Jennifer O'Neill
Date of birth: 1948-02-20
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Jennifer O'Neill is a Brazilian-born American author, model, and former actress. She was born on February 20, 1948, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and moved to the United States as an infant. O'Neill first gained prominence as a teenage model and as a spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics, a role she held for three decades. Her acting career began with her feature-film debut in the comedy film "For Love of Ivy" in 1968, followed by a lead role in Howard Hawks's Western film "Rio Lobo" in 1970. Her breakthrough role came in 1971 with Robert Mulligan's period drama "Summer of '42," where she played the wife of an army serviceman during World War II, who becomes the subject of a teenage boy's romantic attraction.
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The Innocent
1976-05-18
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes
A Force of One
1979-06-01
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcoti
Scanners
1981-01-14
After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by age
Rio Lobo
1970-04-01
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the l
The Psychic
1977-08-10
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband
Love Is Like That
1992-06-01
A loving couple struggle to fend for themselves in modern day Los Angeles, One a loner and down and
Caravans
1978-11-02
This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American emb
Summer of '42
1971-04-19
Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more co
Time Changer
2003-10-25
The year is 1890 and Bible professor Russell Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled "The Cha
The Carey Treatment
1972-03-29
A doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.
The Flower in His Mouth
1975-10-30
A female school teacher is implicated in a murder in a Sicilian town only hours after her arrival. T
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975-04-25
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysterio
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989-02-05
A high-priced call girl who has been secretly videotaping her rich clients is shot to death. An inve
Steel
1979-10-21
Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but
US Against the World
1977-09-07
This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States ag
Doonby
2013-11-01
A handsome drifter, without a past, gets off an interstate bus in a small Texas town and finds work
Last Ounce of Courage
2012-09-14
Bob Revere is a small town Mayor and combat decorated veteran. He faces a root of bitterness from hi
The Ride
1997-10-14
A has-been cowboy is given a second chance at the hands of an unexpected teacher.
The Prince and the Surfer
1999-12-21
The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfla
Such Good Friends
1971-12-16
Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit
Committed
1991-04-18
A nurse is taken hostage by a patient pretending to be a doctor and is forced to administer to every
I Love N.Y.
1987-05-04
Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994-05-18
Still in mourning over the loss of his wife, former cop Jonathan stone moves to Washington. However
Perfect Family
1992-11-11
Maggie, a recent widower, hires a housekeeper, Janice, to help her with chores taking care of her tw
Cloud Dancer
1980-05-29
An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
Whiffs
1975-10-15
Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after
The Cover Girl Murders
1993-10-28
The scene is a remote tropical island, where several top swimsuit models converge for a magazine pho
Personals
1990-02-28
A woman that during the daytime is an insignificant librarian, at night becomes a fascinating myster
The Other Victim
1981-11-04
After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which th
The Special London Bridge Special
1972-01-01
In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transp
Lady Ice
1973-07-13
An insurance investigator romances a wealthy young beauty when he suspects she may be involved in fe
The Corporate Ladder
1997-05-10
A new assistant to a powerful executive wants more than just to do a good job, she wants to run the
Billy: The Early Years
2008-10-08
Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most
Set Apart
2009-01-19
Four troubled, inner city kids get a western-style shot at redemption when a cowboy pastor invites t
The Red Spider
1988-04-21
A cop is found dead in a hotel, brutally murdered, a spider cut into his stomach. The police believe
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
Glass Houses
1972-01-07
The film's plot centres around the libidinous sexual shenanigans of a middle-class Californian famil
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987-06-19
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off chari
Invasion of Privacy
1992-12-07
When a mentally imbalanced prisoner gets out on parole, he tracks down the journalist who interviewe
I'm Not Ashamed
2016-10-21
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High Sch
Some Kind of a Nut
1969-09-14
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's
Chase
1985-11-23
A big-city lawyer (Jennifer O'Neill) returns to her small hometown after her father's death to resum
Love's Savage Fury
1979-05-20
During the Civil War, a self-centered, young Southern belle tries to hold onto the family estate whe
Silver Strand
1995-11-23
The U.S. Navy selects from its ranks a small group of persons to send through unadulterated hell.
Discretion Assured
1994-08-03
Three American businessmen have a problem with their Brazilian company: someone is embezzling millio
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986-11-08
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the prac
Glory Days
1988-12-11
A married middle age man with two children who are in college, who also didn't finish college decide
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien
1976-12-27
A girl enters the service of the owner of a brothel who will initiate her into the profession.
Reagan
2024-08-29
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked
For Love of Ivy
1968-07-17
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025-02-25
The story of Matthew Perry's rise to fame is interwoven with the harrowing story of his final days,