About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1950-05-14
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Jackie Speier

Overview

Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 14th congressional district, serving in Congress from 2008 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Speier represented much of the territory that her political mentor, Leo Ryan, represented.

In 1978, while working as his aide, Speier survived five gunshot wounds when Ryan was assassinated during the Jonestown massacre. Speier was a member of the California State Senate, representing parts of San Francisco and San Mateo counties. On April 8, 2008, she won the special election for the vacated United States House of Representatives seat of the late Congressman Tom Lantos. In 2021, she announced that she would not seek reelection in the 2022 midterm elections.

Known for

Acting

2022 I Am Vanessa Guillen Actor Self 60
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2022 Motherland Actor Self 58
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2022 A Long March Actor Self N/A
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2021 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Actor Self 59
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2019 Lost in America Actor Self N/A
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2018 Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost Actor Self 59
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2017 I Am Evidence Actor Self 59
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2016 Equal Means Equal Actor Self 58
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2016 Jackie Speier: Sexual Assault in the Military Actor Self N/A
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2012 The Invisible War Actor Self 61
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2006 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Actor Self 60
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Crew

2012 The Invisible War Crew Thanks 61
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