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Lanei Chapman (born January 23, 1973) is an American actress. She has appeared primarily in guest appearances on episodes of various television series, and may be best known for her role as Lt. Vanessa Damphousse in the single 1995–96 season of the series Space: Above and Beyond.
Lanei Chapman is an actress and voice actor who has appeared in movies, TV shows and video games. She was born on January 23, 1973 and graduated from Dartmouth with a BA in Spanish.
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Lanei Chapman (born 23 January 1973; age 51) is the actress who portrayed Ensign Sariel Rager in four Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. She first appeared in the fourth season episode "Galaxy's Child" for which she filmed her scenes between Monday 17 December 1990 and Wednesday 19 December 1990 on Paramount Stage 8. She returned for another fourth season episode, "Night Terrors" for which she filmed her scenes on Monday 14 January 1991 and Tuesday 15 January 1991 on Paramount Stage 8. Almost two years later, in 1992, she reprised her role for the sixth season episodes "Relics" and "Schisms".
Chapman is probably best remembered for her role as 1st Lieutenant Vanessa Damphousse in the short lived science fiction series Space: Above and Beyond. The Emmy Award and Saturn Award nominated series was cancelled after one season in 1996. On Space, Chapman worked with director Winrich Kolbe who also directed her first Star Trek episode, actors Tucker Smallwood, Tasia Valenza, David Jean Thomas, Don Pugsley, Billy Mayo, Randy Mulkey, and Michael Reilly Burke, and stunt coordinator Jeff Cadiente.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Chapman started her acting career at the age of 13 when she appeared in several television commercials such as for Kentucky Fried Chicken. She graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where she wrote her first play, "Home Run", for which she won third place at the Annual Short Play Competition in Los Angele...
In 1989, she played a younger version of Alfre Woodard's character in the television drama A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story. Following guest roles in episodes of China Beach (1990, with Jeff Kober and Robert Picardo), CBS Schoolbreak Specials (1991, with Christopher Rydell, Jennifer Gatti, and Tricia O'Neil), True Colors (1991, with Brigid Brannagh and Ellen Albertini Dow), Man of the People (1991, with Kate Mulgrew), The Wonder Years (1992, with Olivia d'Abo and Richard Fancy), and Martin (1992), she appeared in the 1992 television drama The Jacksons: An American Dream with Bumper Robinson and Vanessa Williams.
Further television work includes a recurring guest part as Bill Erwin's housekeeper in two episodes of Seinfeld (1993, starring Jason Alexander and with Victoria Dillard, Gina Hecht, Peter Crombie, Larry A. Hankin, Erick Avari, Tony Amendola, Elizabeth Dennehy, Teri Hatcher, and Heidi Swedberg), the television mini series The Secrets of Lake Success (1993, with Samantha Eggar, Stan Ivar, Liz Vassey, Brian Keith, Ray Wise, and Jeff Rector), and episodes of The Pretender (1997), C-16: FBI (1998, with Zach Grenier, Jeff Kober, Kristopher Logan, Glenn Morshower, Wendy Robie, and Catherine MacNeal), Judging Amy (2001-2002, with Nicholas Cascone, Scott Klace, J.D. Cullum, Joanna Miles, and Dakin Matthews), The District (2002-2003, with Roger Aaron Brown, Cress Williams, Richard Fancy, Michael Buchman Silver, Larry Cedar, and Kristen Ariza), The Division (2002-2003), Thief (2006, with Clifton Collins, Jr. and Albert Hall), and Grey's Anatomy (2007, with Stephanie Erb). She also appeared in the 2004 short drama Dense.
Chapman made her feature film debut in White Men Can't Jump (1992, with Gregg Daniel). The same year she played Cecily Cardew in the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest with Wren T. Brown and Brock Peters. In 1996 she was directed by fellow Space: Above and Beyond co-star James Morrison in the short film Parking on which she worked with Erich Anderson.
In 2001 she appeared in Rat Race, starring Whoopi Goldberg, with Andrew Kavovit, Peggy Jo Jacobs, Gene LeBell, and Bart McCarthy. Chapman's further credits include voice work on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001, with Jean Simmons, Judi Durand, Barbara Harris, Richard Penn, David Randolph, and Dwight Schultz), the comedy Expired (2007, with Terri Garr), and The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees
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Lanei Chapman is an actress who has appeared in various TV shows, movies and video games since 1991. See her full list of credits, including roles in Space: Above and Beyond, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Lanei Chapman is an actress, writer and director who appeared in movies like Rat Race and The Importance of Being Earnest. She also starred in TV shows like Space: Above and Beyond and The Wonder Years.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetHostNo Score Yet95%Unknown (Guest Star)84%73%Unknown (Guest Star)No Score YetNo Score YetUnknown (Guest Star)Lanei Chapman is an actor who has appeared in various films and TV shows, such as Rat Race, Phone Booth, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. TMDB provides her biography, filmography, and photos.
While still in college, the multi-talented Chapman wrote her first play, "Home Run," which she went on to produce and direct. In the taut drama "A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story" (NBC, 1989), she appeared as basketball star Isaiah Thomas' mother at age 16 (with Alfre Woodard playing the adult Mary). Chapman gained considerable experience with guest shots on...
