Jennifer Edwards
Edwards in Heidi (1968)
Born
Jennifer B. McEdward[1]

(1957-03-25) March 25, 1957
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Children2
ParentBlake Edwards (father)
RelativesJulie Andrews (stepmother), Emma Walton Hamilton (step-sister)

Jennifer Edwards (born March 25, 1957) is an American actress. She came to national prominence for her role in the 1968 NBC made-for-television movie Heidi.

Career

Her best known role was the NBC made-for-television movie Heidi (which interrupted the conclusion of the New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders game now called The Heidi Bowl), which aired on November 17, 1968. Prior to the Jets-Raiders Sunday Night Football game on November 12, 2023, Edwards appeared in the introduction recalling the incident.

Besides acting in a number of movies, she also co-wrote the 1988 television movie Justin Case with her father.[2]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Patricia Walker and filmmaker Blake Edwards. Her stepmother is actress Julie Andrews.[3]

Edwards has two daughters, Kayti (b. 1976) and Hannah (b. 1993).[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Days of Wine and Roses Debbie Clay (age 5) Uncredited
1969 Hook, Line & Sinker Jennifer Ingersoll
1972 The Carey Treatment Lydia Barrett
1981 S.O.B. Lila
1983 The Man Who Loved Women Nancy
1986 A Fine Mess Ellen Frankenthaler
1986 That's Life! Megan Fairchild Bartlet
1987 The Perfect Match Nancy Bryant
1988 Sunset Victoria Alperin
1989 All's Fair Ann
1990 Overexposed Helen
1992 Life on the Edge Suzi
1993 Son of the Pink Panther Yussa
2002 Vampire Clan Jodi Remington
2005 180 Diana Short film
2006 The Accountant
2010 Dilf Liz's Mom

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Heidi Heidi Television film
1969 My Three Sons Iris Episode: "Ernie Is Smitten"
1970 Death Valley Days Glinda Episode: "The Wizard of Aberdeen"
1973 Go Ask Alice Chris Television film
1983 Making of a Male Model Laurie
1983 Little Shots D'Arcy's Mother
1984 The Ferret Molly
1986 Gung Ho Audrey Episode: "Pilot"
1989 Father Dowling Mysteries Fake Mrs. Jerico Episode: "The Missing Body Mystery. Part 1"
1989 Peter Gunn Maggie Television film
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ms. Kyle Episode: "New Ground"
1992 Julie Clem 2 episodes
1997 Women: Stories of Passion Joan Episode: "The Bitter and the Sweet"
1998 The Nanny Society Woman #2 Episode: "The Dinner Party"
1999 Hard Time: The Premonition Female Cop Television film
2000 The Magnificent Seven Hannah Episode: "Penance"
2001 Spyder Games Valerie Whitmore Recurring role, 12 episodes

References

  1. ↑ California Births, 1905-1995 Familytreelegends.com.
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Lee (1991). Unsold TV pilots: the almost complete guide to everything you never saw on TV, 1955-1990. Carol Pub. Group. p. 73. ISBN 9780806512426.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Bill (July 2009). Two Square Miles: The Heroes of a Small Town. Fireship Press. p. 104. ISBN 9781934757819.
  4. ↑ In That's Life! Jennifer Edwards Relives Her Battles with the Film Director Dad Who Once Rejected Her, people.com, 13 October 1986
  5. ↑ "Jennifer Edwards".
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