Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American entrepreneur and actress. Perhaps best known for her role in The First Wives Club as Chris Paradis, the lesbian daughter of Annie Paradis, played by Diane Keaton, Dundas began her career as a child; in 1984, she had played the precocious daughter of Keaton's titular character in Mrs. Soffel. After being discovered at the age of 9 in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, Dundas starred on and off-Broadway and in films for decades.
Jennifer Dundas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ice cream company
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2023) |
In 2007, she co-founded Blue Marble Ice Cream, New York City's only mission-driven, certified organic and B-Corp Certified ice cream company. Winning Time Out New York's Best New Ice Cream, the shop soon became a Brooklyn favorite and won exclusive wholesale partnerships with jetBlue Mint Experience, Starbucks Roastery, Bareburger, and many more. In 2010, Dundas co-founded a non-profit with a mission "To create jobs and joy in post-conflict regions through the unlikely medium of ice cream." Sponsored projects included Inzozi Nziza in Butare, Rwanda, and Bel Rev in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Biography
editDundas was born in Boston and attended Brown University. Jules Feiffer discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in Little Gloria... Happy at Last.[1]
Films in which Dundas has appeared include Puccini for Beginners, Legal Eagles, The Beniker Gang and The Hotel New Hampshire. She has guest starred in TV shows such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, Desperate Housewives and Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
On stage, Dundas has performed in the New York Theatre, including the play Arcadia.[2] She won an Obie (Off-Broadway) Award for her performance in Good as New by Peter Hedges.[3] In 2004, she portrayed Laura in The Glass Menagerie at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Lily Berry | credited as Jennie Dundas |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Margaret Soffel | credited as Jennie Dundas |
| 1984 | The Beniker Gang | Cassie Beniker | |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us | Boo Dunn | credited as Jennie Dundas |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Jennifer Logan | credited as Jennie Dundas |
| 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Nancy Jo | |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | Deirdre | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Chris Paradis | |
| 2000 | Swimming | Nicola Jenrette | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Mina Dunne | |
| 2006 | Puccini for Beginners | Molly | |
| 2017 | The Post | Liz Hylton | |
| 2019 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | Shannon | |
| 2022 | Master | Julianne |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Gloria Vanderbilt | TV film |
| 1985 | American Playhouse | Anne Putnam Jr. | "Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 1" |
| 1986 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | Anastasia | TV film |
| 1991 | ABC Afterschool Special | Katie Dunn | "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story" |
| 1999 | The Kinsey 3 | Melissa | TV film |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Kimberly Ryan | "The God Thing" |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jamie McKenna | "Legacy" |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dana Nolan | "Jones" |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Caitlyn Ryan | "It's Not the Wrapping, It's the Candy" |
| 2002 | Benjamin Franklin | Catherine Ray | TV miniseries documentary |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | Ms. Journo | "Supreme Heat" |
| 2005 | NCIS | Lynn Simons | "Conspiracy Theory" |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Rebecca Shepard | "Beautiful Girls", "The Miracle Song" |
| 2012 | Nurse Jackie | Roberta | "The Wall" |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower | Mary Jo White | "Now it Begins…", "Mercury" |
References
edit- ^ a b Kilian, Michael (August 5, 2004). "Enlightening: Jennifer Dundas in 'Menagerie'". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 5 - page 8. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Simon, John (April 10, 1995). "Wits' End". New York: 74.
- ^ Jennifer Dundas Bio Filmbug
External links
edit- Jennifer Dundas at IMDb
- Jennifer Dundas at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jennifer Dundas at Internet Off-Broadway Database
 | This article about a United States film actor born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |