Person
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Acting · Born 1963-06-10 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including Anton Chekov's Three Sisters on Broadway. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992). Her other film roles include The Firm (1993), Waterworld (1995) and Sliding Doors (1998). On television, she starred as Barbara Henrickson on the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–11) and as Dr. Alex Blake on the CBS police drama Criminal Minds (2012–14), and she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens.
Known for
Criminal Minds
Alex Blake
Frasier
Chelsea
BoJack Horseman
Jeanne "Joan" Tripplehorn (voice)
New Girl
Ouli
The View
Self
The Terminal List
Secretary Hartley
Big Love
Barbara Henrickson
The Gilded Age
Sylvia Chamberlain
Basic Instinct
Dr. Beth Garner
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Stone Throwing Singer
Filmography
- 2025The LowdownBetty Jo Washberg
- 2022The Terminal ListSecretary Hartley
- 2022The Gilded AgeSylvia Chamberlain
- 2020Mrs. AmericaEleanor Schlafly
- 2020AnaPastor Helen
- 2019UndoneBeth Hollingsworth
- 2019Gloria BellFiona Mason
- 2018Maelstrom: The Odyssey of WaterworldHerself / Helen (archive footage)
- 2018We Only Know So MuchJean Copeland
- 2018Little Pink HouseCharlotte Wells
- 2014BoJack HorsemanJeanne "Joan" Tripplehorn (voice)
- 2013A Perfect ManNina
- 2013MorningAlice
- 2012BlueVera
- 2011FivePearl
- 2011New GirlOuli
- 2010Crazy on the OutsideAngela
- 2009Winged CreaturesDoris Hagen
- 2009Grey GardensJacqueline Kennedy
- 2007The TrapMaggie
- 2006The AmateursThelma
- 2006Big LoveBarbara Henrickson
- 2005Criminal MindsAlex Blake
- 2003Word of HonorMaj. Karen Harper
- 2002Swept AwayMarina
- 2002Brother's KeeperLucinda Pond
- 2001Dinner for Five
- 2000ParanoidRachel
- 2000Steal This MovieJohanna Lawrenson
- 2000Relative ValuesMiranda Frayle / Freda Birch
- 2000TimecodeLauren Hathaway
- 1999Mickey Blue EyesGina Vitale
- 1999The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'Self
- 1998Monument Ave.Annie
- 1998Very Bad ThingsLois Berkow
- 1998Sliding DoorsLydia
- 1997Office KillerNorah Reed
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997'Til There Was YouGwen Moss
- 1997Old ManAddie Rebecca Brice
- 1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidStone Throwing Singer
- 1995WaterworldHelen
- 1994Reality BitesCheryl Goode (uncredited)
- 1993FrasierChelsea
- 1993The FirmAbby McDeere
- 1993The Night We Never MetPastel
- 1992The Ben Stiller Show
- 1992Basic InstinctDr. Beth Garner
- 1991The Perfect TributeJulia
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAddie
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