Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O'Connell in the television series Northern Exposure , as Jessie Deighan in the feature film Cliffhanger, and as Katie McCoy in Friday Night Lights. She is the author of two books, Holding Her Head High, released in 2007 by Thomas Nelson Publishers a Washington Post best seller. and A Little Bit Vulnerable: On Hollywood, God, Sobriety, & Politics. (Dunham Books). She is an active public speaker and founder and co-chair of Constituting America 2010.
