Dawn-Lyen Gardner

Biography

Gardner was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting on television at an early age. Appearing in a recurring role on Viper and guest-starred on ER. She later moved to New York City and graduated form the Juilliard School. Same time Gardner acted on stage appearing in such productions like For Colored Girls, The School of Night and The Seagull. She has appeared in a number of regional productions. Also, Gardner had a number of guest-starring roles on television shows such as Crossing Jordan, Bones, Heroes and Castle. Gardner worked as a voice actress playing Steela Gerrera in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In 2016, Gardner was cast as a lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

Most Known For

Bones

as Court Reporter

Castle

as Simone Jenkins

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Steela Gerrera / Rebel / Citizen (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Steela Gerrera / Rebel (voice)

ER

as Sandy Rochon

Crossing Jordan

as Leever

Heroes

as Elizabeth

Unforgettable

as Erica Campbell

Marvel's Luke Cage

as Megan McLaren

Viper

as Ronnie Wilkes

God Friended Me

as Katie Brooks

The Mysteries of Laura

as Samantha Williams

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld

as Arin (voice)

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

as Scared Soul (voice)

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

as Melissa / Announcer (voice)

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

as Melissa (voice)

Queen Sugar

as Charley Bordelon West

Summerland

as Tess

Cane

as Melissa

Married to the Kellys

as Shannon