Dina Meyer is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers (film)

Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...

and Detective Allison Kerry in the Saw films. She portrayed Mrs. Hong as a recurring guest star on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

's Scoundrels

Scoundrels (TV series)

Scoundrels is an American television series that aired on the ABC network. It is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune. The one-hour comedy-drama premiered on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9 pm...

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Personal life

Meyer was born in Queens, New York. Her mother got divorced from her father and married a man who owned an hers (auto parts/repair shop). She has two brothers, one older named Gregory and one younger named Evan. She once dated Will Yun Lee. Dina is currently single. She has been in other celebrity relationships includign Billy Joel and Shane West averaging approximately 1.0 year each. She has never been married.

Career

Meyer's film debut was in the TV film Strapped

Strapped

Strapped is a 1993 television crime-thriller/drama, produced by HBO Films for HBO. It starred, William James Stiggers Jr., Chi Ali and was the debut film of Bokeem Woodbine and rapper Fredro Starr...

in 1993, although her role in the cyberpunk

Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...

 thriller Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic (film)

Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film, loosely based on the short story "Johnny Mnemonic" by William Gibson. The title character, a man with a cybernetic brain implant designed to store information, is played by Keanu Reeves. The film portrays Gibson's dystopian view of the future with the world...

was perhaps her breakthrough performance. Before that, however, she also had a role in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...

as Lucinda Nicholson. In addition to Johnny Mnemonic, she has had other roles in science fiction productions, such as Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers (film)

Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...

, Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey (TV series)

Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series...

and Star Trek Nemesis. She played Detective Allison Kerry in the horror

Horror film

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/thriller film Saw

Saw (film)

Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell...

and its sequels. She made several guest appearances on Friends

Friends

Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

and Miss Match

Miss Match

Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently...

. She also played one of the leads on the now canceled Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant (TV series)

Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....

. In March 2006, Meyer was in the series premiere episode of Thief

Thief (TV series)

Thief is an FX television mini-series which debuted on March 28, 2006 .Andre Braugher stars as Nick Atwater, the leader of a robbery crew balancing his personal life with the planning of a major heist...

as Wanda, the wife of Andre Braugher's character Nick, although her character did not reappear. In 2009 she made an appearance on Burn Notice

Burn notice

A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...

as Samantha, Michael Weston's ex-fiancee. Meyer has a recurring guest star role on ABC's 2010 series Scoundrels

Scoundrels (TV series)

Scoundrels is an American television series that aired on the ABC network. It is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune. The one-hour comedy-drama premiered on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9 pm...

as Mrs. Hong, who seduces Cal West, portrayed by Patrick Flueger

Patrick Flueger

Patrick John Flueger is an American actor, known for his lead role in the television series The 4400.-Life and career:...

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Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic (film) Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film, loosely based on the short story "Johnny Mnemonic" by William Gibson. The title character, a man with a cybernetic brain implant designed to store information, is played by Keanu Reeves. The film portrays Gibson's dystopian view of the future with the world...	Jane
1996	Dragonheart Dragonheart Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and the voice of Sean Connery. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and various other awards in 1996 and 1997...	Kara
1997	Starship Troopers Starship Troopers (film) Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...	Dizzy Flores
1998	Nowhere Land	Monica
1999	Bats Bats (film) Bats is a 1999 horror film, directed by Louis Morneau and produced by Destination Films. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton and Leon.-Plot:...	Dr. Sheila Casper
2000	Stranger Than Fiction Stranger than Fiction (2000 film) Stranger Than Fiction is a 2000 comedy-thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring Mackenzie Astin.-Plot:While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Lake City, Violet Madison, Austin Walker,...	Emma Scarlett
2001	Deadly Little Secrets	Stephanie Vincent
2001	Time Lapse	Kate
2002	Star Trek Nemesis	Romulan Romulan The Romulans are a fictional alien race in the Star Trek universe. First appearing in the original Star Trek series in the 1966 episode "Balance of Terror", they have since made appearances in all the main later Star Trek series: The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager...  Commander Donatra
2002	D-Tox D-Tox D-Tox is a 2002 film directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Sylvester Stallone. It also stars Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Robert Patrick, Polly Walker, Jeffrey Wright and Kris Kristofferson. The film was released internationally by United International Pictures...	Mary
2002	Federal Protection	Bootsie Cavander
2002	Unspeakable	Diana Purlow
2003	Deception	Erin
2003		Elizabeth Orlando/The Love Interest
2004	Saw Saw (film) Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell...	Detective Allison Kerry
2004	Breach	Lisa Vincson
2005		Lydia
2005	Crimes of Passion	Rebecca Walker
2005	Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough, a melodramatic erotic thriller, is the third installment in the Wild Things series. Released straight-to-video in 2005, it stars Sarah Laine, Sandra McCoy, Dina Meyer, Ron Melendez, Claudio Sad and Brad Johnson...	Kirsten Richards
2005		Venus
2005	Saw II Saw II Saw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and co-written by Bousman and the first film's co-writer Leigh Whannell. It is a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw film series...	Detective Allison Kerry
2006	Saw III Saw III Saw III is a 2006 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars...	Detective Allison Kerry
2007	Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Decoys 2: Alien Seduction is the sequel to the film Decoys. It was originally titled as Decoys 2: Rebirth, with its North American DVD release title being Decoys: The Second Seduction....	Dr. Alana Geisner
2007	Saw IV Saw IV Saw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007...	Detective Allison Kerry
2007	Crazy Eights	Jennifer Jones
2009	VideoDome Rent-O-Rama	Ms. Motley
2009	Fatal Secrets	Julia
2010	Piranha 3-D Piranha 3-D Piranha 3D is a 2010 3D horror film, and the second remake of the 1978 film of the same name. It is directed by Alexandre Aja and sports an ensemble cast featuring Steven R...	Kendra Montellano

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Strapped Strapped Strapped is a 1993 television crime-thriller/drama, produced by HBO Films for HBO. It starred, William James Stiggers Jr., Chi Ali and was the debut film of Bokeem Woodbine and rapper Fredro Starr...	Delivery Person	TV film
1993	Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...	Lucinda Nicholson	twelve episodes
1997	Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Kate Miller	three episodes
1997	Michael Hayes Michael Hayes (TV series) Michael Hayes was a TV series that ran on CBS from 1997 to 1998. It starred David Caruso and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.This series spotlighting surveys Michael Hayes, a former policeman became Deputy Prosecutor of the City of New York....	Rebecca Klein	Episode: "Pilot"
1998	Poodle Springs Poodle Springs (film) Poodle Springs is a 1998 neo-noir HBO film directed by Bob Rafelson starring James Caan, Dina Meyer, and David Keith. The film is based on the unfinished novel Poodle Springs by Raymond Chandler, completed after his death by Robert B...	Laura Parker-Marlowe	TV film
1998	Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...	Anna Flint	Episode: "Forbidden Fruits"
2000	Secret Agent Man	Holliday	nine episodes
2002	Six Feet Under	The Widow	Episode: "Someone Else's Eyes"
2002		Dr. Rachel Harris	Episode: "Free Spirit"
2002– 2003	Birds of Prey Birds of Prey (TV series) Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series...	Barbara Gordon Barbara Gordon Barbara Gordon is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and in related media, created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino...	fourteen episodes
2003– 2004	Miss Match Miss Match Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently...	Lauren Logan	eight episodes
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Meg Cunningham	Episode: "Swap Meet"
2005	His and Her Christmas	Liz	TV film
2005– 2006	Point Pleasant Point Pleasant (TV series) Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....	Amber Hargrove	thirteen episodes
2006	Thief	Wanda Atwater	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Imaginary Playmate	Suzanna	TV film
2007	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Elissa McClain	Episode: "Deep Freeze"
2008	Web of Desire	Beth Wyatt	TV film
2008	Riddles of the Sphinx	Jessica	TV film
2008	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...	Sally Larkin	Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized"
2008		Sara	TV film
2009	Nip/Tuck Nip/Tuck Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy...	Roxy St. James	Episode: "Roxy St. James"
2009		Mira	TV film
2009	Burn Notice Burn notice A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...	Samantha	Episode: "Sins of Omission"
2010	NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...	Holly Snow	Episode: "Jet Lag" and "Guilty Pleasure"
2010		Abigail Barge	Episode: "Red Herring"
2010	Castle Castle (TV series) Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...	Lady Irena	Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice"
2010	Scoundrels Scoundrels (TV series) Scoundrels is an American television series that aired on the ABC network. It is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune. The one-hour comedy-drama premiered on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9 pm...	Mrs. Hong	Episodes: "Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Bags Full" and "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Anne-Marie Tolsom	Episodes: "The List"
2011	Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October...	Mrs. Hanson	Episodes: "Angels in Paradise" (1x05)
2011	90210 (2011 TV series)	Sheila, Agency lady	Episodes: "A Thousand Words" (4x09)

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