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Jennifer Rachel Landon is an American actress. She is known for her role as Teeter on the
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series, ''
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'' (2020–present). She is also known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the CBS soap opera ''
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'' (2005–2010). For her part on the show, Landon won three consecutive
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given annually f ...
.


Early life

Landon is the daughter of actor
Michael Landon Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in ''Bonanza'' (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in ''Little House on the Pr ...
and his third wife, Cindy Clerico. She is the half-sister of screenwriter Christopher B. Landon and director Michael Landon, Jr.; actor Mark Landon is her adoptive brother. She graduated from Brentwood School, before moving to New York City to attend
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, where she appeared in several theater productions. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish, whereas her paternal grandmother was Catholic, although her father was raised Jewish.


Career

Landon received her first acting job at age five from her father, when he cast her to play a little girl in one of the final episodes of his television series, ''
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''. Before his death in 1991, Jennifer worked with her father once more when he cast her as Jennifer Kramer in the pilot for what would have been his next television series, '' Us''. In 2004, Landon co-starred in an independent film ''L.A. DJ''. In early 2005, she was cast to play Gwen Norbeck Munson for one episode on the
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daytime soap opera ''
As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...
''. She was soon signed to a three-year contract with the series. Landon won the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given annually f ...
three years in a row for her portrayal. In late 2006, the character's storyline focused on her pursuing a music career recording two singles, "Slide" and "I Saw Love". Performed by Landon, both songs were written by Nini Camps. From April to July 2007, Landon played dual roles on ''As the World Turns''; her regular character Gwen Norbeck Munson, and a lookalike named Cleo Babbitt. Landon left the show in 2008, but reprised her role in 2010 for the final two weeks of the series. On May 1, 2012, it was announced that Landon would become the third adult actress to portray the role of
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on ''
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''. She portrayed the role for less than a year, before her character was written off. In 2016, she was cast as Lilith Bode, the wife of a serial killer, in the final season of ''
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''. In 2020, during the third season of the
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network’s series, ''
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'', Landon was cast in the role of Teeter.


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landon, Jennifer American people of English descent American people of British-Jewish descent 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American people of Jewish descent American soap opera actresses American television actresses Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series winners Living people People from Malibu, California People from the San Fernando Valley Michael Landon family Year of birth missing (living people)