Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Gardner was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting on television at an early age. Appearing in a recurring role on Viper and guest-starred on ER. She later moved to New York City and graduated form the Juilliard School. Same time Gardner acted on stage appearing in such productions like For Colored Girls, The School of Night and The Seagull. She has appeared in a number of regional productions. Also, Gardner had a number of guest-starring roles on television shows such as Crossing Jordan, Bones, Heroes and Castle. Gardner worked as a voice actress playing Steela Gerrera in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
In 2016, Gardner was cast as a lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.
Acting
TV
Bones
as Court Reporter
2005
TV
Heroes
as Elizabeth
2006
TV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Steela Gerrera / Rebel / Citizen (voice)
2008
TV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Steela Gerrera / Rebel (voice)
2008
TV
Castle
as Simone Jenkins
2009
TV
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Megan McLaren
2016
TV
ER
as Sandy Rochon
1994
TV
Unforgettable
as Erica Campbell
2011
Movie
Art School Confidential
as Coed
2006
TV
God Friended Me
as Katie Brooks
2018
TV
Crossing Jordan
as Leever
2001
TV
Queen Sugar
as Charley Bordelon West
2016
TV
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
as Arin (voice)
2025
TV
The Mysteries of Laura
as Samantha Williams
2014
TV
Viper
as Ronnie Wilkes
1994
TV
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Scared Soul (voice)
2024
TV
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Melissa / Announcer (voice)
2024
TV
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Melissa (voice)
2024
TV
Summerland
as Tess
2004
TV
Cane
as Melissa
2007
TV
Married to the Kellys
as Shannon
2003
Movie
The Dunning Man
as Alice
2017
TV
Steve
as Self
2017