Born: 03-11-1964,
Birthplace: Minneapolis (Minnesota)
Country: USA
Occupation: Actress/Stunt Woman
Height: 6' (1,83 m)
American actress/stuntwoman Marjean comes from a real entertainers family. She grew up in Minneapolis the first part of her lifeuntil the family moved to Vail in the state Colorado. Her father is mixed African American and Native American and her mother is mixed German, Dutch and Italian. She has a brother named Kevin and a sister named Lisa.
She graduated at the Battle Mountain High School in 1983. She studied Television Producing and Directing at the Northern Arizona University and studied later at the Arizona State University. She became interested in acting when she was nine years old. She showed multiple skills as youngster when she played in nearly every musical on school.
Martial Arts
She is trained in wun hop kuen do (kung fu style) by sifu Earl White and has a black belt in this martial art. She's also trained in boxing and does yoga, pilates and hiking workouts. She's very athletic and has great martial arts abilities as actress and stunt woman.
Action Movie Career
She made her action movie debut as Shirley in the action movie ''Bloodstone'' (1988). Newlywed American couple Stephanie (played by Anna Nicholas) and Sandy (played by Brett Stimely) travel to India for their honeymoon without cares. The couples path is crossed by criminals, who steal the bloodstone of the Indian Maharajas. The crooks kidnap Sandy his wife, because they have laid the ruby inadvertently in the backpack of women. Sandy teams up with his Indian friend Shyam Sabu (played by Rajinikanth) in order to save his wife.
She plays a mercenary next to Kellee Bradley and Kascha in ''Fortress of Amerikkka'' (1989). The safety of America is in danger when a secret militia called "Fortress of Amerikkka'' is controlled by a corrupted sheriff and an crazy general. An criminal rebel has the plan to stop the corrupted people and their activities.
She plays a stewardess in this story about tough police sergeant Joe Bomowski (played by Sylvester Stallone) whose mother visits him to meddle in his life and career in ''Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot'' (1992).
She plays Pam in this story where terrorists threaten to destroy the society, with result that chaos breaks out in the future in ''Nemesis'' (1992). Alex (played by Olivier Gruner) is an retired cyborg policeman from Los Angeles, who is forced to come in action. He gets the assignment to capture his former partner who smuggles data of the terrorist organization, with the intention to assassinate government officials.
She plays female fighter M.J. and Finn Carter plays the lead role as Sunny Justice next to Catherine Hickland, Kathleen Kinmont, Patricia Tallman and Michelle McCormick in ''Sweat Justice'' (1992). Suzanne (played by Cheryl Paris) is the mayor of a small town, who gives bribes to Billy Joe Rivas (played by Frank Gorshin). His chemical company has permission to deposit toxic garbage illegally in an old mine. He dumps toxic wastes which threatens the nearby water purification unit. She wants to cancel their agreement, after discovering the toxic pollution. She asks help of her ex-husband Steve Colton (played by Marc Singer), who is also police officer, but his help comes to late because she was found dead. Martial arts expert Sunny is the sister of Susan who takes revenge against the killers with help of her female martial arts squad.
She plays Jess in this story where David Herdeg (played by Brad Johnson) takes part in a failed radar visibility experiment in 1943, which brings him 40 years into the future in ''Philadelphia Experiment II'' (1993). An aberration in his genetic makeup, enables him to pass through the portal of time. It made him also sensitive to any alteration to the time continuum. He is transported through the portal again to the terrifying year 1993 where the Nazis celebrate the victory in World War II.
She plays the lead role as police woman Jesse Gavin next to Corinna Everson who plays the role of Claudia in ''Ballistic'' (1995). Jesse is part of an elite police team as undercover cop, who is highly skilled in lethal martial arts. She gets the assignment to protect a government witness but can't prevent that the witness is killed, which led to her suspention from the police force. She's also accused for the murder of her partner, after they find him dead. Jesse feels that she was lured in the trap while she does everything to clear her name.
She plays an epsilon leader next to Daphne Ashbrook who plays the role of Nora Rochester in "Automatic" (1995). An kickboxing cyborg security agent accidentally kills a officer who tried to rape Nora. They both try to keep the rape attempt secret but the head of the corporation sends security teams in order to kill Nora and the cyborg.
She plays Sheeva in this story where the earth realm warriors battle against the forces of outer world at an ancient tournament named ''Mortal Kombat'' in the action movie "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" (1997). The evil emperor of the outer world Shao-Kahn (played by Brian Thompson) has the plan to overtake the earth. He sends evil forces from another dimension who invade the earth in order to wreak havoc after he discovered an portal between earth and the outer world. Liu Kang (played by Robin Shou) and his fighters from earth must defeat Shao-Kahn in six days, before earth merges with the outerworld.
