Simone Kessell

Simone Kessell is a New Zealand actress whose screen career includes television work in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Born in New Zealand, she first appeared in local and Australian productions such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Water Rats, and Medivac, where she played Dr. Stella O'Shaughnessy, and in television films including McLeod's Daughters and Return to Treasure Island. She moved into American series with parts in Criminal Minds and Fringe, then took the role of Lieutenant Alicia Washington in the science fiction series Terra Nova in 2011. In 2016 she starred opposite Ray Winstone in the ABC fantasy soap opera Of Kings and Prophets. She later played Breha Organa in the miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mother Teach in Our Flag Means Death, and since 2023 she has portrayed the adult Lottie Matthews in the Showtime series Yellowjackets.