Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

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.

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Born	(1977-12-21) December 21, 1977 (age 47) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Colombe Jacobsen
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation(s)	Chef, actress
Years active	1992–1996, 2002–2003, 2007, 2014
Children	2
Website	www.colombedujour.com

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-Derstine began her career as a child actor, making her film debut in 1993. The following year, she was cast as a hockey player in D2: The Mighty Ducks. In 1996, she played the same role in D3: The Mighty Ducks. 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Rookie of the Year	Becky Fraker
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks
2002	Men in Black II	Hailey (video store clerk)
2002	Moonlight Mile	Patty
2003	Searching for Haizmann	Hannah Allen
2007	Descent	Nadia
2007	The Living Wake	Prostitute
2014	Chef	Lisa	Uncredited