Renée Coleman

Renée Coleman, Ph.D.
Renée Coleman, Ph.D.
Born	Renée Coleman; January 8, 1962; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater	Pacifica Graduate Institute, Mythological Studies doctorate
Years active	1987-1996
Spouse(s)	Albert Erdynast
Website	www.ReneeColeman.net

Renée Coleman (born January 8, 1962) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies.

Acting

TV

She is best known for her role in the NBC TV series Quantum Leap, in which she played the role of Alia, the "evil leaper." She was the star of the Diagnosis: Murder episode Call me Incontestable, Season 2, episode #15, Jan 20, 1995, where she played a member of a dating service, under suspicion for murder.

Films

Coleman is also known for her role in the 1992 box office hit A League of Their Own as left-fielder and substitute catcher Alice Gaspers,[1] and in Who's Harry Crumb?, as kidnapping-victim Jennifer Downing.

Coleman starred and appeared in films from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including After School as September (1988, one of her early starring roles), Pentathlon (one of her last domestic roles), the Mexican film El Jardín del Edén (1994), the Polish film Gracze (1995), and the Swiss film Waiting for Michelangelo (1995).

Mythological Studies

In 1995, Coleman left the film business and returned to school, where she earned her Mythological Studies Doctorate (with an emphasis on Depth Psychology) at Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2002. She currently lives with her husband and their four children in Santa Clarita, California, where she works in a private practice as a certified DreamTender. In August 2012, Coleman's first book, Icons of a Dreaming Heart – The Art and Practice of Dream-Centered Living, was published.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Anna	Woman #4 / Woman in Bonnet
1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Waitress	Credited as Renee Coleman
	After School	September Lane
	Who's Harry Crumb?	Jennifer Downing	Credited as Renee Coleman
1992	[A League of Their Own]]	Alice "Skeeter" Gaspers	Credited as Renee Coleman
1994	Pentathlon	Julia Davis
1994	El jardín del Edén	Jane
1995	Waiting for Michelangelo	Kelly Hildon
1995	Gracze	Chris O'Callaghan

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Crime Story	Pauli's Nurse	Season 2 episode 15: "Pauli Taglia's Dream"
1992-1993	Quantum Leap	Alia	3 episodes Credited as Reneé Coleman - 1 episode
1993	Matlock	Theresa Lavelle / Susie Baron	Credited as Renee Coleman Season 7 episode 8: "The Fortune"
1993	Melrose Place	Celeste Campbell	Credited as Renee Coleman Season 1 episode 26: "End Game"
1995	Diagnosis: Murder	Gloria	Credited as Renee Coleman Season 2 episode 15: "Call Me Incontestable"
1995	The Watcher		Episode 10: "Reversal of Fortune: The Last Act/Lucky Charm/Handle with Care"

References

Penny Marshall – My Mother Was Nuts 2012 – Page 252 "As for the rest of the cast, Megan Cavanagh, an actress, was waitressing at Ed Debevic's, a '50s-style hamburger joint, when she was cast as Marla; she learned to switch hit. Like her, Anne ... Renée Coleman and Annie Cusack were trainable."

External links

Renée Coleman at IMDb
GoodReads, Author of Icons of a Dreaming Heart

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[1] Penny Marshall – My Mother Was Nuts 2012 – Page 252 "As for the rest of the cast, Megan Cavanagh, an actress, was waitressing at Ed Debevic's, a '50s-style hamburger joint, when she was cast as Marla; she learned to switch hit. Like her, Anne ... Renée Coleman and Annie Cusack were trainable."