{{short description|Australian actress}} {{multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=April 2017}} {{BLP self-published|date=April 2017}} {{third-party|date=April 2017}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox person | name = Stephanie Jacobsen | image = Stephanie Jacobsen 2.jpg | caption = Jacobsen in 2011 | birth_name = Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|22|df=y}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2000–present }} '''Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen''' (born 1980), is a Hong Kong-born Australian actress.
==Early life and education== Jacobsen was born in British Hong Kong. Her family moved to Australia when she was twelve years old.<ref name="ask">{{cite web|url=http://au.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/stephanie-jacobsen/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102122102/https://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/stephanie-jacobsen/index.html|archivedate=November 2, 2011|title=Stephanie Jacobsen|work=AskMen|accessdate=15 October 2014 |last1=Nusair |first1=David }}</ref>
She is of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian and English descent.<ref name="ask"/>
She attended the University of Sydney, from which she graduated with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy.<ref name="ask"/>
==Career== Jacobsen began her career in the SBS comedy series ''Pizza''. She later appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002, and in the Australian science fiction series ''Farscape'', as well as a number of TV commercials.
In 2007, Jacobsen landed the role of Kendra Shaw in ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'', a between-seasons television film of the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660|website=i09|date=October 31, 2008|access-date=October 23, 2023}}</ref> She also played Sam Tyler's future girlfriend in the original pilot of the American television show ''Life on Mars''.
In 2008, she was cast on the Fox series ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5050966/kendra-shaw-comes-to-the-sarah-connor-chronicles#c7831758|title=Kendra Shaw Comes To The Sarah Connor Chronicles!|work=io9|date=17 September 2008 |accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> playing Jesse, a Resistance fighter and girlfriend of Derek Reese. She also played Yoshi in ''The Devil's Tomb''.
In April 2009, Jacobsen was cast on The CW's revamped ''Melrose Place''<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Mikey|title='Workaholics' and 'Melrose Place' Actresses Guesting on Fox Pilots|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/workaholics-melrose-place-actresses-guesting-428719/#!|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2023}}</ref> in the role of medical student Lauren Yung.
In 2010, she acted in the science fiction film ''Quantum Apocalypse''. In 2011, Jacobsen made a cameo appearance in the ''Two and a Half Men'' episode "People Who Love Peepholes" as Charlie's former girl friend, Penelope.
In 2012, she appeared in the 2012 detective thriller film ''Alex Cross'' (as played by Tyler Perry), as the businesswoman Fan Yau Lee, who becomes the first victim of the antagonist Picasso (Matthew Fox). Loosely based on the novel ''Cross'' by James Patterson, the film was the third installment of the ''Alex Cross'' film series and a reboot of said series.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' | Kendra Shaw | Television film |- | 2009 | ''{{sortname|The|Devil's Tomb}}'' | Yoshi | Direct-to-video |- | 2010 | ''Quantum Apocalypse'' | Lynne | Television film |- | 2011 | ''Three Inches'' | Watts | Television film |- | 2012 | ''Alex Cross'' | Fan Yau | |- | 2014 | ''House of Secrets'' | Alison | Television film |- | 2018 | ''Occupation'' |Amelia Chambers |Credited as Stephany Jacobsen |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television ! Year ! style="width:16em;"| Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2000–2001 | ''Pizza'' | Selina | 5 episodes |- | 2001–2002 | ''Home and Away'' | Charlotte Adams | Seasons 14–15 (role held: 10 September 2001 – 3 September 2002) |- | 2001 | ''Farscape'' | Nurse Froy | Episode: "Incubator" |- | 2005–2006 | ''headLand'' | Li-Liu Tan | 10 episodes |- | 2008–2009 | ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' | Jesse Flores | 10 episodes |- | 2009–2010 | ''Melrose Place'' | Lauren Yung | Main cast; 18 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Two and a Half Men'' | Penelope | Episode: "People Who Love Peepholes" |- | 2013 | ''Hawaii Five-0'' | Amy Davidson | Episode: "Hana I WaʻIa" |- | 2014 | ''Revenge'' | Niko Takeda | 4 episodes |- | 2014 | ''Star-Crossed'' | Eva Benton | 5 episodes |- | 2014 | ''NCIS'' | Leia Pendergast | 1 episode |- | 2021 | ''Dota: Dragon's Blood'' | Drysi | Voice role |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Stephanie Jacobsen}} * {{IMDb name|1089338}} * {{battlestarwiki}} * Jackie Brygel, "New Chick on the Block," ''Courier Mail'' (Queensland, Australia), 13 September 2001, p. 7.
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