Jennifer Spence


Jennifer Spence is a Canadian actress. Her acting credits include playing Dr. Lisa Park on the Stargate Universe television series and Betty Robertson on the series Continuum.

Career

Spence has had principal roles on a number of television series, including Exes and Ohs, The 4400, Reunion and Write & Wrong. She appeared in recurring roles on Killer Instinct, DaVinci's Inquest, You Me Her, and Travelers.
Immediately following the cancellation of Stargate Universe, Spence joined some other of the show's cast in a pilot of the new show Echoes, produced by Stargate's Mark Savela and Ken Kabatoff. In 2012, Spence had roles in episodes of three network television shows, The Killing, Alcatraz and Supernatural. Spence had a recurring role in the science fiction television series Continuum, as Detective Betty Robertson, which aired from May 2012 to October 2015. In 2013, Spence had a featured role in the award-winning film Down River, which was written and directed by her husband Ben Ratner.

Personal life

Spence was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, to a British father and third-generation Japanese Canadian mother. She married actor Benjamin Ratner in 2011, after they met in an acting class he was teaching in 2009. They reside in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Filmography

Film

Television