Like many actresses, this native Canadian began her career modeling (i.e., appearing on the cover of the French edition of Cosmopolitan at age 15) before being featured in TV commercials (e.g., spots for Lady Stetson and Oil of Olay). The luscious blonde made a striking feature film debut in 1995 as Sil, the otherworldly antagonist in the sci-fi thriller "Species". Henstridge (who, at least according to studio PR, won out over 800 competitors), played a beautiful but deadly product of alien and human DNA who was intent on procreating in order to create a new race.

She had two releases in 1996, though neither created as big an impression as had her debut. In the actioner "Maximum Risk", Henstridge was the girlfriend of Jean-Claude Van Damme's dead twin. Later that year, in "Adrenaline: Fear the Rush", she co-starred with Christopher Lambert, as futuristic cops tracking a serial killer. Henstridge went on to co-star with Robert Sean Leonard in "StandOff" (1998), a drama inspired by recent FBI/militia stand-offs and played a clone of the alien in the inevitable sequel "Species II" (also 1998). Although several of her features ended up running on cable in lieu of theatrically, Henstridge did enjoy a pivotal supporting role in "Bounce" (2000) as an attractive woman who cause Ben Affleck to switch plane tickets with another man who is then killed when the flight crashes. She scored in a vulnerable role as mobster Bruce Willis' unhappy wife who finds love with neurotic dentist Matthew Perry in the hit comedy "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000)--she would reprise the role for the 2004 sequel "The Whole Ten Yards." The actress then undertook perhaps her most challenging role to date, replacing an injured Courtney Love just before shooting began on the sci-fi thriller "Ghosts of Mars" (2001). Appearing in virtually every scene of the film, she gave a heroic turn as a futuristic police officer who must join forces with hardened criminals to battle the titular spirits.

In 2002, Henstridge portrayed the character Cassie in the NBC action series "She Spies", which also co-starred Kristen Miller and Natasha Williams and aired first on NBC and later was syndicated to NBC affiliates. She also delvivered a strong, nude performance as Judith Campbell Exner (lover of both President John F. Kennedy and his nemesis, mob boss Sam Giancana) in the otherwise standard Showtime biopic "Power and Beauty" (2002), and she appeared opposite James Brolin in the Lifetime telepic "Widow on the Hill" (2005). Continuing a successful run on the small screen, she took on a recurring role on the political drama "Commander In Chief" (ABC, 2005 - ) as Jayne Murray, an assistant to the Speaker of the House (Donald Sutherland) in his bid to control the new female president (Geena Davis).

Filmography

> "Commander in Chief"
- No Nukes Is Good Nukes (2006) TV Episode .... Jayne Murray
- Sub Enchanted Evening (2006) TV Episode .... Jayne Murray
- The Mom Who Came to Dinner (2005) TV Episode .... Jayne Murray
- Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express (2005) TV Episode .... Jayne Murray
- First Scandal (2005) TV Episode .... Jayne Murray
(5 more)
> Widow on the Hill (2005) (TV) .... Linda Dupree Cavanaugh
> Species III (2004) (V) .... Eve
> The Whole Ten Yards (2004) .... Cynthia
> Power and Beauty (2002) (TV) .... Judy Exner
> "She Spies" (2002) TV Series .... Cassie McBain
> Riders (2002) .... Karen
... aka Steal (Canada: English title: working title) (Europe: English title: DVD title) (France: working title)
... aka Extrême inconduite (Canada: French title)
... aka Riders (France: dubbed version)
... aka Team Riders (France: poster title)
> Kevin of the North (2001) .... Bonnie Livengood
... aka Aventurier du grand nord, L' (Canada: French title)
... aka Chilly Dogs (USA: video title)
> Ghosts of Mars (2001) .... Melanie Ballard
... aka John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (USA: complete title)
> A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2001) .... 5 O'Clock Girl
> Second Skin (2000/I) .... Crystal Ball
> Bounce (2000) .... Mimi Prager
> Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Hypsipyle
> The Whole Nine Yards (2000) .... Cynthia Tudeski
... aka Nouveau voisin, Le (Canada: French title)
> It Had to Be You (2000/I) .... Anna Penn
> A Better Way to Die (2000) .... Kelly

> Caracara (1999) (TV) .... Rachel Sutherland
... aka The Last Witness (USA)
> Dog Park (1998) .... Lorna
... aka Réservé aux chiens (Canada: French title)
> Bela Donna (1998) .... Donna
... aka White Dunes
> Species II (1998) .... Eve
> "Saturday Night Live"
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
- Episode >23.17 (1998) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Job Applicant
> "South Park"
- Tom's Rhinoplasty (1998) TV Episode (voice) (as The Chick from Species) .... Ms. Ellen
> Standoff (1998) .... Mary
> Kill You Twice (1998)
> "Homeboys in Outer Space"
- Happy Happy, Droid Droid, or Amma Sees Red (1997) TV Episode .... Zima
> "The Outer Limits"
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Bits of Love (1997) TV Episode .... Emma
> Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) .... Delon
... aka Adrenalin
> Maximum Risk (1996) .... Alex Minetti
... aka Bloodstone
... aka The Exchange
> Species (1995) .... Sil

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