Jennifer Edwards
Jennifer Edwards (born January 1, 1957 in Los Angeles ) is an American actress .
Life
Jennifer Edwards is the daughter of director and screenwriter Blake Edwards and actress Patricia Walker . After their divorce, she grew up with her biological brother Geoffrey and three step-siblings with their father and his second wife Julie Andrews . Jennifer Edwards has two daughters who have also worked as actresses.
Career
At the age of five, Jennifer Edwards first appeared in the film The Days of Wine and Roses , directed by her father. In 1968 she took on her first leading role in Heidi kehre heim , a television adaptation of Heidi with Maximilian Schell and Jean Simmons .
In SOB she was used in a supporting role in a film by her father again, and not for the last time. The director liked to have small parts in his films played by family members or close friends. Other examples of such “family productions” were That's Life! That's life or women were his hobby , in which Jennifer and her siblings also took on roles. Jennifer Edwards also made a few appearances in the Pink Panther films .
The actress also took on guest roles in many successful US series, for example in Raumschiff Enterprise: The Next Century or The Nanny .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses)
- 1968: Heidi returns home (Heidi)
- 1969: Jerry, the heart patient (Hook, Line and Sinker)
- 1972: The Killer in the White Coat (The Carey Treatment)
- 1973: Go Ask Alice
- 1981: SOB - Hollywood's Last Howler (SOB)
- 1983: Women were his hobby (The Man Who Loved Women)
- 1986: Trouble, nothing but trouble (A Fines Mess)
- 1986: That's Life! That's life (That's Life!)
- 1987: Peter Gunn - private detective ( Peter Gunn , TV movie)
- 1988: Justin Case
- 1988: The Perfect Match
- 1988: Sunset (Sunset)
- 1988: Weekend Warriors
- 1990: Death's Face (Overexposed)
- 1992: Life on the Edge
- 1992: Starship Enterprise - The Next Century (Star Trek: The Next Generation , 1 episode)
- 1993: Son of the Pink Panther (Son of the Pink Panther)
- 1999: Logan - The Second Face (Hard Time: The Premonition)
- 2005: 180 (short film)
- 2006: The Accountant (short film)
Others
After the Heidi Bowl debacle in 1968, Jennifer Edwards claims to have been "showered" with hate letters from football fans .
Web links
- Jennifer Edwards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jennifer Edwards in the online Film Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jennifer Edwards. In: cinemorgue.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009 .
- ↑ Jennifer Edwards. In: moviefone.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009 .
- ^ The debacle of the "Heidi Bowl" at Spiegel Online , accessed on February 7, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Edwards, Jennifer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |