Jenny O'Hara

Jenny O'Hara (born February 24, 1942 in Sonora , California ) is an American actress .

Life

Jenny O'Hara first studied for a year at the Carnegie Institute of Technology before she began studying acting with Lee Strasberg and Stanford Meisner . O'Hara began her career with small roles in US television series, such as B. Wide World Mystery , The Streets of San Francisco , Charlie's Angels , Starsky & Hutch, and Dr. House . This was followed by roles in television films such as A fire in the sky , Wes Craven's Wishmaster , Letters from Frank and Heartbeat . In 1991 she played the Dotty Dodge in Kevin's cousin alone in the supermarket . From 2001 to 2007 O'Hara played Janet Heffernan , the mother of Doug Heffernan in the comedy series King of Queens .

Filmography

Movies

• 1968: Murder à la Mod (voice)
• 1976: Little gangsters - big booty ( Brinks: The Great Robbery , TV movie)
• 1976: The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (TV movie)
• 1977: Good Against Evil (TV movie)
• 1977: The Hunted Lady (TV movie)
• 1978: A Fire in the Sky (TV movie)
• 1979: Letters from Frank (TV movie)
• 1980: Divorce once, please! (The Last Married Couple in America)
• 1980: Heart Beat
• 1980: The Women's Room (TV movie)
• 1980: The Living Daylights ( The Last Song , TV movie)
• 1980: Blinded by the Light (TV movie)
• 1983: Another Woman's Child (TV movie)
• 1988: The Double Life of Kathy McCormick ( The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick , Movie made for TV)
• 1988: Winnie (TV movie)
• 1991: Kevin's cousin alone in the supermarket (Career Opportunities)
• 1993: At Home with the Webbers (TV movie)
• 1994: Angie
• 1995: A Mother's Prayer (Movie made for TV)
• 1996: The Killer Clinic ( Terminal , TV movie)
• 1996: A High Price ( A Case for Life , TV movie)
• 1996: A family to fall in love with ( An Unexpected Family , TV movie)
• 1997: Wishmaster
• 1998: Pumpkin Man (short film)
• 1998: Game of Life ( An Unexpected Life , TV movie)
• 1998: Courage ( The Color of Courage , TV movie)
• 1999: He loves me, he doesn't love me (Love Happens)
• 2000: Women Love Women ( If These Walls Could Talk 2 , movie made for TV)
• 2000: The Truth About Jane (TV movie)
• 2002: Nancy Drew - In Search of Truth ( Nancy Drew , Movie made for TV)
• 2003: Mystic River
• 2003: My name is Yu Ming (short film)
• 2003: Tricks (Matchstick Men)
• 2004: Mommy (short film)
• 2005: Forty Shades of Blue
• 2006: Right at Your Door
• 2006: Two Weeks - With loved ones (Two Weeks)
• 2007: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
• 2009: Squeezed (Extract)
• 2010: How to Make Love to a Woman
• 2010: Devil - Elevator to Hell (Devil)
• 2010: Heavy Lifting (short film)
• 2011: Hit List
• 2012: Unfair and Imbalanced (TV movie)
• 2012: As High as the Sky
• 2012: Sassy Pants
• 2012: The Sacred
• 2014: BFFs

TV Shows

• 1975: The Wide World of Mystery (an episode)
• 1975: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco , a series)
• 1975: Detective Rockford - Just give us a call ( The Rockford Files , episode)
• 1976: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , a series)
• 1976: Police Story (two episodes)
• 1976–1979: Barnaby Jones (five episodes)
• 1977: Westside Medical (an episode)
• 1977: Tales of the Unexpected (mini-series, one episode)
• 1977: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak , an episode)
• 1978: Black Beauty (miniseries)
• 1978–1979: Barney Miller (two episodes)
• 1978–1980: An American Family ( Family , two episodes)
• 1979: Highcliffe Manor (six episodes)
• 1979: David Cassidy - Man Undercover (an episode)
• 1979: Starsky & Hutch (an episode)
• 1979: Blind Ambition (miniseries)
• 1979: The Facts of Life (four episodes)
• 1979–1981: CHiPs (two episodes)
• 1980: Mrs. Columbo (an episode)
• 1980–1981: Secrets of Midland Heights (nine episodes)
• 1981: Simon & Simon (one episode)
• 1981: McClain's Law (an episode)
• 1982: Bret Maverick (an episode)
• 1982: Quincy ( Quincy, ME , an episode)
• 1983: Remington Steele (an episode)
• 1983: The Mississippi (an episode)
• 1983: For Love and Honor (an episode)
• 1983–1984: Trapper John, MD (two episodes)
• 1984: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall ( St. Elsewhere , an episode)
• 1984: V - The extraterrestrial visitors are coming ( V , one episode)
• 1984: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl ( Tales of the Unexpected , an episode)
• 1985: Enemies to the Blood ( Our Family Honor , an episode)
• 1986: Agent with a Heart ( Scarecrow and Mrs. King , an episode)
• 1986–1988: My Sister Sam (44 episodes)
• 1988: Murphy Brown (an episode)
• 1989: Live-In (nine episodes)
• 1990: The Young Riders (an episode)
• 1990: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law , one episode)
• 1990: Happy as a Couple ( Married People , one episode)
• 1991: A Blessed Team ( Father Dowling Mysteries , an episode)
• 1991: Young Fates ( ABC Afterschool Specials , one episode)
• 1991: Harrys Nest ( Empty Nest , an episode)
• 1991–1992: Beverly Hills, 90210 (two episodes)
• 1992–1993: Young and Passionate - As the World Turns
• 1993: Law & Order (an episode)
• 1995: Drew Carey Show ( The Drew Carey Show , an episode)
• 1996: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , two episodes)
• 1996–1997: Life's Work (six episodes)
• 1996–1997: Dangerous Minds - In a class of its own ( Dangerous Minds , four episodes)
• 1997: Smart Guy (an episode)
• 1998: Costello (five episodes)
• 1998: Chicago Hope (Chicago Hope, an episode)
• 1999: Party of Five (two episodes)
• 1999: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , an episode)
• 2000: The Norm Show (an episode)
• 2000: Roswell (two episodes)
• 2001: Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice ( Strong Medicine , an episode)
• 2001: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , an episode)
• 2001–2007: King of Queens ( The King of Queens , 15 episodes)
• 2002: Philly (an episode)
• 2002: The Court (an episode)
• 2003: Reba (an episode)
• 2003: Judging Amy ( Judging Amy , a series)
• 2004: Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price ( Nip / Tuck , one episode)
• 2005: Inconceivable (an episode)
• 2005: Six Feet Under ( Six Feet Under , an episode)
• 2005: Twins (an episode)
• 2005: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , one episode)
• 2005: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , an episode)
• 2005: Grey's Anatomy (an episode)
• 2006: Boston Legal (an episode)
• 2006: Cold Case ( Cold Case , an episode)
• 2006, 2009: Big Love (five episodes)
• 2007: Dr. House ( House , an episode)
• 2008: The Closer (an episode)
• 2008: Navy CIS ( NCIS , an episode)
• 2009: Drop Dead Diva (an episode)
• 2010: Childrens Hospital (an episode)
• 2011: Franklin & Bash (two episodes)
• 2012: Rizzoli & Isles (two episodes)
• 2013: Newsreaders (an episode)
• 2013: Emily Owens ( Emily Owens, MD , episode 1x13)
• 2014: Supernatural (episode 9x17)
• 2019: Atypical (episode 3x5)

Web links

• Jenny O'Hara in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Jenny O'Hara at filmreference.com (English)
• Jenny O'Hara in the German dubbing file