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Jennifer Anne Lien (born August 24, 1974) [1] is an American former actress known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.[2] Early life. Lien was born on August 24, 1974, [3] in Illinois, the youngest of three children, and joined the Illinois Theatre Center at the age of 13. [1]
Voyager producers have confirmed that Lien left Voyager during season four due to her growing mental health and addiction problems – issues that ultimately brought her Hollywood career to a premature end. Credit: David Dumbell via Wikimedia Commons. “She wanted to be a very serious actress”
Aug 23, 2022 · As of now, Jennifer Lien remains retired from acting, having stepped away from the limelight that once shone on her during her Hollywood days. She has chosen a path of privacy, maintaining a life far removed from the public eye.
Aug 15, 2023 · Jennifer Lien played the fascinating Kes on "Star Trek Voyager," but due to extremely sad circumstances, she was written out of the show.
Feb 4, 2024 · Jennifer Lien departed Star Trek: Voyager in season 4, bringing Kes's story to an abrupt end, but one of her cast mates hailed Lien's talent.
Dec 12, 2023 · While Jennifer Lien returns for one episode of Star Trek: Voyager in season 6, episode 23 "Fury", "The Gift" marks Lien's last episode as a regular cast member. McNeill and Wang don't offer any explanations for Lien leaving Star Trek: Voyager on The Delta Flyers.
Season four of Star Trek: Voyager brought changes to the series, beginning with saying goodbye to Jennifer LIen's Kes. Lien was being written out and essentially replaced by Jeri Ryan's Seven...
Apr 1, 2023 · Jennifer Lien as Kes Paramount Joining the Starfleet and Maquis crew aboard Voyager was Kes, a young alien woman with mild telepathic powers and just a nine-year lifespan, and played by...
Aug 14, 2024 · Jennifer Lien's departure from Star Trek: Voyager as Kes was influenced by creative dead ends and mental health issues. Kes's exit paved the way for Seven of Nine's introduction, which reshaped the dynamics of the show's cast.
Aug 9, 2010 · Jennifer Lien is doing fine and leading her life her way. That’s the gist of a 20-minute conversation with Lien, who played the Ocampan character Kes – sweet-natured girlfriend of Neelix (Ethan Phillips) -- on Star Trek: Voyager for the show’s first three seasons, then departed, only to pull away from the limelight pretty much for good.