Leni Parker
Actor
Biography
Leni Parker is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the androgynous alien Da'an in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict.
Parker was born in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1966. She attended Concordia University in Montreal, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance. After graduating, she began working with Pigeons International Theatre for the next 10 years. She was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Theatre Critics of Quebec Awards in 1992 for her role as la Bonne in Coquelicots.
Parker's television debut came in 1994, when she appeared in an episode of the series Due South. She went on to have recurring roles in the series Earth: Final Conflict (1994-2002), Street Legal (2000-2001), and 19-2 (2014). She has also appeared in a number of films, including Mommy's Prison Secret (2017) and The Perfect Husband (2018).
In addition to her acting career, Parker is also a passionate advocate for social justice. She is a founding member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association's Diversity Committee and has spoken out on a number of issues, including gender equality and LGBTQ rights.
Filmography
Orphan
as Delivery Room Nurse 2009
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Ms. Greene 2023
White House Down
as Speaker's Assistant 2013
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Bonnie (uncredited) 2019
The Man
as Cashier 2005
Screamers
as Cpl. McDonald 1995
My Salinger Year
as Pam 2020
Afterwards
as Clerk 2008
An Eye for Beauty
as Sarah Handelsman 2014
Bleeders
as Baby Laura 1997
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Beatrice Kaufman 1994
Nico the Unicorn
as Librarian 1998
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. Barrymore 2000
The Education of Little Tree
as Martha 1997
Early Release
as Lenni Page 2017
Deadly Betrayal
as Roz 2003