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	Born in British Hong Kong to a multicultural family of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian, and English descent, Jacobsen moved to Australia with her family when she was twelve years old.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Stephanie%20Chaves%2DJacobsen%20(born%201980),Norwegian%20and%20English%20descent\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_education">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=She%20attended%20the%20University%20of,English%20literature%20and%20philosophy\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Born in British Hong Kong to a multicultural family of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian, and English descent, Jacobsen moved to Australia with her family when she was twelve years old.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Stephanie%20Chaves%2DJacobsen%20(born%201980),Norwegian%20and%20English%20descent\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> More specifically, her father is "half Chinese, a quarter English and a quarter Norwegian," while her mother's family is "primarily Portuguese."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_heritage">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_education">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=She%20attended%20the%20University%20of,English%20literature%20and%20philosophy\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While at university, she "considered a multitude of other careers, but I always intended to be an actor."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_career_intentions">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	Jacobsen began her acting career in Australian television, appearing in the SBS comedy series ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]'' and the soap opera ''[[w:Home and Away\|Home and Away]]'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Jacobsen%20began%20her%20career%20in,Home%20and%20Away\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also had a brief appearance as Nurse Froy in the science fiction series ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career" />		Jacobsen began her acting career in Australian television, appearing in the SBS comedy series ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]'' and the soap opera ''[[w:Home and Away\|Home and Away]]'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Jacobsen%20began%20her%20career%20in,Home%20and%20Away\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also had a brief appearance as Nurse Froy in the science fiction series ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career" />

	In 2007, Jacobsen launched the North American phase of her career by landing the role of [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]," the television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography" /> This role marked her breakthrough into American science fiction television.		In 2007, Jacobsen launched the North American phase of her career by landing the role of [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]," the television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography" /> This role marked her breakthrough into American science fiction television. Her casting came after her agent in Sydney received a call following auditions for another project during pilot season, and she was asked to audition on tape for the role.<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_casting_process">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	Jacobsen described the complexity of her character as fundamentally challenging, noting that Kendra Shaw was "almost sterile" and required her to "go against all of those instincts, pull them right back and cover them up," which was "an enormous challenge" but "very, very fulfilling."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_character_complexity">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Fundamentally%2C%20I%20would%20just%20say,very%2C%20very%20fulfilling\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In a more detailed interview, she elaborated that Kendra was "almost a dream role" because of "the direness of her circumstance" and how she had been "rendered unemotive, almost inhuman by what she'd seen and done."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_dream_role">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=it%20was%20almost%20a%20dream,she%27d%20seen%20and%20done\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Jacobsen described the complexity of her character as fundamentally challenging, noting that Kendra Shaw was "almost sterile" and required her to "go against all of those instincts, pull them right back and cover them up," which was "an enormous challenge" but "very, very fulfilling."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_character_complexity">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Fundamentally%2C%20I%20would%20just%20say,very%2C%20very%20fulfilling\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In a more detailed interview, she elaborated that Kendra was "almost a dream role" because of "the direness of her circumstance" and how she had been "rendered unemotive, almost inhuman by what she'd seen and done."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_dream_role">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=it%20was%20almost%20a%20dream,she%27d%20seen%20and%20done\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>
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	The challenge of playing Kendra was that "she never laughed, she never cried, she rarely even smiled, she seldom regretted anything," which Jacobsen compared to "being told to build a house without a hammer, without any wood, without any nails."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_acting_challenge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=she%20never%20laughed.%20She%20never,without%20any%20nails\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She found joining the established ensemble cast to be welcoming, stating that "everyone was helpful, accommodating, welcoming, very open, very generous with me in every way," though she acknowledged that being "completely new to the environment" created a correlation with her character's experience.<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_ensemble_cast">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=everyone%20was%20helpful%2C%20accommodating%2C%20welcoming,was%20akin%20to%20the%20character\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		The challenge of playing Kendra was that "she never laughed, she never cried, she rarely even smiled, she seldom regretted anything," which Jacobsen compared to "being told to build a house without a hammer, without any wood, without any nails."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_acting_challenge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=she%20never%20laughed.%20She%20never,without%20any%20nails\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She found joining the established ensemble cast to be welcoming, stating that "everyone was helpful, accommodating, welcoming, very open, very generous with me in every way," though she acknowledged that being "completely new to the environment" created a correlation with her character's experience.<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_ensemble_cast">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=everyone%20was%20helpful%2C%20accommodating%2C%20welcoming,was%20akin%20to%20the%20character\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

