Early life

Powell was born on March 4, 1972 in Würzburg, West Germany.

Career

Powell started her career in 1991 in Playboy: Girls of Spring Break as herself. She then went on to be a contestant on Round Trip to Heaven. Powell has guest starred in more than 25 different TV series such as Friends, Harry and the Hendersons, California Dreams, The Commish, Silk Stalkings, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, The Sentinel, The Sentinel, NCIS and Safety Geeks: SVI.

Powell has starred in more than seven films including Airborne, The Unborn II, and That Thing You Do!.

Powell has starred in the short-lived Pacific Palisades in 1997. She was cast as Summer Halloway on General Hospital in 2002 where she had a contract role.

Powell modeled for the Safety Geeks' 2010, 2011, and 2012 Safety Pin-Up Calendars.

Filmography

n.b. for credit listings reference

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Playboy: Girls of Spring Break	Herself
1991	Round Trip to Heaven	Contestant
1993	To Be the Best	Cheryl
1993	Airborne	Nikki
1994	The Unborn II	Sally Anne Philips
1994	Dragonworld	Beth Armstrong
1996	That Thing You Do!	Shades Fan
1996	Fled	Cindy/Faith
1997	L.A. Johns	Liz Shelby
2007	Misty & Sara	Sara Parsons
2009	A Tribute to Big Red	Herself
2010	Stacy's Mom	Mom
2013	Trouble Is My Business	Jennifer Montemar

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Harry and the Hendersons	Kate	Episode: "The Old Bigfoot" (S 3:Ep 5)
1992	2000 Malibu Road	Guest star
1992	California Dreams	Randi Jo	Episodes: "The First Gig: (S 1:Ep 1 - "Pilot") "Double Date" (S 1:Ep 4) "They Shoot Videos, Don't They?" (S 1:Ep 11)
1993	Eden	Josh's Lover	Episode: "Eden 1" (S 1:Ep 1 - "Pilot")
1993	Saved by the Bell: The College Years	Jennifer Williams	Episode: "Professor Zack" (S 1:Ep 8)
1994	The Commish	Christine	Episode: "Security" (S 3:Ep 18)
1994	Heaven Help Us	Aerobics Instructor	Episode: "Beauty and the Least" (S 1:Ep 5)
1994-97	Weird Science	Paula Sparks
1994	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Karen Jensen	Episode: "Brian's Girlfriend" (S 2:Ep 6)
1995	High Sierra Search and Rescue	Kaja	Main cast
1995	Marker	Tricia Madsen	Episode: "Spiked Through the Heart" (S 1: 7)
1995	The Jeff Foxworthy Show	Sherry	Episode: "A Non-Affair to Remember" (S 1:Ep 2)
1995	Silk Stalkings	Maddie Paston	Episode: "Sweet Punishment" (S 5:Ep 3)
1995	Friends	Jade	Episode: "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant" (S 2:Ep 5)
1995	High Tide	Elaine Mathis	Episode: "Mermaid" (S 2:Ep 5)
1996	Renegade	Brittney	Episode: "Love Hurts" (S 4:Ep 21)
1996	The Client	Alana	Episode:"Money Talks" (S 1:Ep21)
1996-1997	Tarzan: The Epic Adventures	Emma	Episodes: "Tarzan and the Scarlet Diamond" (S 1:Ep 5) "Tarzan and the Demon Within" (S 1:Ep 16)
1997	Pacific Palisades	Beth Hooper	Main cast American Soap opera
1997	Dark Skies	Geena	Episode: "The Last Wave:" (S 1:Ep 11)
1997	Boy Meets World	Kelly	Episode: "Uncle Daddy" (S 4:Ep 18)
1997	The Sentinel	Monique St. James	Episode: "Storm Warning" (S 3:Ep 8)
1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Robyn	Episodes: "A Fine Mess" (S 10:Ep 4) "The Loo-Ouch" (S 10:Ep 5)
1999-2000	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Janine Kelly	Episodes: "Gypsy Tumble" (S 3:Ep 2) "Crash Test" (S 3:Ep 16)
2000	Martial Law	Lt. P.J. Garrett	Episode: "Honor Among Strangers" (S 2:Ep 6)
2000	18 Wheels of Justice	Madison Steele	Episode: "The Fire Next Time" (S 1:Ep 9)
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Brunnhilda	Episodes: "The Rheingold" (S 6:Ep 7) "The Ring" (S 6:Ep 8) "Return of the Valkyrie" (S 6:Ep 9)
2000-01	Titans	Maureen Keller	Episodes: "Secrets and Thighs" (S 1:Ep 9) "Angels with Dirty Minds" (S 1:Ep 10) "She Stoops to Conquer" (S 1:Ep 12) "Someone Wicked This Way Comes" (S 1:Ep 13)
2001	18 Wheels of Justice	Denise Sanders	Episode: "Dream Girls" (S 2:Ep 16)
2002	Bram & Alice	Kristen Chase	Episode: "Required Reading" (S 1:Ep 5)
2002-03	General Hospital	Summer Halloway	Contract role
2004	Girlfriends	Natalie Kyle	Episodes: "Just the Three of Us" (S 4: Ep21) "New York Unbound" (S 4:Ep 24)
2004	One Minute Soap	Rebecca	Episode: "Too Late" (S 1:Ep 1 - "Pilot")
2004-05	Phil of the Future	Keely	Episodes: "Age Before Beauty" (S 1:Ep 16) "The Giggle" (S 2:Ep 3)
2005	NCIS	Jamie Carr	Episode: "The Voyeur's Web" (S 3:Ep 6)
2006	Living with Fran	Nurse Claire	Episode: "Healing with Fran" (S 2:Ep 8)
2008	Two and a Half Men	Clair
2009	Safety Geeks:SVI	Dr. Randi Minky

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