Jennifer O'Neill
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.
59 acting credits
Acting · 59
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The View
1997
Cover Up
1984
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
A.D.
1985
I'm Not Ashamed
2016
Reagan
2024
Scanners
1981
Rio Lobo
1970
Bare Essence
1983
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Summer of '42
1971
The Innocent
1976
Caravans
1978
A Force of One
1979
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975
Time Changer
2003
The Psychic
1977
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
I Love N.Y.
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Whiffs
1975
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Steel
1979
Lady Ice
1973
Such Good Friends
1971
Personals
1990
The Carey Treatment
1972
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien
1976
US Against the World
1977
Love Is Like That
1992
For Love of Ivy
1968
Cloud Dancer
1980
The Corporate Ladder
1997
Billy: The Early Years
2008
The Prince and the Surfer
1999
The Other Victim
1981
Committed
1991
Some Kind of a Nut
1969
The Ride
1997
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
Discretion Assured
1994
Doonby
2013
Perfect Family
1992
Love's Savage Fury
1979
The Cover Girl Murders
1993
Invasion of Privacy
1992
The Red Spider
1988
Silver Strand
1995
Chase
1985
Glory Days
1988
Last Ounce of Courage
2012
The Flower in His Mouth
1975
Set Apart
2009
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994
Glass Houses
1972