	Working closely with [[Michelle Forbes]] ([[Helena Cain]]), Jacobsen described Forbes as "almost like a force of nature" and praised her intensity and focus, saying that "responding to what she provides on set as a fellow actor is absolutely effortless."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_michelle_forbes">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=She%27s%20almost%20like%20a%20force,is%20absolutely%20effortless\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also worked extensively with [[Katee Sackhoff]] ([[Kara Thrace]]), whom she called "possibly the easiest person I've ever worked with" and "completely no maintenance."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_katee_sackhoff">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Katee%20Sackhoff%20is%20possibly%20the,completely%20no%20maintenance\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Working closely with [[Michelle Forbes]] ([[Helena Cain]]), Jacobsen described Forbes as "almost like a force of nature" and praised her intensity and focus, saying that "responding to what she provides on set as a fellow actor is absolutely effortless."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_michelle_forbes">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=She%27s%20almost%20like%20a%20force,is%20absolutely%20effortless\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In the TV.com interview, she elaborated that Forbes "is a powerhouse of a performer but she is also a very kind, accommodating person."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_forbes_detailed">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> She also worked extensively with [[Katee Sackhoff]] ([[Kara Thrace]]), whom she called "possibly the easiest person I've ever worked with" and "completely no maintenance."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_katee_sackhoff">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Katee%20Sackhoff%20is%20possibly%20the,completely%20no%20maintenance\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

	Jacobsen interpreted her character's relationships with both Cain and Starbuck through the lens that "Cain replaced [[Marta Shaw\|her mother]]," and noted that Kendra "didn't necessarily like either of them but she respected them both," with respect being "the closest thing to affection that she was capable of."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_cain_relationship">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Cain%20replaced%20her%20mother,she%20was%20capable%20of\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She elaborated that Kendra "never actually liked or disliked people" but "either respected them, or she didn't, and she respected Starbuck."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_respect">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=Kendra%20never%20actually%20liked%20or,and%20she%20respected%20Starbuck\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Regarding the conflict between the two characters, Jacobsen explained that Kendra and Starbuck were "very different" - while Starbuck's core "was always very human and very noble," Kendra's was "quite cold and quite desensitized."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_contrast">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=they%20were%20very%20different,quite%20cold%20and%20quite%20desensitized\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Following her ''Battlestar Galactica'' appearance, Jacobsen secured recurring roles in major American television series. She played Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future, in ten episodes of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' during its second season.<ref group="external" name="imdb_jacobsen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089338/\|title=Stephany Jacobsen\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as an executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter''.		Jacobsen interpreted her character's relationships with both Cain and Starbuck through the lens that "Cain replaced [[Marta Shaw\|her mother]]," and noted that Kendra "didn't necessarily like either of them but she respected them both," with respect being "the closest thing to affection that she was capable of."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_cain_relationship">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Cain%20replaced%20her%20mother,she%20was%20capable%20of\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She elaborated that Kendra "never actually liked or disliked people" but "either respected them, or she didn't, and she respected Starbuck."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_respect">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=Kendra%20never%20actually%20liked%20or,and%20she%20respected%20Starbuck\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Regarding the conflict between the two characters, Jacobsen explained that Kendra and Starbuck were "very different" - while Starbuck's core "was always very human and very noble," Kendra's was "quite cold and quite desensitized."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_contrast">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=they%20were%20very%20different,quite%20cold%20and%20quite%20desensitized\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

			Regarding her character development, Jacobsen explained her approach to Kendra's darker aspects, noting that she "never perceived her as 'dark'" but rather "exceptionally decisive and functional: she was all about getting the job done, and getting it done succinctly."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_character_perception">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> Her drug use, she explained, was simply "how she functioned for a while."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_character_perception" /> Following her ''Battlestar Galactica'' appearance, Jacobsen secured recurring roles in major American television series. She played Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future, in ten episodes of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' during its second season.<ref group="external" name="imdb_jacobsen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089338/\|title=Stephany Jacobsen\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as an executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter''.

