Jayne Brook

Jayne Brook Biography

Jayne Brook (born September 16, 1960) is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama Chicago Hope. She appeared on the series from 1995 to 1999.

Early life

Brook was born Jane Anderson in Northbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She then went on to attend Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters.

Career

Her first acting role was in the film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987. During the late 1980s, she worked for a while in Great Britain, appearing with Tom Conti and John Standing in The Old Boy Network, a single season ITV comedy series about three spies (an ex-MI5 agent, an ex-MI5 traitor who'd been working for the KGB, and an ex-CIA officer) who set up as private investigators after the end of the Cold War.

Brook went on to appear in larger roles, first as Carolyn in the 1991 film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, a starring role in the spring 1993 ABC network version of Sirens, a guest star for a 3-episode arc of L.A. Law and in the 1995 film Bye Bye Love, with Paul Reiser. She also had a small part as a child's mother in Kindergarten Cop (1990). She had a major role in "My Mother, the Spy (2000)."

Since leaving Chicago Hope in 1999, Brook has appeared as a regular and guest star on such series as Sports Night, The District, John Doe, as Paul Lewiston's drug addicted daughter on Boston Legal, Eli Stone, and Grey's Anatomy. She has appeared in recent advertisements for Excedrin brand headache medicine and DirecTV satellite television service. In 2007, she appeared as a publisher on the CBS television series NCIS (episode 90, Cover Story). In so doing, this reunited her with her former Chicago Hope co-star, Mark Harmon. In the Fall 2008 season of Private Practice, Brook began a recurring role as a Doctor Without Borders physician and love interest of Dr. Pete Wilder (played by Tim Daly).

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	JFK High School Teacher
1990	Kindergarten Cop	Zach's Mother
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Carolyn
1994	Clean Slate	Paula
1995	Bye Bye Love	Claire
1996	Ed	Lydia
1996	Last Dance	Jill
1997	Gattaca	Marie Freeman
1998	Into My Heart	Kat
2000	Chain of Command	Connelly's Ex-Wife (uncredited)

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	'	Mrs. Glazer	television film
1990	Equal Justice	Bonnie Ehlman	Episode: "The Price of Justice"
1990-1991	WIOU	Ann Hudson	14 episodes
1992	Doing Time on Maple Drive	Karen	television film
1992	'	Parker Morrow	4 episodes
1993	Sirens	Officer Sarah Berkezchuk	13 episodes
1993	L.A. Law	Beverly Halleran	3 episodes
1994	In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness	Kathy	television film
1995	'	Irma Millard / Hermit of the Lagoon	television film
1995-1999	Chicago Hope	Dr. Diane Grad	103 episodes
1996	'	Jane Jansen	television film
1998	Early Edition	Dr. Diane Grad	Episode: "Mum's the Word"
1998	Mind Games	Hannah Berrick	television film
1999-2000	Sports Night	Abby Jacobs	4 episodes
2000	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Teacher	Episode: "Footprints on My Heart/Legacy/Elopement"
2000	My Mother, the Spy	Alison Shaeffer	television film
2000-2002	'	Mary Ann Mitchell	14 episodes
2002	Imagine That	Wendy	6 episodes
2002-2003	John Doe	Jamie Avery	21 episodes
2003	Without a Trace	Ms. Atkins	Episode: "The Bus"
2004	'	Maureen Robinson	television film
2004	CSI: Miami	Mia Eckhart	Episode: "Legal"
2004	Jack & Bobby	Susan Kramer	Episode: "Lost Boys"
2004	Searching for David's Heart	Claire Deeton	television film
2005	Everwood	Mrs. Rogers	Episode: "Pro Choice" Episode: "So Long, Farewell..."
2006	Grey's Anatomy	Gwen Graber	Episode: "Blues for Sister Someone"
2006	Boston Legal	Rachel Lewiston	4 episodes
2007	NCIS	Lyndi Crawshaw	Episode: "Cover Story"
2008	Eli Stone	Rebecca Green	Episode: "Soul Free"
2008	Private Practice	Dr. Meg Porter	5 episodes
2008	Brothers & Sisters	Bertha Wandell	Episode: "Prior Commitments" Episode: "You Get What You Need"
2009	Castle	Claudia Peterson	Episode: "Nanny McDead"
2009	'	Michelle Durham	Episode: "Hello America"
2011	Off the Map	Lynn	Episode: "It's Good" Episode: "Es Un Milagro"
2011	Brothers & Sisters	Bertha Wandell	Episode: "Never Say Never"

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