she had the role of "Shelley-Girl #2" in ''

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'' for two episodes ("That Lip-Synching Feeling" and "Rooming Violations"); and she has appeared in many more films/programmes since then. But she is probably most well known for her role in '' Relic Hunter'', when she was Sydney Fox's assistant, Karen Petrusky, for the third and final season. Reichert has starred in movies like '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde'', as

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's Delta-Nu sister; in

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's ''

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'' as Chef Kelly; '' Head over Heels'' (from

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) as the

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partner of Freddie Prinze, Jr.; and ''

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'' (from Miramax/Disney), with the Wayans brothers. Reichert's other notable television series credits include guest starring roles on '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'', '' The Immortal'' (starring

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), and Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi series '' First Wave''. Most recently, she had roles on the popular

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’s series '' CSI: Miami'', as well as ''

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''. In late 2006 / early 2007 she appeared in

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'', playing the secretary Jennifer Harrison.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reichert, Tanja 1977 births Actresses from Vancouver Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people