	Discussing the differences between her two science fiction characters, Jacobsen noted that while both Kendra and Jesse had "seen some horrible things and had some hard times," they dealt with their traumas differently.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_character_comparison">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=They%27ve%20obviously%20both%20seen%20some,had%20some%20hard%20times\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While Kendra "cut herself off from people (except for Admiral Cain) and turned to drugs," Jesse was "really just clinging to a sense of humanity and a sense of connection with Derek."<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_trauma_response">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=Kendra%2C%20on%20Battlestar%2C%20cut%20herself,of%20connection%20with%20Derek\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She described Jesse as having "an interest in experiencing the more privileged aspects of pre-apocalyptic life," including staying in fancy hotels and lounging by the pool.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_jesse_lifestyle">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=has%20an%20interest%20in%20experiencing,hotels%20and%20lounging%20by%20the%20pool\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Discussing the differences between her two science fiction characters, Jacobsen noted that while both Kendra and Jesse had "seen some horrible things and had some hard times," they dealt with their traumas differently.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_character_comparison">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=They%27ve%20obviously%20both%20seen%20some,had%20some%20hard%20times\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While Kendra "cut herself off from people (except for Admiral Cain) and turned to drugs," Jesse was "really just clinging to a sense of humanity and a sense of connection with Derek."<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_trauma_response">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=Kendra%2C%20on%20Battlestar%2C%20cut%20herself,of%20connection%20with%20Derek\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She described Jesse as having "an interest in experiencing the more privileged aspects of pre-apocalyptic life," including staying in fancy hotels and lounging by the pool.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_jesse_lifestyle">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=has%20an%20interest%20in%20experiencing,hotels%20and%20lounging%20by%20the%20pool\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

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	'''Stephanie Jacobsen''' (also credited as '''Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen''') is a Hong Kong-born Australian actress who plays [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]", a television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].		'''Stephanie Jacobsen''' (also credited as '''Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen''') is a Hong Kong-born Australian actress who plays [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]," a television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].

	Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".		Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".

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	Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".		Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".

	Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine "USS Jimmy Carter''.		Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter''.

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	Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".		Virtually unknown to American or European audiences, Jacobsen had recurring roles in two Australian TV shows, ''[[w:headLand\|headLand]]'' and ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]''. In the genre, she also had a brief appearance in the last season of SCIFI Channel's ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''. Recently, she was cast as Maya in ABC's remake of ''[[w:Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)\|Life on Mars]]'', but was replaced by [[w:Lisa Bonet\|Lisa Bonet]] when nearly all of the parts were re-cast following the first pilot. She portrays Yoshi in a yet untitled sci-fi/horror movie referred to as "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147687/ Untitled Gehenna Project]".

	Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref>		Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine "USS Jimmy Carter''.

	Coincidentally ~~like Kendra Shaw~~, ~~her Jesse Flores~~ character served as executive officer of the nuclear submarine ~~U.S.S. ''~~Jimmy Carter''.

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	Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref>		Jacobsen had a semi-regular role for most of the second season of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' as the character Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future.<ref>{{cite_news\|first=Crystal\|last=Carroll\|url=http://firefox.org/news/articles/1962/1/Sarah-Connor-Adds-Recurring-Character/Page1.html\|title=Sarah Connor Adds Recurring Character\|publisher=\|page=\|date=20 September 2008\|accessdate=20 September 2008\|language=}}</ref>

	~~Much as her~~ Kendra Shaw ~~was executive officer of battlestar ''Pegasus''~~, her Jesse Flores ~~was (or ''will be'')~~ executive officer of U.S.S. ''Jimmy Carter''~~, a nuclear submarine~~.		Coincidentally like Kendra Shaw, her Jesse Flores character served as executive officer of the nuclear submarine U.S.S. ''Jimmy Carter''.

