Life and career

Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma. She has a younger brother, Steve. She speaks fluent German according to an interview in Jack magazine. She has Native American ancestry. She began performing at a young age. She played the piano and sang in beauty pageants as a child. Some of her roles include Syl on the series Dark Angel, Stella Vessey on the dramedy Ed, a stint as the unreliable sister of Detective Rush on the series Cold Case, and the first actress to appear on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Captain Jim Brass' treacherous, drug-addicted daughter, Ellie.

In 2003 she played Minxie Hayes, a psychic cheerleader, In Jeepers Creepers 2. The sequel to the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers. It received negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 23% of 122 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.2/10. The site's consensus reads: "Jeepers Creepers 2 is competently made, but it doesn't have the scares of the original." However, the film was a box office success and the worldwide gross was $63,102,666.

From July to October 2005 she played PV2 Brenda "Mrs. B" Mitchell on Over There. The series followed a unit of the United States Army's Third Infantry Division on its first tour of duty in Iraq, and chronicled the war's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States. FX announced on November 1, 2005 that the show would not be returning due to declining ratings.

In 2006, she had a role on Criminal Minds as Amber Canardo, a villainous sociopath in the episode "The Perfect Storm". Also that year she portrayed Meg Masters, a recurring antagonist, in the first season of the WB (now CW) series Supernatural. Executive producer Kim Manners had previously directed an episode of the series Over There featuring Aycox, and hand-selected her for the role of Meg. On developing the character and her storyline, Aycox noted that they "really just felt way through" and described it as "very trial and error".

"I think that when you bring a woman on that's going to be a powerful character, there's definitely going to be some sexuality put into the character. I added a lot of it on my own, but it was definitely in the script as well."

— Aycox on developing Meg

Given free rein over the character by production, Aycox also tried to make Meg "very stylized". The character was later killed off in the finale, a decision that Manners disagreed with because he thought that she had potential to be a "great nemesis" for the Winchesters. Agreeing that Meg was "a really formidable adversary" for the Winchesters, Kripke chose to bring her back to the series later on. Later when the character was brought back the writers wanted Aycox to again reprise the role but ultimately cast Rachel Miner for storyline purposes. The character received generally mixed reception from critics, with many favoring Aycox's version. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune deemed Aycox's incarnation of Meg a "good addition to the show" who " things up a bit", recalling that she had been "shocked" when Meg was revealed to be a villain at the end of her introductory episode. Ryan enjoyed how the character toyed around with the Winchesters, and thought the human Meg's final moments were "well done". Laura Prudom of the Huffington Post felt Aycox portrayed the character with a "lot more subtlety" than Miner and preferred Meg's darker appearances prior to Miner. John Kubicek of BuddyTV and Sandra Gonzalez of Entertainment Weekly also favored Aycox's portrayal of the character.

In 2007, she appeared in the thriller film Perfect Stranger, alongside Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. Aycox played the small role of a woman trying to blackmail a wealthy advertising executive. Perfect Stranger was critically panned, with an 11% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 138 reviews. She next co-starred in The X-Files: I Want To Believe, the second feature film installment of the The X-Files franchise. Filming began in December 2007, and finished on March 11, 2008. The film premiered on July 23, 2008 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream film critics, reported that there were "mixed or average" reviews, with an average score of 47 based on 33 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 32% of 161 listed film critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 10. However, the film was a box office success, grossing a total of $68,369,434. Also that year, she appeared in the thriller film Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead. The film was released on DVD on October 7, 2008 in the United States and opened at #9 at the DVD sales chart, making $1,492,635 off 62,000 sold DVD units. As per the latest figures, 200,000 units have been sold, translating to $4,307,361 in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales/DVD rentals.

In July 2009 she began to play Jaimie Allen (an undercover LAPD police officer) in the TNT action/drama series Dark Blue. It ended its run on September 15, 2010.

She is rumored to return as Minxie Hayes in the second Jeepers Creepers sequel, titled Jeepers Creepers Cathedral. It is currently being developed.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Defying Gravity	Gretchen
1999	Dogwalker, TheThe Dogwalker	Susan
2000	Crime and Punishment in Suburbia	Cecil
2001	Rave Macbeth	Lidia
2002	Slap Her... She's French	Tanner Jennings
2003	Jeepers Creepers 2	Minxie Hayes
2004	Dead Birds	Annabelle
2007	Perfect Stranger	Grace
2008	X-Files: I Want to Believe, TheThe X-Files: I Want to Believe	Cheryl Cunningham
2008	Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead	Melissa	Video
2008	Animals	Nora
2009	Tom Cool	Bridget
2010	Christina	Christina Vogel
2010	Lifted	Lisa Matthews
2011	Ticking Clock	Polly	Video
2013	Girl on the Train, TheThe Girl on the Train	Lexi
2013	Employer, TheThe Employer	Maggie Jordan
2016/2017	Jeepers Creepers 3	Minxie Hayes

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Weird Science	Tammy	Episode: "Community Property"
1997	L.A. Heat	Betty Joe	Episode: "Rage"
1997	3rd Rock from the Sun	Alyson	Episode: "I Brake for Dick"
1997	USA High	Katherine Hanley	Episodes: "Love Is Blind", "Au Revoir Katherine"
1997	Boy Meets World	Jennifer	Episode: "Fraternity Row"
1998	Significant Others	Brittany	Episodes: "My Left Kidney", "The Shoot"
1999	Providence	Lily Gallagher	Recurring role (7 episodes)
1999	Cruel Justice	Amy Metcalf	TV film
1999	Ally McBeal	Kim Puckett	Episode: "Seeing Green"
1999	X-Files, TheThe X-Files	Chastity Raines	Episode: "Rush"
2000	Opposite Sex	Joely	Episode: "The Homosexual Episode"
2001	Dark Angel	Syl	Episode: "... and Jesus Brought a Casserole"
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Ellie Brass	Episode: "Ellie"
2002	Family Law	Patty Michel	Episode: "Children of a Lesser Dad"
2002	Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone	Ricki	Episode: "Sanctuary"
2002-2004	Ed	Stella Vessey	Recurring role (6 episodes)
2003	Momentum	Tristen Geiger	TV film
2004	Las Vegas	Tammi Campbell	Episode: "You Can't Take It with You"
2004	LAX	Christine	Episode: "Secret Santa"
2004-2005	Cold Case	Christina Rush	Recurring role (10 episodes)
2005	LAX	Christine	Episodes: "Cease & Assist", "Mixed Signals"
2005	Over There	Pvt. Brenda 'Mrs. B.' Mitchell	Main role (11 episodes)
2006	Criminal Minds	Amber Carnado	Episode: "The Perfect Storm"
2006, 2008	Supernatural	Meg Masters	Seasons 1&4 (Recurring Role; 5 episodes)
2007	John from Cincinnati	Jane	Episode: "His Visit: Day Six"
2008	Law & Order	Kate Westwood	Episode: "Bogeyman"
2008	CSI: Miami	Molly Reston	Episode: "The DeLuca Motel"
2009-2010	Dark Blue	Jamie Allen	Main role (20 episodes)
2010	Cold Case	Christina Rush	Episodes: "Almost Paradise", "Shattered"
2011	Beyond the Blackboard	Candy	TV film
2012	BlackBoxTV	Stiletto	Episode: "AEZP: Execution Style"
2013	Profile for Murder	Jackie	TV film
2013	Longmire	Helen	Episode: "Unquiet Mind"
2013	Glades, TheThe Glades	Diane	Episode: "Happy Trails"
2014	Dead on Campus	Danielle Williams	TV film

[ Source: Wikipedia ]