Cast & creator
Leslie Hope
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, Law & Order
Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director widely recognized for her prolific television and film career spanning over four decades. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she landed her first big-screen role while finishing school in British Columbia and subsequently spent the 1980s and 1990s building a strong reputation through guest spots on prime-time soaps like Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, major miniseries such as War and Remembrance, and feature films like Men at Work. Her breakout television role came in 2001 when she starred as Teri Bauer, the wife of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, during the dramatic first season of the Fox hit series 24. Following 24, Hope maintained a steady presence on American television with memorable recurring and guest roles across a wide range of popular programs, including playing Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in NCIS, formidable prosecutor Anita Gibbs in Suits, the psychic medium Kristina Frye in The Mentalist, and roles in The Strain, House, Castle, and Commander in Chief. Science fiction fans also recognize her for her moving guest performance as Kira Meru—the mother of Major Kira Nerys—in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night". In addition to her extensive acting work, Hope has established a successful behind-the-camera career as a television director, helming episodes for major series such as Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Also known as: Leslie Ann Hope, لزلی هوپ, لزلی هاوپ
64
film credits
61
television credits
100
1979–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (125)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
1999
The Mentalist
Kristina Frye
2008
Law & Order
Director
1990
NCIS
Sarah Porter
2003
Castle
Gwenn Harwin
2009
House
Victoria Madsen
2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Terri Driver
2001
CSI: Miami
Denise Partney
2002
24
Teri Bauer
2001
Blue Bloods
Anne Farrell
2010
Suits
Anita Gibbs
2011
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
Vicki Slater
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kira Meru
1993
The Outer Limits
Weatherman
1995The Outer Limits
Darcy Kipling
1995
Knots Landing
Linda Martin
1979
Murdoch Mysteries
Elizabeth Cummersworth
2008Murdoch Mysteries
Director
2008
American Playhouse
Elizabeth Leopold
1982
Private Practice
Linda
2007
Judging Amy
Dr. Amanda Kubiak
1999
Station 19
Battalion Chief Frankel
2018
Party of Five
Meg Bennett
1994
Everwood
Laurie Fields
2002
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Director
2021
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Director
2022
The Strain
Joan Luss
2014
Mayor of Kingstown
Director
2021
Early Edition
Meredith Carson
1996
Snowpiercer
Director
2020
The District
Grace Curry
2000
seaQuest DSV
Marie Piccolo
1993
Murder in a Small Town
Director
2024
Hunter
Julie Lawrence
1984
Van Helsing
Director
2016
Lost in Space
Director
2018
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
Director
2021
Commander in Chief
Melanie Blackston
2005
Slasher
Judith Berry
2016
The Order
Director
2019
War and Remembrance
Madeline Henry
1988
The Better Sister
Director
2025
Revolution
Kelly Foster
2012
Crimson Peak
Mrs. McMichael
2015
A Small Light
Director
2023
Eyes
Nan Burgess
2005
Never Back Down
Margot Tyler
2008
Devil in Ohio
Director
2022
Emergence
Director
2019
Level 9
2000
Line of Fire
Lisa Cohen
2003
Aftermath
Director
2016
The River
Tess Cole
2012
Runaway
Lily Rader
2006
Dragonfly
Charisse Darrow
2002
Berrenger's
1985
Men at Work
Susan Wilkins
1990The Look for Less
2002
Robocop: Prime Directives
Ann R. Key
2001
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Sidney Greenstreet
2015
American Meltdown
Zoe Cox
2004
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Sidney Greenstreet
2009
Seduced by Madness
Claire Brown
1996
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Julia Ritter
2006
Everest
Michelle Winegate
2008
Doppelganger
Elizabeth
1993
H2O
Sgt. Leah Collins
2004
Love Streams
Joanie
1984
Talk Radio
Laura
1988
Blackout Effect
Karen
1998Human Cargo
The Bling Ring
Executive Producer
2011
Lie Exposed
Melanie
2020
Bruiser
Rosemary Newley
2000
It Takes Two
Stephanie Lawrence
1988
Caught in the Act
Rachel
1993
The Conspiracy of Fear
Jimmy
1996
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Joan
2004
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Director
2008A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Writer
2008
Shadow Builder
Jenny Hatcher
1998
The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton
Sarah
2003
My Neighbor's Secret
Director
2009
H2O
Sgt. Leah Collins
2004
The Avenging Angel
Liza Rigby
1995
Summer of the Monkeys
Sarah Lee
1998
True Confections
Verna Miller
1991
Christmas on the Bayou
Director
2013
Working Tra$h
Susan Fahnestock
1990
Kansas
Lori Bayles
1988
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Julia Ritter
2006
Sword of Gideon
Shoshana
1986Double Frame
1999
Stolen Miracle
Sgt. Jane McKinley
2001
The Abduction of Allison Tate
Allison Tate
1986
Don't Cry Now
Bonnie
2007Sweet Killing
Eva Bishop
1993
Formosa Betrayed
Lisa Gilbert
2010
The Life Before This
Alice
1999
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
Katie
1996
All The Kids Do It
Linda
1984
An Unexpected Love
Kate Mayer
2003
The Night of the Brother
Film noir woman on tv (archive footage)
2005
Restless Spirits
Charlotte
1999
Schemes
Laura Steele
1994
Water Damage
Arabella Bauer
1999
Paris, France
Lucy
1994
Hunt for Justice
Camille Gilbert
2005
Rowing Through
Kate Bordeleau
1996
Merry In-Laws
Director
2012
This Matter of Marriage
Hallie Mitchell
1998
Sanctuary
Kirby Fitzsimmons
2001
The Big Slice
Jenny Colter
1991
RoboCop: Prime Directives
Ann R. Key
2001The Dance Goes On
Rick's Girl in LA
1992
Fun
Jane
1994
Spreading Ground
Leslie DeLongpre
2000
First Degree
Hadley Pyne
1995
Boozecan
Helen
1994
Buried Treasure
Director
2012Buried Treasure
Executive Producer
2012
Open Heart
Host (Uncredited)
2004
Red Torrent
Carol Grey
2009
Ups & Downs
Penelope
1981