Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as Barbara Gordon in Birds of Prey and Isabelle "Dizzy" Flores in Starship Troopers, and her work on the Saw franchise.
She played Detective Allison Kerry in Saw, Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV.
Early Life
Dina Meyer was born in Queens, New York. Her mother eventually got divorced from her father and married a man who owned an auto parts/repair shop. She has two brothers, one older and one younger.
Career
Meyer's film debut was in the TV film Strapped in 1993. The same year, she moved to Los Angeles in order to appear in a recurring role in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. Shortly afterwards, she was cast as the female lead in Johnny Mnemonic and Dragonheart. Her television roles include regular appearances on UPN's Secret Agent Man and Fox's Point Pleasant and Birds of Prey.
Meyer has made several guest appearances on Friends, Six Feet Under and Ally McBeal. Her additional guest star roles have included Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Burn Notice, and Nip/Tuck. She also had recurring roles on FOX's Miss Match, ABC's Scoundrels, CW's 90210 and CBS's CSI and NCIS.
In 2013, Meyer appeared in the film Dead in Tombstone, opposite of Mickey Rourke, and played opposite Patrick Warburton and Jesse Bradford in the web series Sequestered. Meyer was also cast in Lethal Seduction as a sexy, psychotic woman determined to get her man.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Strapped | Delivery Person |
| 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Jane |
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Kara |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Isabelle "Dizzy" Flores |
| 1998 | Nowhere Land | Monica |
| Poodle Springs | Laura | |
| 1999 | Bats | Dr. Sheila Casper |
| 2000 | Stranger Than Fiction | Emma Scarlett |
| 2001 | Time Lapse | Kate |
| 2002 | D-Tox | Mary |
| Federal Protection | Bootsie Cavander | |
| Unspeakable | Diana Purlow | |
| Deadly Little Secrets | Stephanie Vincent | |
| Star Trek: Nemesis | Commander Donatra | |
| 2003 | The Movie Hero | Elizabeth Orlando / The Love Interest |
| 2004 | Saw | Detective Allison Kerry |
| Deception | Erin | |
| Breach | Lisa Vincson | |
| 2005 | Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | Kristen Richards |
| Crimes of Passion | Rebecca Walker | |
| The Receipt | Venus | |
| Saw II | Detective Allison Kerry | |
| His and Her Christmas | Liz Madison | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Detective Allison Kerry |
| Crazy Eights | Jennifer Jones | |
| Imaginary Playmate | Suzanne | |
| 2007 | Decoys 2: Alien Seduction | Dr. Alana Geisner |
| Saw IV | Detective Allison Kerry | |
| 2008 | Riddles of the Sphinx | Jessica |
| The Boy Next Door | Sara Wylde | |
| 2009 | Balancing the Books | Julia |
| The Lost | Mira | |
| Web of Desire | Beth Wyatt | |
| 2010 | VideoDome Rent-O-Rama | Ms. Motley |
| Piranha 3D | Paula | |
| 2011 | Untitled Allan Loeb Project | Diana |
| 2012 | Undertow | Toby French |
| 2013 | Dead in Tombstone | Calathea Massey |
| The Wrong Woman | Kay | |
| 2014 | Christmas in Palm Springs | Jessica Brady |
| 2015 | Truth & Lies | Allison |
| Lethal Seduction | Carissa Kensington | |
| Golden Shoes | Kathleen Larou | |
| Clarity | Sharon | |
| A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale | Missy Paxton | |
| 2016 | Fortune Cookie | Detective Emma Hoskins |
| AmeriGeddon | Kelly | |
| Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent | Mary Louise Michaels | |
| The Crooked Man | Margaret | |
| Turbulence | Sarah Plummer | |
| The Unwilling | Michelle Harris | |
| 2017 | The Evil Within | Lydia |
| Girlfriend Killer | Detective Michelle Price | |
| Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | Isabelle "Dizzy" Flores | |
| 2018 | Snatched | Dr. Natalie Barnes |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-1994 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Lucinda Nicholson |
| 1997 | Friends | Kate Miller |
| Michael Hayes | Rebecca Klein | |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Anna Flint |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Holiday |
| 2002-2003 | Birds of Prey | Barbara Gordon / Oracle / Batgirl |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | The Widow |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Rachel Harris | |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Lauren Logan |
| 2004-2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Anne-Marie Tolsom / Meg Cunningham |
| 2005-2006 | Point Pleasant | Amber Hargrove |
| 2006 | Thief | Wanda Atwater |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Elissa McClain |
| 2008 | Monk | Sally Larkin |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Roxy St. James |
| Burn Notice | Samantha | |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Abigail Barge |
| Castle | Lady Irena | |
| NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Holly Snow | |
| Scoundrels | Nina Hong | |
| The Glades | Patricia Dixon | |
| 2011-2012 | 90210 | Sheila |
| 2011 | Charlie's Angels | Jennifer Rice |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Regina Lampert |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Helen Bennett |
| 2015 | Code Black | Joan Reeves |
| 2017 | Kingdom | Luanne |
| 2018 | The Affair | Julie Christiansen |
| Code Black | Joan Reeves | |
| The Magicians | Stone Queen |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ancient Space | Dr. Willow Burke / Specialist Alma Linh |
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