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name: "Jayne Brook"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 September 1960"
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average_fi1m_score: 55
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:45.500802+00:00"
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# Jayne Brook

Actor. Born 16 September 1960 in Northbrook, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 September 1960, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1987–1997
- **Also known as:** Jane Anderson 

## Biography

Jayne Brook, also credited as Jane Anderson, is an American actress. Born on 16 September 1960 in Northbrook, Illinois, she began her career in British regional theatre before moving to Los Angeles. Her early film roles include a teacher in *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987) and Marie Freeman in *Gattaca* (1997).

Brook is best known for playing Dr Diane Grad on the medical drama *Chicago Hope*, appearing as a series regular for five of its six seasons from 1995 to 1999. She later portrayed Mary Ann Mitchell on *The District* from 2000 to 2002 and had a recurring role as Admiral Katrina Cornwell on *Star Trek: Discovery* from 2017 to 2019. Other television credits include appearances on *NCIS*, *Castle*, *Grey's Anatomy* and *Rizzoli & Isles*.

She is married to actor and director John Terlesky.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Gattaca* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Marie Freeman — [page](https://film.one/film/gattaca.md)
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), Fi1m 30, as Teacher - JFK High School — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md)

## Also known for

- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), Zach's Mother
- *NCIS* (2003), Lyndi Crawshaw
- *Castle* (2009), Claudia Peterson
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), Admiral Katrina Cornwell
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Mia Eckhart
- *Revenge* (2011), Loretta Deaton
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), Senator Valerie Bloomfield
- *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead* (1991), Carolyn

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