Jamie Donnelly
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Jamie Donnelly | |
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Born | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1974–present |
Spouse | Stephen Foreman |
Children | 2 |
Jamie Donnelly is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of Jan in the
Biography
Donnelly was born in Teaneck, New Jersey.[citation needed]
Career
Donnelly is best known as Jan, one of the Pink Ladies from the musical and film Grease. While her film co-stars John Travolta and Jeff Conaway had appeared in the stage version of Grease as different characters, and Frankie Avalon reprised his film character on stage, Donnelly was the only person to reprise her stage character on film; she was 31 years old by the time the film was released and had to dye her graying hair to continue to fit the part.[1]
In the early 1970s, she was in the United States premiere of
During her stage career, she appeared in a musical version of Tarzan.
In 2017, she appeared as herself on the TV game show revival of
Personal life
Donnelly is an acting coach who lives in La Cañada Flintridge, California, with her husband Stephen Foreman, a novelist. She has two adult children.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Linda | Episode: "The Pal-Mir Escort" |
1974 | Police Woman | Monica | Episode: "Smack" |
1975 | The Dream Makers | Sally | TV movie |
1976 | Barnaby Jones | Monica Gideon | Episode: "Silent Vendetta" |
1976 | Police Woman | Jan | Episode: "Tender Soldier" |
1978 | Grease | Jan | |
1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Aquarium Information Woman | |
1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Teacher | |
2002 | Family Affair | Mrs. McWhirter | 4 episodes |
2006 | The Legend of Lucy Keyes | Gretchen Caswell | |
2008 | The Naked Brothers Band | Mrs. Claus | Episode: "Pole Bears: Part 1" |
2009 | Monk | Judge Santa Croce | Episode: " Mr. Monk Takes the Stand "
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2009 | Pet Peeves | Dot | Short film |
2010 | Cyrus |
Pastor | |
2010 | Salvation Insurance | Heavenly Voice (voice) | Short film |
2014 | Ray Donovan | Peggy Shaugnessy | 3 episodes |
2015 | Black Mass | Mrs. Cody | |
2015 | Guns for Hire | Waitress | |
2015–16 | All Downhill from Here | Dr. Kildare | 3 episodes |
2016 | The Waitress | Mrs. Decker | Short film |
2017 | Cargo | Violet |
References
- ^ a b Gliatto, Tom; and O'Neill Anne-Marie. "Grease Is the Word: Twenty Years Later, the Stars Are Still True to Their School", People (magazine), April 13, 1998. Accessed September 13, 2011. "'I always felt Jan was the person most like the audience,' says Jamie Donnelly, 50, who dyed her prematurely gray hair to play the pigtailed Pink Lady. 'She wasn't as cool as the other ones.' The Teaneck, N.J., native now lives in La Canada, Calif., with her husband, screenwriter Stephen Foreman, son Sevi, 10, and daughter Madden Rose, 8."
- ISBN 978-0-87910-321-7. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
External links
- Jamie Donnelly at IMDb