Lucinda Jenney (born April 23, 1954) is an American actress.

Early life

Jenney was born in Long Island City in 1954.

Career

She began her acting career in 1979 with the film ''Impostors''. Several roles followed throughout the 1980s, with appearances in the 1986 comedy '' The Whoopee Boys'', and the award-winning ''

Peggy Sue Got Married ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high sch ...

'', with Kathleen Turner and

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. She appeared as 'Iris' in the

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-winning film ''

Rain Man ''Rain Man'' is a 1988 American road drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged ...

'', starring

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and

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. In 1991, Jenney played waitress 'Lena' in Ridley Scott's ''

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American road crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unfores ...

''; the following year, she appeared in '' American Heart'', a film which earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Jenney played the role of 'Anne Loomis' in the Joe Dante comedy '' Matinee'', with

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and

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. During the nineties, she appeared in much smaller roles including '' Mr. Jones'' with

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, and ''

Leaving Las Vegas ''Leaving Las Vegas'' is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis, and based on the semi-autobiographical 1990 novel of the same name by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic in Los Angeles who, having ...

'', with Nicolas Cage and

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, as well as '' Grace of My Heart''. In 1997, she had a supporting role in the

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's horror film '' Thinner'', which was based on the

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by Stephen King. She also starred as medical officer Lieutenant Blondell in '' G.I. Jane'', with

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, '' Mad City'', with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, ''

Desert Blue ''Desert Blue'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Morgan J. Freeman, starring Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Sara Gilbert Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 197 ...

'', with

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and Christina Ricci, ''

Practical Magic ''Practical Magic'' is a 1998 American fantasy romantic drama film based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aid ...

'', with Sandra Bullock and

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and '' The Deep End of the Ocean'', which starred Michelle Pfeiffer and was based on the

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. In 2000, Jenney portrayed Helen O'Donnell in '' Thirteen Days''. She then appeared in romantic drama '' Crazy/Beautiful'', with

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and '' The Mothman Prophecies'', starring Richard Gere. Jenney's has appeared in other roles in ''

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'', '' American Violet'' and ''Rogue River''. In 2009, she made a cameo appearance in ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

''. Jenney has had a successful career in television. Several of her television credits include guest roles in ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

'', ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in ...

'', '' Judging Amy'', ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

'', '' 24'', '' Law & Order'', its spin-offs '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' Law & Order: LA'', ''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its dete ...

'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' House'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' ER'', ''

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'', and portrayed Admiral Adama's wife, Carolanne on '' Battlestar Galactica'', in the episode " A Day in the Life". Jenney has appeared in many television films throughout her career. Her first was '' Out of the Darkness'', with

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. Some of her roles include ''Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance'', ''The Habitation of Dragons'', ''A Stranger in Town'', ''

First Time Felon ''First Time Felon'' is a 1997 drama film starring Omar Epps. Plot A young inexperienced drug dealer and Vice Lords gang member, Greg Yance (Omar Epps), is arrested for drug possession in his hometown, Chicago. Because of Yance having five grams ...

'', the Emmy Award-winning ''

If These Walls Could Talk 2 ''If These Walls Could Talk 2'' is a 2000 television film in the United States, broadcast on HBO. It is a sequel to the 1996 HBO film ''If These Walls Could Talk'', and like the earlier film is a female-centered anthology film, with three separa ...

'', and ''The Pennsylvania Miners' Story''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenney, Lucinda 1954 births American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people Actresses from New York City People from Long Island City, Queens 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses