Dina Meyer Add to My Celebs Age 43 Birthday Dec. 22nd, 1968 Born in Queens, New York, USA Height 5' 7"

Dina Meyer's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Birds of Prey Barbara Gor… Batgirl Point Pleasant Amber Hargr… Secret Agent Man Holiday

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Piranha 2007 - Saw IV 2006 - Crazy Eights 2006 - Saw III 2005 - Saw II 2004 - Saw 2002 - D-Tox 2002 - Star Trek: Nemesis 2002 - Federal Protection 1999 - Bats 1997 - Starship Troopers 1996 - DragonHeart 1995 - Johnny Mnemonic

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Hobbies: Snowboarding, Rollerblading, and other outdoor activities. Dina Meyer was born and raised in Forest Hills, Queens, NY, but moved to Dix Hills, Long Island, just before her last year of junior high school. She has two siblings, an older brother named Gregory and a younger one named Evan. Her first experience in the entertainment industry came when she did some modeling from ages nine to 16. She always wanted to become an actress but her parents didn't think that was a wise career move; they wanted her to get a good education, so she went to college and graduated in 1990 with a bachelors degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing (and a minor in French). She started her acting training at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where she studied Sanford Meisner's acting techniques with Ron Stetson for about three years. Other actors to receive such training are Sandra Bullock, Michael Douglas (I), Jeff Goldblum, 'Leslie Nielsen', Diane Keaton, among others. She got her first part in the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), which required her to move out to Los Angeles. Soon after she scored the lead in the movie Johnny Mnemonic (1995), in which she did almost all of her own stunts, establishing herself as an athletic actress. She moved to eastern Europe for six months while shooting her second movie, Dragonheart (1996), which was a very physical role but also required her to deal with CGI special effects. In her very next movie, Starship Troopers (1997), she starred with Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards, which again called for her skills as an athletic actress and gave her more experience with CGI. Her talent agent also represents Matt LeBlanc, so through her she was able to score a recurring role on "Friends" (1994). She next had a short-lived part on the TV series "Michael Hayes" (1997) and a guest-starring role in an episode of "Ally McBeal" (1997) before landing her next movie role opposite James Caan (I) in Poodle Springs (1998) (TV), which aired on HBO. Since then she's gone on to score an independent film project as well as other big-budget films.


TRIVIA:

• Nickname assigned to her by childhood friend: Melon Seed.
• Although she has often played blondes and brunettes, she is naturally a redhead.
• Modeled from age 9 until age 16.
• Grew up in Dix Hills, Long Island, NY. Attended C.W. Post College from January 1986 through at least May, 1987.
• Attended college, graduating with a Bachelor's in Business Administration; minor in French.
• Received a head concussion which rendered her unconscious while filming a fight scene in _Starship Troopers (1997)_ (qv).
• Trained for three years under Ron Stetson at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

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