Jana Marie Hupp (born April 2, 1964) is an American actress.
Hupp was born in Spokane, Washington. She studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Western Washington University and worked on stage in theatre productions in Seattle. She later relocated to Los Angeles and in 1985 made her feature debut in Vision Quest. She has been married to Brad Weston since April 18, 1992.
Her early television roles were on Scarecrow and Mrs King and My Sister Sam.
She had roles in Knots Landing, Brooklyn South and Public Morals. She appeared twice in Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing different characters. She appeared as Mindy Hunter-Farber in the TV sitcom Friends. She has also featured in the films Splash, Too, In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers, The Devil Takes a Holiday and Independence Day. She is best known for her role on the NBC television program Ed as Nancy Burton, the friend of the protagonist, Ed Stevens. She had a guest appearance on Seinfeld as Sasha in The Conversion episode which was the 11th episode of the fifth season.
Filmography
+Film and television Year Title Role Notes1985Vision QuestSally1987HunterTodd's Ex-Girlfriend Episode: "A Child Is Born"1988Splash, TooBuffy1991Knots LandingSusie Richfield4 episodes1991Barton FinkUSO Girl 1991Star Trek: The Next GenerationEnsign PavlikEpisode: "Galaxy's Child"1991Star Trek: The Next GenerationLieutenant MonroeEpisode: "Disaster"1992A Different WorldLennox BaylorEpisode: "Sellmates"1993SeinfeldSashaEpisode: "The Conversion"1995Dave's WorldMother1994Wild OatsLiz Bradford6 episodes1995Dave's WorldMotherEpisode: "A Cut Above the Rest"1995All-American GirlLisaEpisode: "A Night at the Oprah"1996FriendsMindyEpisode: "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"1996Independence DaySETI Technician #31996Public MoralsVal Vandergroot 12 episodes1997Brooklyn SouthYvonne Lowery 4 episodes1998Nash BridgesCharlotte Ford Episode: "Hot Prowler"1998The Drew Carey ShowMargaret Episode: "Nicki's Wedding"2000ProvidenceKaren Potter Episode: "Sibling Rivalry"2000–2004EdNancy Burton82 episodes2012BonesLisa MilnerEpisode: "The Bod in the Pod"
References
External links
Jana Marie Hupp at Hollywood.com