Jessica Steen News and Notes

Jessica has landed a role in an episode of the ABC Drama "Eyes". "Eyes" is a one-hour, midseason drama series that stars Tim Daley that will premiere on the ABC Television Network on March 30, 2005. Jessica's episode probably won't air until April 2005 at the earliest. The name and airdate of the episode will be posted when known.

Jessica is currently working on an 7th season episode of the WB TV series Charmed titled "Ordinary Witches". The airdate of the episode is unknown at this time (possibly January 2005?)

Just received info that Jessica's 4th appearance on NCIS (formerly Navy NCIS) will air on November 30th at 8:00PM EST on CBS. The name of the episode is "Heart Break". Here is more information...

NCIS (11/30) Air Date: 11/30/04 (TUESDAY) Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS Episode Title: "Heart Break" GIBBS AND HIS TEAM INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF A NAVY COMMANDER BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, NOV. 30 "Heart Break" -- Gibbs and his team are summoned to examine the mysterious death of a Navy commander who, after successful open heart surgery, seemingly bursts into flames, on NCIS, Tuesday, Nov. 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Dennis Smith directed the episode from a script by George Schenck and Frank Cardea. The NCIS team discovers that the commander made an art out of making enemies and they track down a young ensign who was relentlessly hounded by the deceased. But as they take him into custody, a scuffle takes place and Kate reacts with fatal results, realizing too late that they have the wrong man. Ultimately, Tony and Ducky combine their knowledge to uncover the person responsible for the commander's death. NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd: Sasha Alexander NCIS Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo: Michael Weatherly Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette NCIS Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray Jimmy Palmer: Brian Dietzen Commander Janice Byers: Stacy Edwards NCIS Special Agent Paula Cassidy: Jessica Steen Mysterious Redhead: Vivienne Bellisario Chief Petty Officer Velat: Billy Brown Nurse Dooley: Mary Wyckliffe Coach Morgan: Michael Dempsey Spencer: Matthew Ness Ensign Evan Hayes: Nathan Wetherington Jonathon: Ben Ziff Navy Corpsman: Derrex Brady Tiffany: Tyler Kain

A few new projects for Jessica have come up recently. Jessica has a part in the TV movie that is currently titled "Norco". The movie is based on one of what is considered one of the most violent robberies in history. The movie stars Jessica's "Still Life" co-star Jason Gedrick and David Cubitt ("Robbery Homicide Division").

Jessica also has done another episode of NAVY NCIS (now known as just NCIS). The title of the episode and airdate are currently unknown at this time.

Jessica's episode of Nip/Tuck (titled "Kimber Henry") and is scheduled to air this Tuesday (August 24th) on FX at 10:00 PM EST. Additionally, it will air again at 11:00PM on the same night (8/24) as well as on Sat 8/28 12:00 AM and Sun 8/29 10:00 PM. Below is an image from the episode as well as a link to a preview for the episode...

Jessica's episode of Nip/Tuck is titled "Kimber Henry" and is scheduled to air August 24th on FX. Here is the official description...

Episode 10: "Kimber Henry" (Airs August 24) -- With the dissolution of his marriage in progress, a lonely Sean finds himself conveniently in the company of Kimber (Kelly Carlson), who seeks his help with her new business venture. A journalist (J.K. Simmons) seeks breast implants in order to better understand his wife's battle with breast cancer. Amy Conners: Jessica Steen. Written by Jennifer Salt. Directed by Nelson McCormick.

Jessica recently shot an episode of the popular series Nip/Tuck which is now in its second season on the FX Channel. Jessica will be in episode #10 of this season (episode title currently unknown) and it should air around August 24th. Details of the episode will be posted when they become available.

Jessica will have a small part in the new Kojak remake for the USA television network that will star Ving Rhames as Lt. Theo Kojak (the character made popular by Telly Savalas in the 70's.) Production is expected to start by the end of this month.

Jessica will making a small appearance on the season finale episode of NAVY NCIS (titled "Reveille") on CBS! This makes her 3rd appearance on the show playing the role of Agent Paula Cassidy. The episode airs Tuesday May 25th at 8:00PM ET/PT on CBS. Check your local listings for time.