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	Much as her Kendra Shaw was executive officer of battlestar ''Pegasus'', her Jesse Flores was (or ''will be'') executive officer of U.S.S. ''Jimmy Carter'', a nuclear submarine.		Much as her Kendra Shaw was executive officer of battlestar ''Pegasus'', her Jesse Flores was (or ''will be'') executive officer of U.S.S. ''Jimmy Carter'', a nuclear submarine.

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			* [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview]

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	== Career ==		== Career ==

	Born in British Hong Kong to a multicultural family of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian, and English descent, Jacobsen moved to Australia with her family when she was twelve years old.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Stephanie%20Chaves%2DJacobsen%20(born%201980),Norwegian%20and%20English%20descent\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_education">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=She%20attended%20the%20University%20of,English%20literature%20and%20philosophy\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Born in British Hong Kong to a multicultural family of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian, and English descent, Jacobsen moved to Australia with her family when she was twelve years old.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Stephanie%20Chaves%2DJacobsen%20(born%201980),Norwegian%20and%20English%20descent\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> More specifically, her father is "half Chinese, a quarter English and a quarter Norwegian," while her mother's family is "primarily Portuguese."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_heritage">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_education">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=She%20attended%20the%20University%20of,English%20literature%20and%20philosophy\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While at university, she "considered a multitude of other careers, but I always intended to be an actor."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_career_intentions">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	Jacobsen began her acting career in Australian television, appearing in the SBS comedy series ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]'' and the soap opera ''[[w:Home and Away\|Home and Away]]'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Jacobsen%20began%20her%20career%20in,Home%20and%20Away\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also had a brief appearance as Nurse Froy in the science fiction series ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career" />		Jacobsen began her acting career in Australian television, appearing in the SBS comedy series ''[[w:Pizza (TV series)\|Pizza]]'' and the soap opera ''[[w:Home and Away\|Home and Away]]'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career">{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Jacobsen#:~:text=Jacobsen%20began%20her%20career%20in,Home%20and%20Away\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen\|publisher=Wikipedia\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also had a brief appearance as Nurse Froy in the science fiction series ''[[w:Farscape\|Farscape]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_early_career" />

	In 2007, Jacobsen launched the North American phase of her career by landing the role of [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]," the television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography" /> This role marked her breakthrough into American science fiction television.		In 2007, Jacobsen launched the North American phase of her career by landing the role of [[Kendra Shaw]] in "[[Razor]]," the television movie feature of the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_jacobsen_biography" /> This role marked her breakthrough into American science fiction television. Her casting came after her agent in Sydney received a call following auditions for another project during pilot season, and she was asked to audition on tape for the role.<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_casting_process">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref>

	Jacobsen described the complexity of her character as fundamentally challenging, noting that Kendra Shaw was "almost sterile" and required her to "go against all of those instincts, pull them right back and cover them up," which was "an enormous challenge" but "very, very fulfilling."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_character_complexity">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Fundamentally%2C%20I%20would%20just%20say,very%2C%20very%20fulfilling\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In a more detailed interview, she elaborated that Kendra was "almost a dream role" because of "the direness of her circumstance" and how she had been "rendered unemotive, almost inhuman by what she'd seen and done."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_dream_role">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=it%20was%20almost%20a%20dream,she%27d%20seen%20and%20done\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Jacobsen described the complexity of her character as fundamentally challenging, noting that Kendra Shaw was "almost sterile" and required her to "go against all of those instincts, pull them right back and cover them up," which was "an enormous challenge" but "very, very fulfilling."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_character_complexity">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Fundamentally%2C%20I%20would%20just%20say,very%2C%20very%20fulfilling\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In a more detailed interview, she elaborated that Kendra was "almost a dream role" because of "the direness of her circumstance" and how she had been "rendered unemotive, almost inhuman by what she'd seen and done."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_dream_role">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=it%20was%20almost%20a%20dream,she%27d%20seen%20and%20done\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>
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	The challenge of playing Kendra was that "she never laughed, she never cried, she rarely even smiled, she seldom regretted anything," which Jacobsen compared to "being told to build a house without a hammer, without any wood, without any nails."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_acting_challenge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=she%20never%20laughed.%20She%20never,without%20any%20nails\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She found joining the established ensemble cast to be welcoming, stating that "everyone was helpful, accommodating, welcoming, very open, very generous with me in every way," though she acknowledged that being "completely new to the environment" created a correlation with her character's experience.<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_ensemble_cast">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=everyone%20was%20helpful%2C%20accommodating%2C%20welcoming,was%20akin%20to%20the%20character\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		The challenge of playing Kendra was that "she never laughed, she never cried, she rarely even smiled, she seldom regretted anything," which Jacobsen compared to "being told to build a house without a hammer, without any wood, without any nails."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_acting_challenge">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=she%20never%20laughed.%20She%20never,without%20any%20nails\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She found joining the established ensemble cast to be welcoming, stating that "everyone was helpful, accommodating, welcoming, very open, very generous with me in every way," though she acknowledged that being "completely new to the environment" created a correlation with her character's experience.<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_ensemble_cast">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=everyone%20was%20helpful%2C%20accommodating%2C%20welcoming,was%20akin%20to%20the%20character\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

