The role of Elizabeth “Lisa” Stillman Bartlett in the legendary family drama television series “Heartland” made Canadian actress Jessica Steen famous. In addition, she is well known for her leading performances in movies like “Left Behind: World at War,” “Armageddon,” “Apocalypse IV: Judgment,” and “Trial and Error.”
One of Canada’s most well-liked method actors is Steen. She trained for her role as a district attorney in the American comedy movie “Trial and Error” by spending time with a law student and listening to Marcia Rachel Clark, a participant in the well-known O. J. Simpson trial, make her points.
She received a rare “Gemini Award” nomination in 1988 for her work in the Canadian-American science fiction television series “Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future,” which is Canada’s version of the Emmy Awards.
She received the “Gemini Award” for “Best Actress” in 1994 for her performance as Nora in the television film “Small Gifts.”
Jessica Steen’s Date of Birth
Jan Steen and Joanna Noyes welcomed Jessica Steen into the world on December 19, 1965, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Steen made the decision to become an actor at a young age after seeing her mother become successful in the early 1970s.
Jessica Steen’s Parents
At the age of eight, Steen had her acting debut when she and her mother were cast in the Canadian drama series “The Sunrunners.” She made the decision to pursue an acting profession after she was an adult.
Jessica Steen is a Dutch and Scottish native. Her father, Jan Steen, is a writer, producer, director, and actor, in comparison to her well-known actress mother, Joanna Noyes.
The most important parts that Joanna Noyes has had are in the movies “Imaginaerum,” “Wicker Park,” and “Affliction.” Noyes later married Yves Saint Pierre, a professor, after her divorce from Jan Steen.
Jessica Steen’s Career
When she was chosen to represent Tracy Vrain in the science fiction movie “Threshold,” which was directed by Richard Pearce, Jessica Steen made her acting debut.
She performed as Donna in the 1983 movie “Gentle Sinners.” She also had appearances in two TV shows that year, including “Hangin’ In” and “SCTV Channel.”
She kept acting in TV roles into the middle of the 1980s. She first portrayed Gail Pennoyer in the TV movie “When We First Met” in 1984 before taking on the role of Elaine in an episode of the children’s show “The Edison Twins” on the “CBC Television” network.
She had three TV film appearances in 1985: “Workin’ for Peanuts,” “Home Free,” and “Striker’s Mountain.”
She had appearances in a number of TV shows in 1986, such as “Night Heat,” “Kay O’Brien,” “The Edison Twins,” and “The Campbells.” She also had significant parts in a few TV movies that year, including “The Truth About Alex” and “Easy Prey.”
In 1986, she made a comeback to acting in movies, playing Melinda Coverdale in “A Judgment in Stone” and Carly Simmons in the drama “Flying” directed by Paul Lynch.
When she was cast as the only female regular in the science fiction TV show “Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future,” Jessica Steen had a significant breakthrough in 1987.
In 1988, she was nominated for a “Gemini Award” for “Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role” for her work in the television show’s episode titled “Judgment.”
She was chosen to represent Hannah Gottschalk in the American drama movie “Sing,” which was directed by Richard J. Baskin, in 1989.
She had many TV appearances the following year, including “Christmas in America” and “Knights of the Kitchen Table.” In the upcoming movie “Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder,” she played Nellie Ambrose.
In 1991, Steen relocated to New York City. She was cast in the recurring role of Linda Metcalf in the American television drama series “Homefront” not long after arriving in the country.
She appeared in 42 episodes while playing Linda between 1991 and 1993. She obtained a second recurring part in the science fiction television series “Earth 2” in 1994, as Dr. Julia Heller. From 1994 to 1995, she represented Dr. Heller in 21 episodes.
Following her appearance in “Earth 2,” Jessica Steen saw a rise in popularity. Later, she was given the chance to make appearances in other TV shows, including “ER” (1996), “The Outer Limits” (1996), “Murder One” (1997), “Touched by an Angel” (1997, 1999), “The Pretender” (1999), “Due South” (1999), and “The Practice” (1999). (1999).
While this was going on, movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer suggested her name for the Captain Jennifer Watts part in the 1998 science fiction disaster movie “Armageddon,” which Michael Bay directed.
Steen had the chance to collaborate with several renowned American actors while shooting “Armageddon,” including Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck.
She was chosen to represent Victoria Thorne in the 2001 thriller ‘Apocalypse IV: Judgment,’ which was directed by Andre Van Heerden.
She starred in three TV movies the following year: “Society’s Child,” “Untitled Secret Service Project,” and “The Pact.” She soon began making appearances in several TV shows, including “L.A. Dragnet,” “Mutant X,” “Charmed,” “Kojak,” and “Eyes.”
She was chosen to represent Dr. Francine Klepp in seven episodes of the crime drama TV show “Killer Instinct” in 2005. She played Carolyn Miller in Craig R. Baxley’s thriller “Left Behind: World at War” and Karen Cross in Tony Giglio’s action/thriller “Chaos” both in 2005.
In the long-running television series “Heartland,” she was cast as Elizabeth “Lisa” Stillman Bartlett, a minor character, in 2007.
The legal drama series “Street Legal” was overtaken by “Heartland” in 2015 to claim the record for longest-running one-hour drama in Canadian television history.
Steen played Donna Sabine in 10 episodes of the well-known Canadian police drama television series “Flashpoint” from 2009 to 2011.
She first featured Sonja Sterling in three episodes of the comedy-drama series “Republic of Doyle” before assuming the role of Eva Braden in six episodes of the dark comedy “Bullet in the Face” in 2012.
She was chosen to play Dr. Rebecca Froy in one of the episodes of the well-known American medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2018.