BuzzWorthy Radio: Jaime Lee Kirchner!

Published: Sept. 23, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

b'Jaime Lee Kirchner plays nurse Sonia Jimenez on \\u201cMercy.\\u201d She was born in Germany and raised in Clarksville, Tennessee. Pursuing her passion to act at a young age, she performed at The Roxy Regional Theater, appearing in over 40 productions.

A trained dancer, singer and actress, Kirchner attended and graduated from NYU\\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU, she starred as Julie Jordan in a main stage production of \\u201cCarousel.\\u201d

Shortly after graduating from NYU, Kirchner embarked on the national and international tour of \\u201cRent\\u201d playing the role of Mimi Marquez. Upon completion of the tours, she landed a series regular role in the television series \\u201cJust Legal,\\u201d starring opposite Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel.

Realizing that her life-long dream was to be on Broadway, Kirchner returned to New York and reprised her role of Mimi in Nederlander Theater\\u2019s production of \\u201cRent\\u201d on Broadway, garnering rave reviews.

Kirchner then relocated to Los Angeles and landed several guest-starring roles on television series and pilots including \\u201cEnemies\\u201d opposite Jeffrey Donovan, as well as a series regular role in \\u201cAustin Golden Hour.\\u201d Kirchner recently guest-starred in an episode of \\u201cDollhouse\\u201d opposite Eliza Dushku, playing the juicy role of a pop starlet with a death wish. The role enabled her to record her own music and perform a live concert.

Kirchner is an avid painter and visual artist with a collection of work which she hopes to showcase in the very near future.'