Jennifer Warren (born August 12, 1941[1]) is an American actress, producer and film director.
Jennifer Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1969–2009 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Jacob Ben-Ami (uncle) |
Early life and education
editWarren's uncle was Yiddish theatre actor and director Jacob Ben-Ami.[2]
Career
editWarren made her Broadway debut in 1972 in 6 Rms Riv Vu, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She appeared in the short-lived Broadway production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! Warren's film credits include Sam's Song (1969), Night Moves (1975), Slap Shot (1977, as the frustrated wife of hockey player Paul Newman), Another Man, Another Chance (1977), Ice Castles (1978), Mutant (1984), and Fatal Beauty (1987). She was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1975" in John Willis' Screen World, Volume 27. She also played a role in Steel Cowboy (1978). Her television credits include guest roles on The Bob Newhart Show, Kojak, Cagney & Lacey, Hotel, Hooperman, Murder, She Wrote, and others. She had a featured role as Dinah Caswell, a former model and mother of an aspiring model, in the 1982 TV movie Paper Dolls, and the 1984 television series based on the movie. Warren also played Ria Parkinson in the pilot for an American version of the British sitcom Butterflies. Broadcast in 1979, no series was commissioned.
In 1994, Warren released her directorial debut, The Beans of Egypt, Maine, starring Martha Plimpton, Kelly Lynch and Rutger Hauer. Warren finished production on Partners in Crime, her second directorial feature, once again starring Hauer, with Paulina Porizkova, in 1998. The film was distributed in America by Artisan Films during the 1999/2000 year and appeared on Direct TV. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Women in Film, she was a founding member and past president of the Alliance of Woman Directors and continues to support the organization. She has taught at Wesleyan University, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA Extension, and the University of Tel Aviv. She is an associate professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.[3]
Personal life
editWarren married producer Roger Gimbel in 1976.[4] They had a son, Barney, who is a writer and editor.[5][6] Roger Gimbel died April 26, 2011.[4]
Filmography
edit- Sam's Song (1969) as Erica Moore
- Night Moves (1975) as Paula
- Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free (1976) as Mollie Brannen
- Slap Shot (1977) as Francine
- Another Man, Another Chance (1977) as Mary Williams
- Ice Castles (1978) as Deborah Mackland
- Freedom (1981) as Rachel Bellow
- Mutant (1984) as Dr. Myra Tate
- Fatal Beauty (1987) as Cecile Jaeger
References
edit- ^ "Today in History: August 12, 520 die in Japan airlines crash". The Scranton Times-Tribune. August 12, 2023. ProQuest 2849362329.
Today's Birthdays: Actor George Hamilton is 84. Actor Dana Ivey is 82. Actor Jennifer Warren is 82. Rock singer-musician Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 74. Actor Jim Beaver is 73. Singer Kid Creole (of Kid Creole and the Coconuts) is 73. Jazz musician Pat Metheny is 69.
See also:- "Almanac: On This Date; Today's Birthdays". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 12, 1998. p. 2. ProQuest 1870718290.
Actor George Hamilton is 59. Actress Jennifer Warren is 57. Tennis player Pete Sampras is 27.
- "Almanac: On This Date; Today's Birthdays". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 12, 1998. p. 2. ProQuest 1870718290.
- ^ Quindlen, Anna (July 23, 1977). "Jacob Ben-Ami Actor, Dies at 86; A Founder of Jewish Art Theater; Helped to Make Stage More Realistic and Less Farcical". The New York Times.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts - Directory of SCA Faculty". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Passings: Roger Gimbel, 86, producer of made-for-TV movies; John Cossette, 54, longtime Grammy Awards' executive producer; W. Barclay Kamb, 79, Caltech professor specialized in glacial sciences". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ New York Observer: "Fortune’s Barney Gimbel Leaves Magazine Amid Plagiarism Charge" by John Koblin February 26, 2009
- ^ New York Times: "Lauren Winfield, Barney Gimbel - Weddings" November 4, 2012