Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American film and television actress.
She is best known for her roles as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers and Det. Allison Kerry in the Saw film series. Meyer began her career appearing in a recurring role on the Fox teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210, before landing a female leading role opposite Keanu Reeves in the Johnny Mnemonic. Meyer also starred as Barbara Gordon in the short-lived The WB series Birds of Prey, making her the second actress (after Yvonne Craig in The '60s Batman TV series) to play the character and the first to portray her Oracle persona, as opposed to Batgirl, in a Live-Action Adaptation.
Filmography
Film
- Strapped (1993) as Delivery Person
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) as Jane
- Dragonheart (1996) as Kara
- Starship Troopers (1997) as Dizzy Flores
- Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017, voice)
- Poodle Springs (1998) as Laura Parker Marlowe
- Bats (1999) as Dr. Sheila Casper
- D-Tox (2002) as Mary
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) as Commander Donatra
- Saw as Detective Allison Kerry
- Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007) as Dr. Alana Geisner
- Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005) as Kristen Richards
- Piranha 3D (2010) as Paula
- Dead in Tombstone (2013) as Calathea Massey
- AmeriGeddon (2016) as Kelly
- The Evil Within (2017) as Lydia
Television
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993-94) as Lucinda Nicholson
- 90210 (2011-12)
- Friends (1997) as Kate Miller
- Ally McBeal (1998) as Anna Flint
- The Outer Limits (2001) as Dr. Rachel Harris
- Six Feet Under (2002) as The Widow
- Birds of Prey (2002-03) as Barbara Gordon / Oracle
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (2019, voice)
- CSI (2004, 2011) as Anne-Marie Tolsom, Meg Cunningham
- Point Pleasant (2005-06) as Amber Hargrove
- CSI: Miami (2007) as Elissa McClain
- Monk (2008) as Sally Larkin
- Nip/Tuck (2009) as Roxy St. James
- Burn Notice (2009) as Samantha
- NCIS (2010) as Holly Snow
- The Mentalist (2010) as Abigail Barge
- Castle (2010) as Lady Irena
- The Glades (2010) as Patricia Dixon
- Charlie's Angels (2011) as Jennifer Rice
- Criminal Minds (2012) as Regina Lampert
- The Magicians (2018) as Stone Queen
- Code Black (2018) as Joan Reeves
- The Affair (2018) as Julie Christiansen
- American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018) as Nora Campbell
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2018, 2020) as Veronica Stephens
- All American (2019-20) as Gwen Adams
- All Rise (2019) as Kiki Mackin
Web Video
- Con Man (2016) as Barkeep 2
Associated Tropes:
- Action Girl: She's known for playing (literally) kickass characters.
- Fiery Redhead: She's a natural redhead who commonly plays plucky characters.
- Ms. Fanservice: She frequently shows a lot of skin in her works.
- Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: She naturally has these features, so any major character she plays where she's not required to alter her appearance is this by default.
- Typecasting: She's mostly cast as a Fiery Redhead Action Girl, which is oftentimes also the Ms. Fanservice.
