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Jennie Lee (golfer)
Jennifer, Jenny, or Jennie Lee may refer to: People * Jennie Lee (American actress) (1848–1925), American stage and silent film actress * Jennie Lee (British actress) (1854–1930), British stage actress * Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge (1904–1988), British politician and life peer * Jennie Lee (dancer) (1928–1990), American stripper, burlesque entertainer and actress * Jennifer Lee (equestrian) (born 1965), Hong Kong equestrian * Jennifer Lee (filmmaker) (born 1971), Walt Disney animation screenwriter and co-director * Jennifer Lee (scientist), Antarctic researcher and scientist * Jenny Lee (venture capitalist) (born 1972), Singaporean venture capitalist * Jennifer Nicole Lee (born 1975), American model and actress * Jennifer 8. Lee (born 1976), American journalist and author * Jennifer Lee (sociologist) Other uses * "Jennie Lee" (song) by Jan and Arnie * Jenny Lee Bakery, a Pittsburgh-based bakery * Tokimonsta (real name Jennifer Lee), American electronic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Lee (American Actress)
Mary Jane Lee (September 4, 1848 – August 5, 1925), known professionally as Jennie Lee, was an American actress of the stage and screen. Lee appeared in more than 50 films between 1912 and 1924, working especially in character parts under the directors John Ford and D. W. Griffith. She began her stage career at age nine and went on to support such actors as John Edward McCullough, Joseph Jefferson, Edwin Booth, and Helena Modjeska.Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1921, p. 146 She and her husband, actor William Courtright, appeared together in Griffith's ''Intolerance'' (1916). Lee portrayed Mammy in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Another notable performance of the actress occurs in Lloyd Ingraham's ''A Child of the Paris Streets'', in which she portrays Madame Dufrane. Selected filmography * ''The Mothering Heart'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - The Wash Customer * ''The Sorrowful Shore'' (Griffith, 1913, Short) - On Shore (uncredited) * '' Two Men of the Desert'' (Grif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Lee (song)
"Jennie Lee" is a song whose music was composed and written by Jan Berry and Arnie Ginsburg, which was recorded by Jan and Arnie. Jan & Arnie were the precursor to Jan & Dean. The song was recorded and released as the band's first single in April, 1958. The B-side of the single is "Gotta Getta Date". "Jennie Lee" reached No. 3 on the Cash Box charts on June 21, 1958, and No. 8 on the Billboard charts on June 30, 1958. This is generally regarded as the earliest example of elements that would become instrumental in the famous California sound of surf pop in the '60s. Composition After being inspired by a poster featuring a local Hollywood burlesque performer, Virginia Lee Hicks, who was then performing as Jennie Lee, the "Bazoom Girl", at the New Follies Burlesk at 548 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, Ginsburg wrote a tribute song, "Jennie Lee", that he brought to Berry and Torrence. Arnold P. Ginsburg, from Wisconsin, grew up in West Los Angeles, and was a school friend of Jan Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Leigh Warren
Jennifer Leigh Warren is an American stage, television, film, and voice-over actress/singer who first came to the world's attention for her work in professional musical theater. She is best known for originating the role of Crystal in the Howard Ashman /Alan Menken hit musical '' Little Shop of Horrors'', for her performance in the original Broadway cast of the Michael John LaChiusa musical ''Marie Christine'' and for her show stopping performance in the role of Alice's Daughter in the original Broadway musical "Big River" with the song "How Blest We Are" written especially for her by Roger Miller. She is a NAACP Theatre Award nominee, ''Los Angeles Times'' Ovation Award winner (and three-time nominee), Backstage Garland award winner, and won two Broadway World awards in the same season for her portrayal of the fairy godmother in the first US pantomime production ''A Cinderella Christmas'' directed by Bonnie Lythgoe and for her one-woman concert event Diamonds Are Forever:The Songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh (born August 10, 1983 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American professional poker player. Leigh built up from playing $5 SNG online poker tournaments to playing $100/$200 limit hold'em cash games. She also cashed in the $1,000 limit hold'em event of the World Championship of Online Poker. Leigh's nickname "Jennicide" was her alias on hacking bulletin boards when she was younger. She was at one time involved in beige boxing. (Leigh has described herself as a nerd, with knowledge of Linux and C# programming.) Whilst Leigh is best known for playing online poker at PokerStars, she was also involved in the ''Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages'' series. She won two preliminary heats and went on to finish 5th in the Grand Final. She finished in the money in the World Poker Tour (WPT) 2006 Caribbean Poker Adventure. Leigh has blogged about reaching level 70 on ''World of Warcraft'', previously played the MMORPG ''EverQuest'', and is now actively playing '' Aion''. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982). She later received critical praise for her performances in ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989), ''Miami Blues'' (1990), ''Backdraft'' (1991), ''Single White Female'' (1992), and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in '' Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' (1994). She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled ''Georgia''. In 2001, she co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled ''The Anniversary Party''. In 2002, Leigh appeared in the neo-noir crime drama film ''Road to Perdition''. In 2007, she starred in the family drama film ''Margot at the Wedding''. She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lee Smith
Jennifer Constance Lee Smith (born 2 December 1948) is an English golfer, known for winning the inaugural Women's British Open in 1976 at Fulford Golf Club, York, England and later winning the Order of Merit on the Women's Professional Golf Association tour (now Ladies European Tour) in 1981 and 1982. Lee-Smith was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne and started playing golf at a relatively young age. After some success in regional tournaments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she began to play in international tournaments. She was a member of the Great Britain Curtis Cup team in both 1974 and 1976, represented England in the 1975 European Team Championships, and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1976 Espirito Santo Trophy. In 1976, while still an amateur, Lee-Smith won the inaugural Ladies' British Open (now the Women's British Open). There were only a handful of professional women golfers in the United Kingdom at the time, and the field was mostly made up of amate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lee-Wright