She plays female fight master in this story where an vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic, that will allow that vampires can endure sunlight in ''Vampires'' (1998). The church is long time aware of the existence of vampires. Then they discover that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican enlists a team of vampire-hunters secretly, led by Jack Crow (played by James Woods) in order to destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix.
She plays female fight master in this story where an vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic, that will allow that vampires can endure sunlight in ''Vampires'' (1998). The church is long time aware of the existence of vampires. Then they discover that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican enlists a team of vampire-hunters secretly, led by Jack Crow (played by James Woods) in order to destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix.
She plays a pregnant woman in this story about smalltime drug dealer named Nick (played by Aaron Eckhart) who tries to decide what coffee brand he buys in a Los Angeles convenience store on a late Monday night in ''Thursday'' (1998). His ex-lover Dallas (played by Paulina Porizkova) and fellow hitman Billy Hill (played by James LeGros) are getting impatient, and tell him to hurry up. Nick shoots the cashier (played by Luck Hari) dead after getting an conflict with him. The three try to cover up the crime, but are to late when police officer (played by Bari K. Willerford) discovered blood on the ground.
She plays an earthforce navigator in this story where the first two battlecruisers prototypes named the Excalibur and the Victory, are ready for battle after years of development in the year 2266 in ''Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' (1999). President John J. Sheridan (played by Bruce Boxleitner) examines the results and has visions of a future apocalypse. The Drakh and Shadows are allies who begin an offensive against humanity together. An space warriors team must prevent that the visions of apocalypse will come out, and they thwart their plans.
She plays an earthforce navigator in this story where the first two battlecruisers prototypes named the Excalibur and the Victory, are ready for battle after years of development in the year 2266 in ''Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' (1999). President John J. Sheridan (played by Bruce Boxleitner) examines the results and has visions of a future apocalypse. The Drakh and Shadows are allies who begin an offensive against humanity together. An space warriors team must prevent that the visions of apocalypse will come out, and they thwart their plans.
She plays Lt. Joyce Darwin next to Brian McNamara who plays the role of Lt. James Doyle in ''Code Red'' (2001). A psychologically disturbed solider Cage Sorrentino (played by Callan Mulvey) is forced to come out of his retirement in order to find his brother who has disappeared in the jungle. Nothing can prepare him for the alien nightmare, in which he has landed.
She plays a young woman and Natasha Henstridge plays the lead role as Melanie Ballard, who is the leader of the intergalactic cops in ''Ghosts of Mars'' (2001). Her team get the assignment to transfer an dangerous criminal named Desolation Williams (played by Ice Cube), to a prison in the outpost city of Chryse on the planet Mars 200 years in future. They arrive with the criminal at the outpost, when an adjacent mining team has unearthed an ancient Martian defense device on the Red Planet. The machine unleashes warrior ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants. Melanie Ballard and her team must work together with criminal Desolation Williams in order to survive the vengeful spirits.
She plays a young woman and Natasha Henstridge plays the lead role as Melanie Ballard, who is the leader of the intergalactic cops in ''Ghosts of Mars'' (2001). Her team get the assignment to transfer an dangerous criminal named Desolation Williams (played by Ice Cube), to a prison in the outpost city of Chryse on the planet Mars 200 years in future. They arrive with the criminal at the outpost, when an adjacent mining team has unearthed an ancient Martian defense device on the Red Planet. The machine unleashes warrior ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants. Melanie Ballard and her team must work together with criminal Desolation Williams in order to survive the vengeful spirits.
She plays Carol Flores in this story about Jeff Talley (played by Bruce Willis) a failed LAPD hostage negotiator who becomes cop in a small town in ''Hostage'' (2005). He flees for his failed career outside Los Angeles, away from his wife and daughter. He comes in action when three perpetrators are keeping an unsuspecting family hostage. The father of the family has a secret which might compromise his kin. He does everything to save the family, which brings him into a much more dangerous situation.
She did stunts in movies as ''Oink!'' (1993), ''Fox Hunt'' (1996), ''Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (1997), ''Melting Pot'' (1998), ''Lost in Plainview'' (2007) and many others.
Action Movie Filmography
- Hostage (2005)
- Ghosts of Mars (2001)
- Code Red (2001)
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
- Thursday (1998)
- Vampires (1998)
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- Automatic (1995)
- Ballistic (1995)
- Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)
- Sweet Justice (1992)
- Nemesis (1992)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- Fortress of Amerikkka (1989)
- Bloodstone (1988)
Action TV Series
- BeastMaster (1999 - 2002)
- Crusade (1999)
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- Nikita (1997 - 2001)
- Pacific Blue (1996 - 2000)
- Pointman (1995)
- JAG (1995 - 2005)
- Pointman (1995)
- Renegade (1992 - 1997)
