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," where she played a member of a dating service who was 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), Pentathlon (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. Her dissertation focused on the myth of Persephone.Coleman, Renee F. Finding Grace: An archetypal exploration of grace through the myth of Demeter and Persephone. ProQuest, 2002. She currently lives with her husband and their four children in Santa Clarita, California, where she works in a private practice as a dream analyzer. In August 2012, Coleman's first book, Icons of a Dreaming Heart – The Art and Practice of Dream-Centered Living, was published.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Anna Woman #4 / Woman in Bonnet1988 Rocket Gibraltar Waitress Credited as Renee Coleman After School September Lane Who's Harry Crumb? Jennifer Downing Credited as Renee Coleman 1992 A League of Their Own Alice "Skeeter" Gaspers Credited as Renee Coleman1994 Pentathlon Julia Davis El jardín del Edén Jane1995 Waiting for Michelangelo Kelly Hildon Gracze Chris O'Callaghan
Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Crime Story Pauli's Nurse Season 2 episode 15: "Pauli Taglia's Dream" 1992-1993 Quantum Leap Alia 3 episodes Credited as Reneé Coleman - 1 episode1993 Matlock Theresa Lavelle / Susie Baron Credited as Renee Coleman Season 7 episode 8: "The Fortune" Melrose Place Celeste Campbell Credited as Renee Coleman Season 1 episode 26: "End Game"1995 Diagnosis: Murder Gloria Credited as Renee Coleman Season 2 episode 15: "Call Me Incontestable" The Watcher Episode 10: "Reversal of Fortune: The Last Act/Lucky Charm/Handle with Care"
References
External links
GoodReads, Author of Icons of a Dreaming Heart Official website.