Jenny Lee-Wright (born 21 February 1947) is a British actress and dancer who later became a foley artist. At age 16, she left school to train with the Ballet Rambert. Within a year, she became part of a French cabaret group that traveled the world. Upon returning to England, she joined Lionel Blair's dance troupe, and then turned to acting, appearing with such comedians as Morecambe and Wise, Dick Emery, Spike Milligan (in his '' Q'' series), Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and, in particular, Benny Hill. Her work with Hill earned her the nickname 'The Sexiest Stooge'. Other television appearances included ''The Golden Shot'', ''The Protectors'' and ''Masterspy'' (as Miss Moneypacker). In 1970, she made her film debut in John Cassavetes's ''Husbands'', in which she played the role of Pearl Billingham. Other films included Michael Apted's '' Triple Echo'' (1972) and the Amicus production '' Madhouse'' (1974). She began to work as a Foley artist in the 1970s between acting jobs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Worth
Jennifer Louise Worth RN RM (; 25 September 1935 – 31 May 2011) was a British memoirist. She wrote a best-selling trilogy about her work as a nurse and midwife practising in the poverty-stricken East End of London in the 1950s: ''Call the Midwife'', ''Shadows of the Workhouse'' and ''Farewell to The East End''. A television series, ''Call the Midwife'', based on her books, began broadcasting on BBC One on 15 January 2012. After leaving nursing, she re-trained as a musician. Biography Jennifer Louise Lee was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on 25 September 1935, to Gordon and Elsie (née Gibbs) Lee. Worth was raised in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. She had a younger sister, Christine, and two younger paternal half-sisters. After leaving school at the age of 15 she learned shorthand and typing and became the secretary to the head of Dr Challoner's Grammar School. She then trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and moved to London to receive training to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokimonsta
Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta (stylized as TOKiMONSTA), is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad, Selah Sue, and ZHU. Additionally, has done a number of official remixes, a few being Beck, Duran Duran, Olafur Arnalds, Disclosure, Sia, the Netflix show Squid Game and Odesza. In 2019, she was nominated for “Best Dance / Electronic Album” at the Grammy Awards for her album '' Lune Rouge''. Early life TOKiMONSTA grew up in Torrance, California. Her parents immigrated to the US from South Korea; thus, she is second generation Korean American. She was raised by her mother who ran a small business to support their family. As a young child, her mother tasked her with classical piano lessons. Lee often notes disliking the lessons as a child, though she appreciates the structural foundation it created for her approach to composing and producing. She graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lee Bakery
Jenny Lee Bakery was a prominent bakery in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The bakery was founded in 1938 by cousins Paul Baker and Bernard McDonald. The name came from the song "Sweet Jenny Lee from Sunny Tennessee", which was playing on the radio while the pair was traveling to a business meeting. It closed in 2008. In 2009, several members of the family restarted the company under the name 5 Generation Bakers. The new version sells baked goods to local retailers such as the supermarket Giant Eagle Giant Eagle, Inc. (Western Pennsylvania English: ) and stylized as giant eagle) is an American supermarket chain with stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland. The company was founded in 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylv .... References External linksJenny Lee Bakery former website5 Generation Bakers Restaurants in Pennsylvania Companies based in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Bakeries of the United States Cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Lee (sociologist)
Jennifer Lee (born January 9, 1968) is an American sociologist and the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University. She was president of the Eastern Sociological Society from 2020–21. Lee was previously on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine. Lee is the author, co-author, or co-editor of four books: ''Civility in the City: Blacks, Jews, and Koreans in Urban America''; ''Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity'' (co-edited with Min Zhou); ''The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in 21st Century America'' (co-authored with Frank D. Bean); and ''The Asian American Achievement Paradox'' (co-authored with Min Zhou). Lee was born in South Korea and her family emigrated to the United States in 1971. She was educated at Columbia University, earning a BA in 1990, MA in 1995, and PhD in 1998, all in sociology. She was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Lee (British Actress)
Jennie Lee (c. 1854 – 3 May 1930) was a Victorian Era English stage actress, singer and dancer whose career was largely entwined with the title role in ''Jo'', a melodrama her husband, John Pringle Burnett, wove around a relatively minor character from the Charles Dickens novel, ''Bleak House''. She made her stage debut in London at an early age and found success in New York and San Francisco not long afterwards. Lee may have first starred in ''Jo'' around 1874 during her tenure at San Francisco's California Theatre, but her real success came with the play's London debut on 22 February 1876 at the Globe Theatre in Newcastle Street. ''Jo'' ran for many months at the Globe and other London venues before embarking for several seasons on tours of the British Isles, a return to North America, tours of Australia and New Zealand and later revivals in Britain. Reduced circumstances over her final years forced Lee to seek assistance from an actor's pension fund subsidised in part by p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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