Stephanie Niznik

• Name — Stephanie Niznik • Born — 20 May 1967 • Died — 23 June 2019 • Place of death — Encino, Los Angeles, U.S. • Burial Place — Saint Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery, Littleton, New Hampshire, US • Education — Duke University California Institute of the Arts • Known for — * Everwood • Vanishing Son • Diagnosis: Murder • Star Trek: Insurrection • Star Trek: Enterprise: "Rogue Planet" • Life Is Wild • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1994–2009

Niznik grew up in Brewer, Maine, and was co-valedictorian of the Class of 1986 at John Bapst Memorial High School where she was an exchange student to Paris, participated in genetic research at the Jackson Laboratory, and was a National Merit Scholar. She intended to become a geneticist and gained early acceptance to Harvard University before entering and graduating magna cum laude from Duke University where she was an Angier B. Duke Scholar. At Duke Niznik changed her goals, majoring in theater and Russian. She then graduated from the California Institute of the Arts. Besides Everwood, Niznik's television roles include guest roles on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Profiler, Sliders, JAG, Frasier, Epoch, Star Trek: Enterprise, Traveler, and Diagnosis: Murder, in addition to being a series regular on the mid-1990s action drama Vanishing Son and the 2007 drama Life Is Wild. She also appeared in the films Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Exit to Eden (1994). After retiring from acting in 2009, Niznik focused on volunteerism, including involvement with organizations that helped children, the hungry, and animals.

Niznik died unexpectedly in Encino, Los Angeles on June 23, 2019, at the age of 52. She is buried in the Saint Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery in Littleton, New Hampshire.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Vanishing Son — Agent Judith Phillips — Main cast • 1995 — Renegade — Laurie Hayes — Episode: "Most Wanted" • 1995 — Murder, She Wrote — Dorie Saunders — Episode: "Home Care" • 1996 — The — Maggie Bryce — Episode: "The Rig" • 1996 — Apollo 11 — Reporter #3 — TV movie • 1997 — The — C.C. — TV movie • 1997 — Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Rose — Episode: "The Most Fatal Disease" • 1997 — Sliders — Debra Carbol — Episode: "Sole Survivors" • 1997 — JAG — Lt. 'Hobo' Green — Episode: "Vanished" • 1997, 1999 — Viper — Lena Weisinger — 2 episodes • 1998 — Mr. Murder — Dr. Roget — TV movie • 1998 — L.A. Doctors — Alyssa — Episode: "A Prayer for the Lying" • 1998 — Emma's Wish — Kelly Short — TV movie • 1998 — Profiler — Susan Moss — Episode: "Cravings" • 1998 — Inferno — Erika — TV movie • 1998 — Diagnosis: Murder — Caitlin Sweeney — 4 episodes • 1999 — Nash Bridges — Riley Parker — Episode: "Frisco Blues" • 1999 — Family Law — Tina Holmes — Episode: "Damages" • 2000 — Diagnosis: Murder — Laura Caine — Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" • 2001 — Epoch — Dr. KC Czaban — TV movie • 2002 — Star Trek: Enterprise — The Wraith — Episode: "Rogue Planet" • 2002–06 — Everwood — Nina Feeney — Recurring role (season 1), main cast (seasons 2–4) • 2007 — Grey's Anatomy — Carol — Episode: "The Other Side of This Life: Parts 1 & 2" • 2007 — Traveler — Kate — Episode: "The Tells" • 2007–08 — Life Is Wild — Jo Weller-Clarke — Main cast • 2008 — CSI: Miami — Deborah Radley — Episode: "To Kill a Predator" • 2008 — Eli Stone — Delia Slater — Episode: "Two Ministers" • 2009 — NCIS — Inmate Sharon Bellows — Episode: "Caged" • 2009 — Lost — Dr. Evelyn Ariza — Episode: "The Little Prince"