Long time JSP contributer Liz H. spotted a tidbit about the Canadian short film "Flip Phone" that Jessica was in becoming a possible series. The mention was in a bio on the ACTRA Toronto website for Hayley Tyson who wrote and produced "Flip Phone." Here is an excerpt from the bio...

...The success of Germgirl was followed up this year by Flip Phone (2004) Written and Produced by Hayley and starring Kathryn Greenwood, Jessica Steen and Hayley Tyson. In a short period of time Flip Phone has become one of the most popular shorts to be shown on CBC Zed TV, was called ‘a highlight of Monday night television' by the Globe and Mail and was acquired by the prestigious Channel 4 in the UK as one of its' rare short film purchases. The overwhelming reaction to the three characters in Flip Phone has spawn interest in a six-part series entitled North of Lawrence, Written and Co-produced by Hayley.

Jessica has landed a small role as a reporter in the movie "Chaos" The movie stars Wesley Snipes, Ryan Phillippe, Jason Statham and Justine Waddell. The film is a bank heist tale of a rookie and veteran cop, played by Phillippe and Statham, respectively, in pursuit of bank robber (Snipes) who knows too much about the inner workings of the police department. Waddell plays a female officer who has a personal connection to one of the cops. Filming started this month in Vancouver.

Jessica's first appearance on NAVY NCIS (the episode "Minimum Security") will air again on March 30th at 8:00PM ET/PT on CBS. Check local listings for channel and time.

Just a reminder that Jessica will appear on Stargate SG-1 in the 2 part "LOST CITY" episodes starting this week on The Sci Fi Channel. Lost City part 1 airs this Friday, March 12th at 9:00 PM ET and again at 11:00 PM ET. Part 2 airs next week on Friday, March 19th at 9:00 PM ET and again at 11:00 PM ET. Check your local listings to confirm the times.

Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out that Jessica will make a small appearance in tomorrows episode of NAVY NCIS (titled "Bete Noir") on CBS! This makes her 2nd appearance on the show playing the role of Agent Paula Cassidy. Jessica had just shot this last week and apparently they are running behind schedule which is why this came up all of a sudden. The episode airs tomorrow, Tuesday March 2nd at 8:00PM ET/PT on CBS. Check your local listings for time.

In the new special Stargate issue of TV ZONE #55, there is an interview with Stargate SG-1 actor Michael Shanks. In the interview Michael mentions a scene from "The Lost City" that he did with Jessica...

At the moment there is a knock at the door and both actors (CJ and MS) are called away to pose for yet more photos. Shanks is the first back to the trailer and takes a few moments to discuss his approach to playing Daniel Jackson after a year´s respite from the role.

MS: The start of the season was very much of a reintroduction of my character into the series and there were those moments when you saw a slight difference and a determination with Daniel. There´s one defining scene that I believe illustrates nicely where he´s ended up and it´s with Jessica Steen in LOST CITY. She plays Dr. Weir, who is the SGC´s new commander in this particular episode. Jessica is a really strong actress and wonderful to play off of. I wasn´t really expecting the way she approached her role and it was fantastic as well as enlightening because it gave me a great place to take Daniel. In this scene, she demonstrates what seems to be the old enthusiasm and naivete that Daniel had when he first joined the Stargate program. Daniel cautions Dr. Weir that you can´t always look at the world through rose coloured glasses. There are dangers out there in the universe and people who aren´t willing to negotiate and compromise. Sometimes it´s necessary to take up arms and fight and battles, which is what makes Stargate Program so important. Suddenly, my character is defending the military point of view. This demonstrates that he´s learnt to be more guarded with his altruistic approach to things given his experiences over the past seven years. That´s a big leap for him."

The Sci-Fi Channel has posted the dates for the episodes of Stargate SG-1 that Jessica appears in (The Lost City parts 1 and 2). The Lost City part 1 airs March 12th at 9:00 PM ET and again at 11:00 PM ET. Part 2 airs a week later on Friday, March 19th at 9:00 PM ET and again at 11:00 PM ET. It was believed that these episodes would have been shown together as a 2 hour special, but unless something is announced later, that doesn't seem to be the case.

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