Isabella Hofmann

Isabella Hofmann (born December 11, 1958) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Kate in Dear John (1988–1992), Megan Russert in Homicide: Life on the Street (1994–1997), and Dr. Renee Dunseith in Providence (2001–2002).

Career A native of Chicago, Hofmann attended East Troy High School in East Troy, Wisconsin, and Columbia College Chicago. She performed with the comedy troupe The Second City before breaking into television in 1986. Among her various television credits are Meredith Cavanaugh on JAG, Kate McCarron on the NBC sitcom Dear John, Lt. Megan Russert in the crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street, and Cecile Malone on the Showtime comedy Beggars and Choosers. She played Annie in the 1990 movie Tripwire and Marie in the 1994 movie Renaissance Man.

Hofmann appeared twice in season 7 of TV series Criminal Minds as David Rossi's first ex-wife Carolyn Baker. Hofmann appeared in a 2010 episode of NCIS (a spinoff of JAG) as the villainous Evelyn Wallace. In 2015, Hofmann landed a recurring role as Clarissa Stein, wife of Martin Stein (played by Victor Garber) in three episodes of The Flash, later reprising the role in two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow in 2016. She returned to the role in 2017 for the Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Earth-X, appearing in part one (season 3, episode 8 of Supergirl) and part four (season 3, episode 8 of Legends).

Personal life Hofmann was in a relationship with actor Daniel Baldwin from 1994 until 2005. who has autism.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1987 Real Men Barbara Wilson 1989 Tripwire Annie 1994 Renaissance Man Marie 1995 The Amazing Panda Adventure Beth 2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Miss Genovia Hildegard 2006 Little Chenier Gwenivere Labauve 2010 Sex Tax: Based on a True Story Janine Taylor Burlesque Loretta 2013 Dreamer Martha 2014 West End Mary Trevi Sugar Daddies Rita 2021 Church People Sue Along Came Wanda Grace Television

Video games Year Title Role Notes2016 Dishonored 2 Lower Class Citizen Voice 2017 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Lower Class Citizen Voice 2025 Dune Awakening Simone Von Konig, Juno Ezura