Sandra Hess


Sandra Hess is a Swiss former actress and fashion model. She is best known for her role as Sonya Blade in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation, and Lieutenant Alexandra "Ice" Jensen on the television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold.

Life and career

Hess began modeling and working on television commercials when she was 15. After completing high school, she entered the University of Zurich to study law but before completing her degree she came to the United States to build an acting career.
Once settled in Los Angeles, Hess started taking acting classes. Her first role was in the 1992 film Encino Man, playing a cavewoman to Brendan Fraser's caveman character. In 1997, she played the role of Sonya Blade in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation, taking over the role played by Bridgette Wilson in the first film. In 1998, she portrayed Immortal bounty hunter Reagan Cole, a friend of Duncan MacLeod's, in the ninth episode of the sixth season of Highlander: The Series.
She also portrayed Andrea von Strucker / Viper in the TV movie Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Alexandra "Ice" Jensen in Pensacola: Wings of Gold. Her guest spots include the series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sliders, SeaQuest DSV, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2008, Hess starred as Sasha on General Hospital. In 2010, she had a guest role on Psych.
She married actor Michael Trucco in July 2009; they were wed in Mexico. She and Trucco both played the parts of lieutenants in the same unit of the Marines in the Pensacola: Wings of Gold series. Hess retired from acting in 2012.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Blue SkiesTaiEpisode: "A Kiss Is Just a Mess"
1995seaQuest DSVDr. Karen SommersEpisode: "Something in the Air"
1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLisa RockfordEpisode: "Super Mann"
1996Baywatch NightsNicki SchachterEpisode: "Takeover"
1996High TideMary McAdamsEpisode: "Big Brother"
1998Highlander: The SeriesReaganEpisode: "Deadly Exposure"
1998SlidersMartaEpisode: "Genesis"
1998–2000Pensacola: Wings of GoldLieutenant Alexandra "Ice" JensenMain role; 44 episodes
2000TitansMargo DupreeEpisode: "Secrets & Thighs"
200118 Wheels of JusticeKatie CaldwellEpisodes:
"Hot Cars, Fast Women"
"Once a Thief"
2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMandy KlinefeldEpisodes:
"Assume Nothing"
"All for Our Country"
2003Threat MatrixSimone BenoitEpisode: "Alpha-126"
2005Commander in ChiefPatya KharkovaEpisode: "First Dance"
2006The Young and the RestlessKara Ludwig5 episodes
2006SharkWhitneyEpisode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again"
2006–2007NCISRegine SmidtEpisodes:
"Smoked"
"Driven"
"Blowback"
"Trojan Horse"
2008General HospitalSasha Donev33 episodes
2010PsychSvetlana ProgoyovicEpisode: "Think Tank"
2012CSI: NYElizabeth FergusonEpisode: "Who's There?"