Jennifer O'Neill

Personal Info

Birthday

February 20, 1948

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jennifer O'Neill

Biography

Jennifer O'Neill is a Brazilian-born American author, model, and former actress. She was born on February 20, 1948, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and moved to the United States as an infant. O'Neill first gained prominence as a teenage model and as a spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics, a role she held for three decades. Her acting career began with her feature-film debut in the comedy film "For Love of Ivy" in 1968, followed by a lead role in Howard Hawks's Western film "Rio Lobo" in 1970. Her breakthrough role came in 1971 with Robert Mulligan's period drama "Summer of '42," where she played the wife of an army serviceman during World War II, who becomes the subject of a teenage boy's romantic attraction.

Known For

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Cover Up

I'm Not Ashamed

Scanners

Rio Lobo

Reagan

A.D.

Personals

Filmography

2024
Reagan
as Older Nelle Reagan
2016
I'm Not Ashamed
as Linda
2013
Doonby
as Barbara Ann Reaper
2012
Last Ounce of Courage
as Dottie Revere
2009
Set Apart
as Michele Gunn
2008
Billy: The Early Years
as Reporter
2003
Time Changer
as Michelle Bain
1999
The Prince and the Surfer
as Queen Albertina
1997
The Ride
as Ellen Stillwell
The Corporate Ladder
as Irene Grace
1995
Silver Strand
as Louellen Peterson
1994
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Nan Stone
1993
The Cover Girl Murders
as Kate
1992
Invasion of Privacy
as Hillary Wayne
Perfect Family
as Maggie
Love Is Like That
as Ms. Alman
1991
Committed
as Susan Manning
1990
Personals
as Heather Moore
1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as Debralee Taft
1988
Glory Days
as Scotty Moran
The Red Spider
as Stephanie Hartford
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
I Love N.Y.
as Irene
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Alison Carr
1985
Chase
as Sandy Albright
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1981
The Other Victim
as Nancy Langford
Scanners
as Kim Obrist
1980
Cloud Dancer
as Helen St. Clair
1979
Steel
as Cass Cassidy
A Force of One
as Mandy Rust
Love's Savage Fury
as Laurel Taggart
1978
Caravans
as Ellen Jasper
1977
US Against the World
as Self
The Psychic
as Virginia Ducci
1976
The Innocent
as Teresa Raffo
1975
The Flower in His Mouth
as Elena Bardi
Whiffs
as Lt. Scottie Hallam
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
as Ann Curtis
1973
Lady Ice
as Paula Booth
1972
The Carey Treatment
as Georgia Hightower
Glass Houses
as Jean
The Special London Bridge Special
as Herself
1971
Such Good Friends
as Miranda
Summer of '42
as Dorothy
1970
Rio Lobo
as Shasta Delaney
1969
Some Kind of a Nut
as The Beauty
1968
For Love of Ivy
as Sandy