KOOL TV BABE OF THE WEEK: 'EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT's JAYNE HEITMEYER

Lethal and lovely: Jayne Heitmeyer as Humanity's protector, Renee Palmer, in EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT. Images: ALLIANCE ATLANTIS.

With her icy cool blond model looks and figure, plus sparkling eyes showing a cool and intelligent demeanour, lovely actress Jayne Heitmeyer made a fine and intriguing addition to the seemingly always format changing world of Gene Roddenberry's popular legacy sci-fi/action series EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT. A veteran of Canadian film and TV, including cult hit favourites produced by ALLIANCE ATLANTIS, including the modern 90's re-vamp of THE OUTER LIMITS, F/X THE SERIES, ANDROMEDA, and TOTAL RECALL 2070, as well as making a fine and memorable appearance as a "Hitchcock blond" tribute character in Brian De Palma's popular action thriller SNAKE EYES (starring Nicholas Cage), Miss Heitmeyer, always reminding me of another equally lovely model/actress of Cult TV, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE's Barbara Bain, often used to playing various femme fatales, finally got the chance in EARTH to break out of type somewhat to play a much more interesting and determined heroine, part of the Earth resistance fighting back against the mysterious Taelon agenda for the planet, alongside power magnate Jonathan Doors (David Hemblen) as  his aide Renee Palmer, a wealthy and successful business woman in her own right, introduced to the series in disguise, and quickly kicking the butt of our hero, Liam Kincaid (the always amiable Robert Leeshock) in the third season's opening episode cliffhanger resolution.

Heitmeyer as Renee with Augur (Richard Chevolleau) and Liam Kincaid (Robert Leeshock)

THE MATRIX wannabes Liam and Renee pose for a promotional image.

Ultimately replacing the departing to have child Lisa Howard, who had played the equally formidable space pilot/solider, Captain Lili Marquette, Heitmeyer fitted into her new film surroundings well and showed a lively and charismatic on and off screen camaraderie with her fellow cast members. Eventually, when EARTH returned from the brink of of cancellation for its fifth and final year, the incoming new producers decided to make Palmer and Heitmeyer the lead character/star of the once again retooled series: a format changing move which ultimately met with a very mixed critical response from fans and critics, who thought things had gone too far off the Beaton Track, but still liked the actress and her character regardless.

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A more sultry, Gangsters-moll looking Heitmeyer in a post EARTH role.

Jayne as she is today, looking as lovely as ever.

With the series completed, further more down to earth roles would follow for the actress, including numerous TV movies, and series the likes of DURHAM COUNTY, MOOSE TV, CANADIAN CASE FILES, and the popular Irish/American crime series REPUBLIC OF DOYLE.