Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring role on the Fox teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993–94), before landing a leading role opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic.
Meyer has acted in the films Dragonheart (1996), Starship Troopers (1997), Bats (1999), D-Tox (2002), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). She played Detective Allison Kerry in the Saw film franchise. On television, Meyer starred as Barbara Gordon/Oracle/Batgirl in the short-lived series Birds of Prey (2002–03) and was a regular on Secret Agent Man (2000) and Point Pleasant (2005). She appeared as Kellie in the dystopian movie Amerigeddon in 2016.
Early life Meyer was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York in 1968. She graduated from Long Island University in Brookville, New York with a bachelor of business administration degree. She trained in acting for three years at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.
Career Meyer moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to appear in the Fox teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 in the recurring role of Lucinda Nicholson. Shortly afterwards, she was cast as the female lead in the action film Johnny Mnemonic opposite Keanu Reeves. The following year, she appeared in the fantasy film Dragonheart directed by Rob Cohen. In early 1997, Meyer had a recurring role as Kate Miller in the NBC sitcom Friends. Later that year, she went to appear alongside Casper Van Dien in the science-fiction film Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film underperformed at the box office but has since attained cult status. The following year, she starred alongside James Caan in the neo-noir film Poodle Springs, which was released on HBO. In 1999, she starred in the horror film Bats; the film was a moderate box-office success. In 2002, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the thriller film D-Tox. Also in 2002, Meyer appeared as Romulan Commander Donatra in the science-fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis.
In 2000, Meyer starred in the UPN spy drama series Secret Agent Man, which was cancelled after one season. From 2002 to 2003, she starred as Barbara Gordon/Oracle/Batgirl in The WB superhero series Birds of Prey. She reprised this role in 2019, on the CW series The Flash during "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover. In 2003, she had a recurring role in the Fox comedy-drama Miss Match, and in 2005 was a regular cast member in the Fox primetime soap opera, Point Pleasant. Meyer also played the leading roles in the Lifetime television movies Deception (2004), Crimes of Passion (2005), His and Her Christmas (2005), The Boy Next Door (2008), and Web of Desire (2009).
In 2004, Meyer played Detective Allison Kerry in the horror film Saw. She reprised her role in Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), and Saw IV (2007). She later starred in a number of straight-to-video horror films, include Crazy Eights (2006) and Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007). She appeared in the 2010 horror-comedy film Piranha 3D and 2017 horror film The Evil Within. In 2013, Meyer appeared in the Western film Dead in Tombstone opposite Mickey Rourke. Meyer also played the leading roles in two more Lifetime Movie Network films, Lethal Seduction (2015), as a sexy, psychotic woman determined to get her man, and Flight 192 (2016), playing an FBI agent who is caught in a dilemma when she learns shortly after boarding a flight to Washington, DC, that her husband and son have been taken hostage.
Meyer has made several guest appearances on television series, including Ally McBeal, Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, The Mentalist, Castle, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and American Horror Story. She had a recurring roles ABC comedy-drama Scoundrels in 2010, and on The CW teen drama 90210 from 2011 to 2012. In 2014, she starred opposite Patrick Warburton and Jesse Bradford in the Crackle series Sequestered. In 2018, she had a recurring roles on SyFy fantasy series The Magicians, as in the fourth season of Showtime's critically acclaimed drama, The Affair. In 2019, she began appearing in a recurring role in the CW sports drama All American as Gwen Adams, Asher's (played by Cody Christian) mother.