Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 30, 1981
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
20 titles
Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Biography
Gardner was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting on television at an early age. Appearing in a recurring role on Viper and guest-starred on ER. She later moved to New York City and graduated form the Juilliard School. Same time Gardner acted on stage appearing in such productions like For Colored Girls, The School of Night and The Seagull. She has appeared in a number of regional productions. Also, Gardner had a number of guest-starring roles on television shows such as Crossing Jordan, Bones, Heroes and Castle. Gardner worked as a voice actress playing Steela Gerrera in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In 2016, Gardner was cast as a lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.
Known For
Filmography
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
Arin (voice)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
Scared Soul (voice)
God Friended Me
Katie Brooks
The Dunning Man
Alice
Steve
Self
Marvel's Luke Cage
Megan McLaren
Queen Sugar
Charley Bordelon West
The Mysteries of Laura
Samantha Williams
Unforgettable
Erica Campbell
Castle
Simone Jenkins
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Steela Gerrera / Rebel / Citizen (voice)
Cane
Melissa
Heroes
Elizabeth
Art School Confidential
Coed
Bones
Court Reporter
Summerland
Tess
Married to the Kellys
Shannon
Crossing Jordan
Leever
ER
Sandy Rochon
Viper
Ronnie Wilkes