Jeananne "Jae" Goossen is a Chinese-Canadian-American actor who has had roles in films The Love Hypothesis and The Vow and television series Alcatraz and Nashville, where she recorded two songs.
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Early life
Goossen was born on January 3, 1985, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Goossen was raised in a middle-class family, with a Chinese mother and a Canadian father. Goossen studied biochemistry at McGill University in Montreal, originally with the aim of becoming a gynecologist. During her studies, she decided to pursue an acting career.
Career
Her first television appearances were in 2006 in the Canadian television series 11 Cameras, Falcon Beach (2007) and Wild Roses (2009). For her supporting role in Falcon Beach, she was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2007. They also appeared in other Canadian productions, including the TIFF premiered film comedy Breakfast with Scot (2007) and in the television series Falcon Beach (2007). In the 2010 miniseries Riverworld, based on a novel series of science fiction author Philip José Farmer, she played the role of the samurai warrior Tomoe Gozen.
In 2011, Goossen was in the eighth season of the crime series CSI: NY in the role of Officer Lauren Cooper. In the ninth season of the crime series NCIS, she played a recurring role as private Joan Matteson, a former acquaintance of the main character Leroy Jethro Gibbs. In 2012 she appeared in the first and only season of the sci-fi mystery series Alcatraz as Medical Examiner Nikki.
In February 2012, it was announced that Goossen would appear in the television series The Following opposite Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in the major role FBI agent Jennifer Mason. However, she was released from the project in May 2012. In 2014 and 2015, she appeared in NBC's medical drama The Night Shift as Dr. Krista Bell-Hart.
In 2014, Goossen appeared alongside Jason Momoa in the Canadian science-fiction movie, Debug.
In 2016, she played the role of 'Chelle, a Savior in the 13th episode of the 6th season of The Walking Dead and joined the cast of Nashville in a recurring role and performed several songs throughout her arc.
In 2018, she played the role of a starship officer in Hyperlight, a science fiction short film presented by DUST on YouTube. In 2021, she portrayed Dr. Persephonie Trinh in the fourth season of the Canadian horror anthology series Slasher, who had skeletons in her closet like the rest of the characters and was later revealed to be one of the major antagonists after a brief disappearance in the show.
In 2020, they went toe to toe with Ann Dowd's Aunt Lydia in the award winning Handmaid's Tale in the role of Aunt Ruth.
In 2026 they played alongside Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman as Dr Aslan in the highly anticipated RomCom The Love Hypothesis.