Jennifer Sky

Jennifer Sky is a former American actress and model. She has had roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997, General Hospital (1997–1998), Xena: Warrior Princess in 1999, and starred as Cleopatra, the title character in Cleopatra 2525 (2000–2001). She has also had roles in Fastlane in 2002, Charmed in 2003, and CSI: Miami in 2004 and 2005. She notably appeared as Vanessa Farrow in the final episode of Columbo in 2003.

Jennifer Sky
Occupation(s)	Former actress and model
Spouse	Alex Band ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2009)​

Early and personal life

Sky was raised in Jensen Beach, Florida.^[1] At 15, she was offered two months of summer modeling in Japan.^[2] She left for New York City at 17 to study acting under the tutelage of several acclaimed acting coaches, and became well-versed in the Meisner technique. Sky married Alex Band of The Calling,^[3] but they subsequently separated.^[1]

On September 10, 2013, The New York Times published an op-ed by Sky entitled "My Life as a Warrior Princess", in which she compared the abusive and exploitative working conditions she experienced as a teenage fashion model with the much superior working conditions she experienced as an actor. She described how inspirational she found her work on the show Xena: Warrior Princess.^[4]

Career

Sky has appeared on television in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997. She has portrayed Sarah Webber on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital (1997–1998), Xena: Warrior Princess in 1999, and starred as Cleopatra, the title character in the American syndicated science-fiction television series Cleopatra 2525 from 2000-2001, Fastlane in 2002, Charmed in 2003, and CSI: Miami in 2004 and 2005.^[5]

Sky appeared as Vanessa Farrow in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife", the series finale of Columbo in 2003.^[6]

That same year, she was ranked number 90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003.^[7]

Health

She has written for her hometown newspaper, The Stuart News. She is featured in the opinion section. According to her October 2010 column in the paper, she was suffering from severe health problems and was living and studying in New York City.^[1] The former actress is a rare survivor of an "aortic dissection" and has since shared her ongoing battle on social media platforms.

Activism

In February 2014, Sky posted a video to YouTube in which she described the emotional, professional, and sexual mistreatment she suffered over the course of her career, denounced the fashion industry. She called upon viewers to fight for the creation of labor unions for models, stricter regulations on the employment of children, and an end to what she describes as the systematic abuses of the industry.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Trigger Happy	Jane
2001	Shallow Hal	Nightclub Goer #2
2002	Shop Club	Tina
2002	My Little Eye	Charlie
2003	Fish Without a Bicycle	Hot Girl
2004	Never Die Alone	Janet
2005	The Helix... Loaded	Lola
2008	Meet Market	Courtney
2010	Somewhere	Pretty Girl at Loud Table	Uncredited[citation needed]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	SeaQuest DSV	Shop Girl	Episode: "Sympathy for the Deep"
1993	Emerald Cove	Lisa Foxworth	unknown episodes
1996	Our Son, the Matchmaker	Judy Adams	Television film
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Heidi Barrie	Episode: "The Pack"
1997	Pacific Blue	Bree Hopkins	Episode: "Rumplestiltskin"
1997–1998	General Hospital	Sarah Webber	Contract role
1998	Sins of the City	Callie	Episode: "Blind Eye for Hire"
1999	Xena: Warrior Princess	Amarice	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2000–2001	Cleopatra 2525	Cleopatra 'Cleo'	Main role
2002	Boomtown	Laura / Vanessa Griggs	Episode: "Possession"
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Matilda	Episode: "Abra Cadaver"
2002–2003	Fastlane	Cassidy Shaw	Episodes: Pilot, "Slippery Slope"
2003	Columbo	Vanessa Farrow	Episode: "Columbo Likes the Nightlife"
2003	Charmed	Mabel Stillman	Episode: "The Power of Three Blondes"
2003	Dragnet	Melissa Edgar	Episode: "The Magic Bullet"
2004–2005	CSI: Miami	Cookie Devine / Sara Piper	Episodes: "Innocent", "Game Over"