Cast & creator

JoNell Kennedy

New Orleans, Louisiana, USAIMDb

Best known for The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS

Also known as: Jonelle Kennedy-Omari, Jonelle Kennedy, Jo Nell Kennedy

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1989–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

7.0

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 8.4

The Mentalist

Coroner Pat · 2008

★ 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

Duda Kyat · 2005

★ 7.6

NCIS

Navy Commander Lisa Cleveland · 2003

★ 8.2

Bones

Dr. Lawrence · 2005

★ 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

Leann Stockwell · 2010

Across film & television

Filmography (59)

Showing 59 of 59 credits

Series

★ 8.4

The Mentalist

Coroner Pat

2008

Series

★ 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

Duda Kyat

2005

Series

★ 7.6

NCIS

Navy Commander Lisa Cleveland

2003

Series

★ 8.2

Bones

Dr. Lawrence

2005

Series

★ 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

Leann Stockwell

2010

Series

★ 7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

Navy Commander Susan Yelton

2009

Series

★ 8.4

Friends

Nurse #1

1994

Series

★ 8.4

Chicago Fire

Jasmine Lacey

2012

Series

★ 7.9

FBI

Ann Tasker

2018

Series

★ 8.3

Chicago Med

Sheryl Russell

2015

Series

★ 8.3

Seinfeld

Secretary

1989

Series

★ 8.4

The X-Files

Dr. Amina Ngebe

1993

Series

★ 8.2

9-1-1

Dr. Thompson

2018

Series

★ 7.8

ER

Judy Munder

1994

Series

★ 8.3

High Potential

Phyllis Martel

2024

Series

★ 7.2

Touched by an Angel

Judith Jackson

1994

Series

★ 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Monique

1996

Series

★ 6.8

Mad About You

Paul's Flight Attendant

1992

Series

★ 7.7

My Name Is Earl

Reverend's Wife

2005

Series

★ 6.6

Caroline in the City

Wanda

1995

Series

★ 6.7

The Affair

Kristina

2014

Series

★ 7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Karen

1990

Series

★ 7.4

NewsRadio

Cheryl

1995

Series

★ 7.3

Torchwood

Veronica

2006

Series

★ 6.9

The Rookie: Feds

Renee

2022

Series

★ 8.1

Living Single

Rebecca

1993

Series

★ 5.4

Veronica's Closet

Tanya

1997

Series

★ 7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Lenore Raymond

1993

Series

★ 7.6

Jack & Jill

Jeweller

1999

Series

★ 7.4

You're the Worst

Yvette

2014

Series

★ 7.8

Malcolm & Eddie

Maura McGee

1996

Movie

★ 7.2

Collateral

Waitress

2004

Series

★ 6.8

Conviction

June Dwyer

2016

Series

★ 6.3

Hope and Gloria

Sheryl

1995

Series

★ 5.0

The Cape

Donna

2011

Series

★ 8.2

Fright Krewe

Judy Guidry (voice)

2023

Series

★ 8.2

Fright Krewe

Marie Laveau (voice)

2023

Series

★ 7.7

The Ms. Pat Show

Cheryl

2021

Movie

★ 6.0

Guess Who

Winnie

2005

Movie

★ 6.7

Dreamgirls

Joann

2006

Movie

★ 6.1

Impostor

Screaming Nurse (as Jonell Kennedy)

2001

Movie

★ 7.0

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Pam

2005

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

Movie

★ 6.6

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

Cathy

2003

Movie

★ 5.8

Nocturne

Gordon

2020

Movie

★ 5.6

Goodbye Lover

Evelyn

1999

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Movie

★ 6.2

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Barbara

2006

Movie

★ 5.6

Last Exit to Earth

Hera

1996

Movie

★ 4.0

Another Woman's Husband

Bets

2000

Movie

★ 6.6

Little Richard

Peggie Penniman

2000

Movie

★ 4.3

Fertile Ground

Brittany McGraw

2011

Movie

★ 4.1

Bolden

Ida Bass

2019

Movie

Andre Royo’s Big Scene

The Sound Person

2004

Movie

Free for All: The Public Library

Self

2025

Movie

★ 6.0

Proud American

LaKeesha

2008

Movie

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World

2017

Movie

★ 5.5

Una Great Movie

Zoe

2019

Movie

★ 6.0

In The Morning

Amara

2014

Movie

Steep

Writer

2007

Movie

Myself When I Am Real

2017