{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1968)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=July 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2018}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Klea Scott | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|25}} | birth_place = Panama Canal Zone, Panama | death_date = | death_place = | children = 1 | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1982–present | spouse = John Langs (19??–2013) | education = University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) }} '''Klea Scott''' (born December 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress, known for her roles on television. She starred in the short-lived CBS police drama ''Brooklyn South'' (1997–98), and was later cast as Emma Hollis on the Fox television series ''Millennium'' for its third and final season. From 2005 to 2007, she starred in the CBC Television crime drama ''Intelligence''.
==Biography== Klea Scott was born on December 25, 1968, in Panama City, Panama Canal Zone, and was raised in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Allan|date=November 10, 1998|title=Gruesome Details|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-11-10-9811100065-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
Scott first appeared on the Canadian television show ''You Can't Do That on Television'' from 1982 to 1984. The experience encouraged her to switch her focus from dancing to acting. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City to study acting. She spent a summer at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. Scott then went to college at North Carolina School of the Arts where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. On stage, she has performed in ''All's Well That Ends Well'' and ''The Tempest'' with the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Scott made her network television debut on an episode of the CBS sitcom ''Cosby'' before accepting the regular role of Officer Nona Valentine on the CBS police drama ''Brooklyn South''. After this short stint on network television, Scott found herself back doing community theatre, working with her husband, John Langs, a theatrical writer and director.
Scott auditioned for the Fox series ''Millennium'' in 1998. The show's producers cast her in the role of FBI Agent Emma Hollis in the third and final season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petty |first=Michael John |date=2024-10-14 |title=Revisit This Psychedelic KISS-Fueled Halloween Horror Episode of 'Millennium' |url=https://collider.com/millennium-kiss-halloween-crossover-episode/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> The series was cancelled in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimball |first=Trevor |date=2008-10-07 |title=Millennium |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/millennium/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale |language=en-US}}</ref>
She went on to guest star in television shows including ''ER'' and ''Just Shoot Me!'' and was later cast as Detective Sonia Robbins in the CBS drama series ''Robbery Homicide Division''.
In film, Scott has been seen in supporting roles in movies such as ''Minority Report'' and ''Collateral''.
Scott co-starred with Ian Tracey in ''Intelligence'', an award-winning series from ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' creator Chris Haddock, which premiered in October 2006 on CBC. A second season aired from October 2007, concluding in December that same year.
In 2017, Scott guest starred in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' playing Dominique Eldredge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/greys-anatomy-season-13-spoilers-two-new-characters-debut-after-winter-premiere-2481243|title='Grey's Anatomy' Season 13 Spoilers: Two New Characters To Debut After Winter Premiere|website=International Business Times |date=25 January 2017|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
Scott appeared in her role as Jillian Howe in ''Pretty Little Liars''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=Who Is Dana On 'PLL: The Perfectionists'? Klea Scott May Look Familiar To 'Pretty Little Liars' Fans |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-dana-on-pll-the-perfectionists-klea-scott-may-look-familiar-to-pretty-little-liars-fans-16979778 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 2019, she began playing the role of Dana Booker in the ''Pretty Little Liars'' spinoff series ''Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/pretty-little-liars-the-perfectionists-klea-scott-recurring-1202501887/|title='Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists': Klea Scott Joins Spinoff As Recurring|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-11-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
==Personal life== Scott has one son, named Captain, born in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/02/05/12755321-qmi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212055133/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/02/05/12755321-qmi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2010|title=New mom Klea Scott misses acting|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1982–1984|| ''You Can't Do That on Television'' || Klea Scott || 8 episodes |- |1984|| ''UFO Kidnapped'' || Klea || |- |1989|| ''A Whisper to a Scream'' || Sasha || |- |1997|| ''Brooklyn South'' || Off. Nona Valentine || 22 episodes |- |1998–1999|| ''Millennium'' || Agent Emma Hollis || 22 episodes |- |2000|| ''Just Shoot Me!'' || Wanda || Episode: "Blinded by the Right" |- |2002–2003|| ''Robbery Homicide Division'' || Det. Sonia Robbins || 13 episodes |- |2002|| ''Minority Report'' || Pre-Crime Cop || |- |2002|| ''Lullaby'' || Zoe || |- |2003|| ''Manfast'' || Alex || |- |2004|| ''Collateral'' || Fed #1 || |- |2005–2007|| ''Intelligence'' || Mary Spalding || 26 episodes |- |2016–2017 || ''Pretty Little Liars'' || Jillian Howe || 3 episodes |- |2019|| ''Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'' || Dana Booker || 9 episodes |- |2020|| ''Break Even'' || Mrs. Mortem || |- |2025|| ''Vicious'' || {{TBA}} || Post-production |}
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