Alisen Down

Alisen Down is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her roles as Miranda Feigelsteen in the paranormal drama series Mysterious Ways and as Olivia Kirschner in the Syfy series 12 Monkeys.

Early life

Down was born in Langley, British Columbia. She showed an interest for acting early, and during her younger years she used to write and produce her own plays. After she graduated from H. D. Stafford Secondary School, Down studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California, and then the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford. She is married to actor David Richmond-Peck, whom she met while working on the series Robson Arms.

Down's best known role is most likely Miranda, a physics graduate student who tries to solve a range of mysterious or paranormal events together with Professor Declan Dunn and psychiatrist Dr. Peggy Fowler, in the TV series Mysterious Ways. Another high-profile role was that of Jean Barolay in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series.

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
2000	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Da Vinci's Inquest	Nomitated
2000	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Cold Squad	Won
2000	Leo	Best Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Cold Squad	Won
2001	Leo	Best Performance by a Female: Dramatic Series	Mysterious Ways	Nomitated
2002	Leo	Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance - Female	Mysterious Ways	Nomitated
2005	Leo	Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female	Robson Arms	Nomitated
2005	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	The Life	Nomitated
2007	Leo	Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Robson Arms	Nomitated