Jennifer O'Neill

Jennifer O'Neill

Known for
Acting
Born
February 20, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

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Filmography

2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy poster

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Movie · as Self - Former Celebrity Assistant

2024
Reagan poster

Reagan

Movie · as Older Nelle Reagan

2016
I'm Not Ashamed poster

I'm Not Ashamed

Movie · as Linda

2013
Doonby poster

Doonby

Movie · as Barbara Ann Reaper

2012
Last Ounce of Courage poster

Last Ounce of Courage

Movie · as Dottie Revere

2009
Set Apart poster

Set Apart

Movie · as Michele Gunn

2008
Billy: The Early Years poster

Billy: The Early Years

Movie · as Reporter

2003
Time Changer poster

Time Changer

Movie · as Michelle Bain

1999
The Prince and the Surfer poster

The Prince and the Surfer

Movie · as Queen Albertina

1997
The Ride poster

The Ride

Movie · as Ellen Stillwell

1997
The Corporate Ladder poster

The Corporate Ladder

Movie · as Irene Grace

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy poster

Poltergeist: The Legacy

TV · as Lorraine Compton · 1 ep

1995
Silver Strand poster

Silver Strand

Movie · as Louellen Peterson

1994
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence poster

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

Movie · as Nan Stone

1994
Discretion Assured poster

Discretion Assured

Movie · as Paige

1994
The Visual Bible: Acts poster

The Visual Bible: Acts

Movie · as Lydia

1993
The Cover Girl Murders poster

The Cover Girl Murders

Movie · as Kate

1992
Love Is Like That poster

Love Is Like That

Movie · as Ms. Alman

1992
Perfect Family poster

Perfect Family

Movie · as Maggie

1992
Invasion of Privacy poster

Invasion of Privacy

Movie · as Hillary Wayne

1991
Committed poster

Committed

Movie · as Susan Manning

1990
Personals poster

Personals

Movie · as Heather Moore

1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal poster

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Movie · as Debralee Taft

1988
The Red Spider poster

The Red Spider

Movie · as Stephanie Hartford

1988
Glory Days poster

Glory Days

Movie · as Scotty Moran

1987
I Love N.Y. poster

I Love N.Y.

Movie · as Irene

1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament poster

The Grand Knockout Tournament

Movie · as Self

1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

Movie · as Alison Carr

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1985
Chase poster

Chase

Movie · as Sandy Albright

1985
A.D. poster

A.D.

TV · as Messalina · 5 eps

1984
Cover Up poster

Cover Up

TV · as Danielle Reynolds · 22 eps

1983
Bare Essence poster

Bare Essence

TV · as Lady Bobbi Rowan · 11 eps

1981
Scanners poster

Scanners

Movie · as Kim Obrist

1981
The Other Victim poster

The Other Victim

Movie · as Nancy Langford

1980
Cloud Dancer poster

Cloud Dancer

Movie · as Helen St. Clair

1979
A Force of One poster

A Force of One

Movie · as Mandy Rust

1979
Steel poster

Steel

Movie · as Cass Cassidy

1979
Love's Savage Fury poster

Love's Savage Fury

Movie · as Laurel Taggart

1978
Caravans poster

Caravans

Movie · as Ellen Jasper

1977
The Psychic poster

The Psychic

Movie · as Virginia Ducci

1977
US Against the World poster

US Against the World

Movie · as Self

1976
The Innocent poster

The Innocent

Movie · as Teresa Raffo

1976
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien

Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien

Movie

1975
The Flower in His Mouth poster

The Flower in His Mouth

Movie · as Elena Bardi

1975
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud poster

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

Movie · as Ann Curtis

1975
Whiffs poster

Whiffs

Movie · as Lt. Scottie Hallam

1973
Lady Ice poster

Lady Ice

Movie · as Paula Booth

1972
The Carey Treatment poster

The Carey Treatment

Movie · as Georgia Hightower

1972
The Special London Bridge Special poster

The Special London Bridge Special

Movie · as Herself

1972
Glass Houses

Glass Houses

Movie · as Jean

1971
Summer of '42 poster

Summer of '42

Movie · as Dorothy

1971
Such Good Friends poster

Such Good Friends

Movie · as Miranda

1970
Rio Lobo poster

Rio Lobo

Movie · as Shasta Delaney

1969
Some Kind of a Nut poster

Some Kind of a Nut

Movie · as The Beauty

1968
For Love of Ivy poster

For Love of Ivy

Movie · as Sandy

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps