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Jennifer Riker

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Jennifer Riker
Dr. Helga Jace ep. #204
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Jennifer was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of four siblings. A military brat her family moved to Florida where she received a BFA degree from F.S.U and was awarded top honors from the Golden Key National Honors Society. Jennifer also has her MFA Degree from the Yale School of Drama.
BornFebruary 8
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Jayne Atkinson, Patricia Clarkson, and Jennifer Riker in House of Cards (2013)
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Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Riker, and Ava Allan in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
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Black Lightning (2017)
Black Lightning
6.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Helga Jace
Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
House of Cards
8.7
TV Series
  • Maureen Shaud
Sophia Lillis in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
5.7
  • Desk Clerk
  • 2019
Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
Castle
8.1
TV Series
  • Sue Vaughn

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  • Otter Space (2022)
    Otter Space
    • Narrator
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Black Lightning (2017)
    Black Lightning
    • Dr. Helga Jace
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, John Schneider, Gavin Houston, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Tika Sumpter, Aaron O'Connell, and Tyler Lepley in The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
    The Haves and the Have Nots
    • Officer Kent
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Shaken (2019)
    Shaken
    • Karren
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Sophia Lillis in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
    • Desk Clerk
    • 2019
  • Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Michael James Shaw in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    • Mrs. Robinson
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Purge (2018)
    The Purge
    • Connie
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Lodge 49 (2018)
    Lodge 49
    • Brenda
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    • Maureen Shaud
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in Nashville (2012)
    Nashville
    • Dr. Laura Goulding
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Kristin Davis, Sara Gilbert, David Alan Grier, Ari Graynor, Ryan Hansen, and Sara Rodier in Bad Teacher (2014)
    Bad Teacher
    • Well Dressed Mom
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Randy Harrison and Michael Urie in Such Good People (2014)
    Such Good People
    • Cricket Sumner
    • 2014
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Mazouz in Touch (2012)
    Touch
    • Det. Rose Tyler
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Ally Walker in The Protector (2011)
    The Protector
    • Ann O'dell
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Law & Order: LA (2010)
    Law & Order: LA
    • Senator Celeste Kelman
    • TV Series
    • 2011

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    Has a Masters Degree from the Yale School of Drama.

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