	Working closely with [[Michelle Forbes]] ([[Helena Cain]]), Jacobsen described Forbes as "almost like a force of nature" and praised her intensity and focus, saying that "responding to what she provides on set as a fellow actor is absolutely effortless."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_michelle_forbes">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=She%27s%20almost%20like%20a%20force,is%20absolutely%20effortless\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She also worked extensively with [[Katee Sackhoff]] ([[Kara Thrace]]), whom she called "possibly the easiest person I've ever worked with" and "completely no maintenance."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_katee_sackhoff">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Katee%20Sackhoff%20is%20possibly%20the,completely%20no%20maintenance\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Working closely with [[Michelle Forbes]] ([[Helena Cain]]), Jacobsen described Forbes as "almost like a force of nature" and praised her intensity and focus, saying that "responding to what she provides on set as a fellow actor is absolutely effortless."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_michelle_forbes">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=She%27s%20almost%20like%20a%20force,is%20absolutely%20effortless\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> In the TV.com interview, she elaborated that Forbes "is a powerhouse of a performer but she is also a very kind, accommodating person."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_forbes_detailed">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> She also worked extensively with [[Katee Sackhoff]] ([[Kara Thrace]]), whom she called "possibly the easiest person I've ever worked with" and "completely no maintenance."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_katee_sackhoff">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Katee%20Sackhoff%20is%20possibly%20the,completely%20no%20maintenance\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

	Jacobsen interpreted her character's relationships with both Cain and Starbuck through the lens that "Cain replaced [[Marta Shaw\|her mother]]," and noted that Kendra "didn't necessarily like either of them but she respected them both," with respect being "the closest thing to affection that she was capable of."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_cain_relationship">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Cain%20replaced%20her%20mother,she%20was%20capable%20of\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She elaborated that Kendra "never actually liked or disliked people" but "either respected them, or she didn't, and she respected Starbuck."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_respect">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=Kendra%20never%20actually%20liked%20or,and%20she%20respected%20Starbuck\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Regarding the conflict between the two characters, Jacobsen explained that Kendra and Starbuck were "very different" - while Starbuck's core "was always very human and very noble," Kendra's was "quite cold and quite desensitized."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_contrast">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=they%20were%20very%20different,quite%20cold%20and%20quite%20desensitized\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Following her ''Battlestar Galactica'' appearance, Jacobsen secured recurring roles in major American television series. She played Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future, in ten episodes of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' during its second season.<ref group="external" name="imdb_jacobsen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089338/\|title=Stephany Jacobsen\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as an executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter''.		Jacobsen interpreted her character's relationships with both Cain and Starbuck through the lens that "Cain replaced [[Marta Shaw\|her mother]]," and noted that Kendra "didn't necessarily like either of them but she respected them both," with respect being "the closest thing to affection that she was capable of."<ref group="commentary" name="ugo_jacobsen_cain_relationship">{{cite web\|url=http://galactica-station.blogspot.com/2007/11/battlestar-galactica-razor-stephanie.html#:~:text=Cain%20replaced%20her%20mother,she%20was%20capable%20of\|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor - Stephanie Jacobsen Interview\|publisher=Galactica Station (sourced from UGO.com)\|date=November 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She elaborated that Kendra "never actually liked or disliked people" but "either respected them, or she didn't, and she respected Starbuck."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_respect">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=Kendra%20never%20actually%20liked%20or,and%20she%20respected%20Starbuck\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Regarding the conflict between the two characters, Jacobsen explained that Kendra and Starbuck were "very different" - while Starbuck's core "was always very human and very noble," Kendra's was "quite cold and quite desensitized."<ref group="commentary" name="galacticatv_jacobsen_starbuck_contrast">{{cite web\|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/stephanie-jacobsen-galactica.tv-interview.html#:~:text=they%20were%20very%20different,quite%20cold%20and%20quite%20desensitized\|title=Stephanie Jacobsen GALACTICA.TV interview\|publisher=GALACTICA.TV\|date=May 23, 2009\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>

