Jennifer Sky is an American actress. She has had roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997, General Hospital (1997–1998), Xena: Warrior Princess in 1999, and starred as Cleopatra, the title character in Cleopatra 2525 (2000–2001). She has also had roles in Fastlane in 2002, Charmed in 2003, and CSI: Miami in 2004 and 2005. She notably appeared as Vanessa Farrow in the final episode of Columbo in 2003.

Personal life

Sky was raised in Jensen Beach, Florida.^[1] At 15, she was offered two months of summer modeling in Japan.^[2] She left for New York City at 17 to study acting under the tutelage of several acclaimed acting coaches, and became well-versed in the Meisner technique. Sky married Alex Band of The Calling,^[3] but they subsequently separated.^[1]

On September 10, 2013, The New York Times published an op-ed by Sky entitled "My Life as a Warrior Princess", in which she compared the abusive and exploitative working conditions she experienced as a teenage fashion model with the much superior working conditions she experienced as an actor. She described how inspirational she found her work on the show Xena: Warrior Princess.^[4]

Career

Sky has appeared on television in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997. She has portrayed Sarah Webber on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital (1997–1998), Xena: Warrior Princess in 1999, and starred as Cleopatra, the title character in the American syndicated science-fiction television series Cleopatra 2525 from 2000-2001, Fastlane in 2002, Charmed in 2003, and CSI: Miami in 2004 and 2005.^[5]

Sky appeared as Vanessa Farrow in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife", the series finale of Columbo in 2003.^[6]

That same year, she was ranked number 90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003.^[7]

Health

She has written for her hometown newspaper, The Stuart News. She is featured in the opinion section. According to her October 2010 column in the paper, she was suffering from severe health problems and was living and studying in New York City.^[1]

Activism

In February 2014, Sky posted a video to YouTube in which she described the emotional, professional, and sexual mistreatment she suffered over the course of her career, denounced the fashion industry. She called upon viewers to fight for the creation of labor unions for models, stricter regulations on the employment of children, and an end to what she describes as the systematic abuses of the industry.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Television