Biography
Jeanne Tripplehorn is an American actress. She trained at the Juilliard School after attending the University of Tulsa and began her career in local radio and television in Tulsa before moving into stage work, including a Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
Her film debut came as Dr. Beth Garner in Basic Instinct (1992). Subsequent roles include The Firm (1993), Waterworld (1995) and Sliding Doors (1998). On television she starred as Barbara Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and as Dr. Alex Blake in Criminal Minds (2012–2014). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO film Grey Gardens.