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Johnny Mnemonic Jane 1996 Dragonheart Kara 1997 Starship Troopers Dizzy Flores 1998 Nowhere Land Monica 1999 Bats Sheila Casper 2000 Stranger Than Fiction Emma Scarlett 2001 Time Lapse Kate Direct-to-video 2002 D-Tox Mary Unspeakable Diana Purlow Deadly Little Secrets Stephanie Vincent Star Trek: Nemesis Romulan Commander Donatra 2003 The Movie Hero Elizabeth Orlando / The Love Interest2004DeceptionErin Greer Saw Detective Allison Kerry Breach Lisa Vincson 2005 Crimes of Passion Rebecca Walker Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Kirsten Richards Direct-to-video Venus Saw II Detective Allison Kerry 2006 Saw III Crazy Eights Jennifer Jones 2007 Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Alana Geisner Saw IV Detective Allison Kerry 2008 Saw V Photo only 2009 VideoDome Rent-O-Rama Ms. Motley Fatal Secrets Julia 2010 Piranha 3D Paula Montellano 2013 Dead in Tombstone Calathea "Cal" Massey 2015 Golden Shoes Kathleen Larou Direct-to-video Clarity Sharon 2016 Fortune Cookie Detective Emma Hoskins Direct-to-video Amerigeddon Kelly The Unwilling Michelle Harris Flight 192 Sarah Plummer 2017 The Evil Within Lydia Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars Dizzy Flores (voice) 2019 Line of Duty Ruth Carter 2020 Unbelievable!!!!! Female Moesha 2023 Detective Knight: Independence Charlotte Burnham Katie's Mom Nancy 2022 Nightshade Dr. Amy Collins
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Strapped Delivery Person Television film 1993–1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Lucinda Nicholson Recurring role; 12 episodes 1997 Friends Kate Miller Guest role; three episodes Michael Hayes Rebecca Klein Episode: "Pilot" 1998 Poodle Springs Laura Parker-Marlowe Television film Ally McBeal Anna Flint Episode: "Forbidden Fruits" 2000 Secret Agent Man Holliday Main role; 12 episodes 2002 Federal Protection Bootsie Cavander Television film Six Feet Under The Widow Episode: "Someone Else's Eyes" Dr. Rachel Harris Episode: "Free Spirit" 2002–2003 Birds of Prey Barbara Gordon/Oracle/Batgirl Main role; 14 episodes 2003–2004 Miss Match Lauren Logan Recurring role; 8 episodes 2004 Deception Erin Television film CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Meg Cunningham Episode: "Swap Meet" 2005His and Her Christmas Liz Madison Television film 2005–2006 Point Pleasant Amber Hargrove Main role; 13 episodes 2006 Thief Wanda Atwater Episode: "Pilot" Imaginary Playmate Suzanne Driscoll Television film 2007 CSI: Miami Elissa McClain Episode: "Deep Freeze" 2008 Web of Desire Beth Wyatt Television film Riddles of the Sphinx Jessica Monk Sally Larkin Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized" Sara Television film 2009 Nip/Tuck Roxy St. James Episode: "Roxy St. James" Mira Television film Burn Notice Samantha Episode: "Sins of Omission" 2010 NCIS Holly Snow Guest role; two episodes The Mentalist Abigail Barge Episode: "Red Herring" Castle Lady Irena Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" Scoundrels Nina Hong Guest role; three episodes The Glades Patricia Dixon Episode: "Second Chance" 2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Anne-Marie Tolsom Episode: "The List" Charlie's Angels Jennifer Rice Episode: "Angels in Paradise" 2011–2012 90210 Sheila Guest role; three episodes 2012 Criminal Minds Regina Lampert Episode: "Unknown Subject" Undertow Toby French Television film 2013 The Wrong Woman Kay Sullivan 2014 Sequestered Helen Bennett Main role; 12 episodes Christmas in Palm Springs Jessica Brady Main role; Television film 2015 Truth and Lies Alison Television film; also known as Text to Kill Lethal Seduction Carissa Kensington Television film A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale Missy Paxton 2016 Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent Mary Louise Michaels Turbulence Sarah Plummer 2017 Girlfriend Killer Detective Michelle Price Kingdom Luanne Episode: "Cactus" 2018 Evil Doctor Dr. Natalie Barnes Television film Code Black Joan Reeves Episode: "Better Angels" The Magicians Stone Queen Guest role; three episodes The Affair Julie Christiansen American Horror Story: Apocalypse Nora Campbell Episode: "The End" 2018-2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Veronica Stephens Two episodes 2019 All Rise Kiki Mackin Episode: "Dripsy" 2019-2020 All American Gwen Adams Five episodes 2019 The Flash Barbara Gordon/Oracle Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Ancient Space Dr. Willow Burke / Specialist Alma Linh (voice) 2018 Blade Runner: Revelations Eve / Ad Woman (voice)
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