Jennifer Lien

For me Jennifer Lien will always be Kes from Star Trek: Voyager, a role she played with a delicacy that lingered far beyond the screen. Born in Palos Heights and trained at an arts-focused high school, she clearly committed to performance early, working across television, film, voice and stage. What stays with me is the quiet way she stepped back from the spotlight, leaving an unresolved kind of resonance around her career. I hold a quiet respect for actors who let a single memorable role, and a private life, speak for them.

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Name (English)

Jennifer Lien

Name (Japanese)

ジェニファー・リエン

Reading

じぇにふぁー・りえん

Born

August 24, 1974 (age 52)

Origin

Palos Heights, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Lien
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272020

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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