Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine Explained

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Othername:Colombe Jacobsen
Birth Date:21 December 1977
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma Mater:Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation:Chef, actress
Years Active:1992–1996, 2002–2003, 2007, 2014
Children:2

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine (born December 21, 1977) is an American chef and actress. She attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York City, and competed in the 2007 season of The Next Food Network Star. She currently hosts Colombe du jour, her own food-related website and blog.

As an actress, she is best known for her child roles, including Julie "The Cat" Gaffney in the film series The Mighty Ducks.[1]

Biography

Born in Chicago, Jacobsen-Destine began her career as a child actor, making her film debut in 1993. The following year, she was cast as a hockey player in . In 1996, she played the same role in . Following an extended acting break, she attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York, where she graduated in 2004.[2] During her culinary training, she worked as an actress in the films Men in Black II, Moonlight Mile, and Searching for Haizmann. Prior to the Natural Gourmet School, Jacobsen attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she graduated in 2000.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Rookie of the Year Becky Fraker
1994 Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
1996
2002Men in Black II Hailey (video store clerk)
2002Moonlight Mile Patty
2003Searching for Haizmann Hannah Allen
2007Descent Nadia
2007The Living Wake Prostitute
2014Chef Lisa Uncredited

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 'Mighty Ducks' Trilogy: An Oral History . Time.com . 2014-06-09 . 2016-10-18.
  2. How Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine went from Mighty Ducks star to chef . Stephanie . Apstein . . July 8, 2016 . 0038-822X.
  3. Web site: Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine '00 Finalist in Food Network Contest . . June 8, 2017.