			Regarding her character development, Jacobsen explained her approach to Kendra's darker aspects, noting that she "never perceived her as 'dark'" but rather "exceptionally decisive and functional: she was all about getting the job done, and getting it done succinctly."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_character_perception">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/battlestar-galactica/forums/an-exclusive-interview-with-stephanie-jacobsen-the-star-of-razor-11046-880173/\|title=An exclusive INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE JACOBSEN, the star of "Razor"!\|publisher=TV.com\|date=November 23, 2007\|accessdate=August 14, 2025\|archive=Y}}</ref> Her drug use, she explained, was simply "how she functioned for a while."<ref group="commentary" name="tvcom_jacobsen_character_perception" /> Following her ''Battlestar Galactica'' appearance, Jacobsen secured recurring roles in major American television series. She played Commander Jesse Flores, a Resistance fighter from the future, in ten episodes of ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' during its second season.<ref group="external" name="imdb_jacobsen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089338/\|title=Stephany Jacobsen\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Coincidentally, this character also served as an executive officer, but on the nuclear submarine USS ''Jimmy Carter''.

	Discussing the differences between her two science fiction characters, Jacobsen noted that while both Kendra and Jesse had "seen some horrible things and had some hard times," they dealt with their traumas differently.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_character_comparison">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=They%27ve%20obviously%20both%20seen%20some,had%20some%20hard%20times\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While Kendra "cut herself off from people (except for Admiral Cain) and turned to drugs," Jesse was "really just clinging to a sense of humanity and a sense of connection with Derek."<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_trauma_response">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=Kendra%2C%20on%20Battlestar%2C%20cut%20herself,of%20connection%20with%20Derek\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She described Jesse as having "an interest in experiencing the more privileged aspects of pre-apocalyptic life," including staying in fancy hotels and lounging by the pool.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_jesse_lifestyle">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=has%20an%20interest%20in%20experiencing,hotels%20and%20lounging%20by%20the%20pool\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>		Discussing the differences between her two science fiction characters, Jacobsen noted that while both Kendra and Jesse had "seen some horrible things and had some hard times," they dealt with their traumas differently.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_character_comparison">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=They%27ve%20obviously%20both%20seen%20some,had%20some%20hard%20times\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> While Kendra "cut herself off from people (except for Admiral Cain) and turned to drugs," Jesse was "really just clinging to a sense of humanity and a sense of connection with Derek."<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_trauma_response">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=Kendra%2C%20on%20Battlestar%2C%20cut%20herself,of%20connection%20with%20Derek\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> She described Jesse as having "an interest in experiencing the more privileged aspects of pre-apocalyptic life," including staying in fancy hotels and lounging by the pool.<ref group="commentary" name="gizmodo_jacobsen_jesse_lifestyle">{{cite web\|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-stephanie-jacobsen-is-our-favorite-robot-fighting-n-5072660#:~:text=has%20an%20interest%20in%20experiencing,hotels%20and%20lounging%20by%20the%20pool\|title=Why Stephanie Jacobsen Is Our Favorite Robot-Fighting Ninja\|publisher=Gizmodo\|date=October 31, 2008\|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref>