Jessalyn Gilsig

Cast in the supporting role of Terri Schuester on the FOX series, "Glee"

Cast as Claire Bennet's biological mother, Meredith Gordon, on NBC's "Heroes"

Played Shelley, the sister of Tami Taylor, in NBC's "Friday Night Lights"

Co-starred in "See This Movie," a "mockumentary" about a documentary filmmaker making a movie for the 2003 Montreal Film Festival

Appeared in four episodes of "Prison Break" (FOX)

Joined the cast of ABC's "NYPD Blue," for five episodes as a new detective

Cast as the conning sex-addicted love interest of Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) on the F/X drama, "Nip/Tuck"

Cast as teacher Lauren Davis, the head of the history department, in David E. Kelley's high school-set drama, "Boston Public" (FOX)

Featured as Sally Field's estranged daughter in "A Cooler Climate", premiered on Showtime

Had a two episode recurring role on "The Practice," playing Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Liner

Set to replace departing star Paula Marshall on the David E. Kelley spy series, "Snoops" (ABC); show was cancelled before her episodes were aired

Co-starred in the Playwrights Horizons presentation of "Gun-Shy," as a neurotic anorexic with a fixation on married men

Had a supporting role in the drama feature, "The Horse Whisperer"

Voiced the character of Kayley in "Quest for Camelot"

Had early New York stage credit with "Mere Mortals and Others," a collection of six one-act plays produced at Primary Stages

Featured in the American Repertory Theatre production of Moliere's "Tartuffe"

Moved to New York City

With American Repertory Theatre, co-starred as Miranda in "The Tempest"

Featured in the American Repertory Theatre production of the Aeschylus trilogy, "The Orestia"

Had early TV voice-over credit on the syndicated series, "Young Robin Hood"

Acted in the National Film Board of Canada short, "The Journey Home"

Had early feature film credit with a cameo in "Jacknife," starring Robert De Niro in the title role

Landed her first role as the voice of a puppet in "Masquerade," an animated short produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Began acting at age 12