Dawn-Lyen Gardner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Gardner was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting on television at an early age. Appearing in a recurring role on Viper and guest-starred on ER. She later moved to New York City and graduated form the Juilliard School. Same time Gardner acted on stage appearing in such productions like For Colored Girls, The School of Night and The Seagull. She has appeared in a number of regional productions. Also, Gardner had a number of guest-starring roles on television shows such as Crossing Jordan, Bones, Heroes and Castle. Gardner worked as a voice actress playing Steela Gerrera in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In 2016, Gardner was cast as a lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.
Known For
Filmography
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
TV · as Arin (voice) · 1 ep
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TV · as Scared Soul (voice), Melissa / Announcer (voice), Melissa (voice) · 1 ep
God Friended Me
TV · as Katie Brooks · 1 ep
The Dunning Man
Movie · as Alice
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Queen Sugar
TV · as Charley Bordelon West · 88 eps
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV · as Megan McLaren · 4 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
TV · as Samantha Williams · 1 ep
Unforgettable
TV · as Erica Campbell · 1 ep
Castle
TV · as Simone Jenkins · 1 ep
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV · as Steela Gerrera / Rebel / Citizen (voice), Steela Gerrera / Rebel (voice) · 2 eps
Cane
TV · as Melissa · 1 ep
Art School Confidential
Movie · as Coed
Heroes
TV · as Elizabeth · 2 eps
Bones
TV · as Court Reporter · 1 ep
Summerland
TV · as Tess · 1 ep
Married to the Kellys
TV · as Shannon · 1 ep
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Leever · 1 ep
Viper
TV · as Ronnie Wilkes · 4 eps
ER
TV · as Sandy Rochon · 1 ep