In a further alien quirk, Kes was tragically destined for a short life of only 9 years. They liked me, asked me to come to New York, so here I am!

Clearly, the Voyager wasn't big enough for two women sporting a short, blonde hairdo. I also get to meet people from other SF shows, because they tend to have guests from other series at the conventions I attend.

[6], In a 1992 interview, Lien said: "A couple of years ago, I was trying to get an audition for a baseball movie, so I said that I could play baseball. In this time-twisting adventure, an older Kes attacks her former ship for supposedly abandoning her and then travels back in time to prevent her younger self from ever joining the crew. Jim Carrey is Craig’s top acting pick and favorite topics include superheroes, anime and the unrecognized genius of the High School Musical trilogy.

playing Sandy, the wild girlfriend of Matthew Lillard's character. Waiting for your permission to load the comments. In a 1995 interview,[13] Lien said the following about these conventions: The conventions are something within themselves, a unique world. We'd always played a lot while I was growing up, like in the backyard. Here's why Lien (and Kes) left the series. We'd like to say she went on to better things.

Her character is an Ocampan, a species in the Star Trek universe that lives for only eight to nine years, who joins the starship's crew after it is stranded 70,000 light-years from Earth.[9].

Lien is working on quite the rap sheet near her Tennessee home.

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Jennifer Anne Lien (born August 24, 1974)[1] is an American actress, best known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. I felt like I made the world just a little better for a while. We're told Lien was pulled over, for the 2nd time, because she was driving with no visible tags. Jennifer Lien's Kes was a key member of the Star Trek: Voyager crew but was written out in season 4.

In 1994, Lien was cast as Kes on Star Trek: Voyager.