Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren
Jennifer Warren
Occupations	Actress; director; producer;
Years active	1969–2009
Spouse	Roger Gimbel (m. 1976; died 2011)
Children	1
Relatives	Jacob Ben-Ami (uncle)

Jennifer Warren is an American actress, producer and film director.

Early life and education

Warren's uncle was Yiddish theatre actor and director Jacob Ben-Ami.^[1]

Career

Warren made her Broadway debut in 1972 in

Hotel, Hooperman, Murder, She Wrote

, and others. She had a featured role as Dinah Caswell, a former model and mother of an aspiring model, in the 1982 TV movie Paper Dolls, and the 1984 television series based on the movie. Warren also played Ria Parkinson in the pilot for an American version of the British sitcom Butterflies. Broadcast in 1979, no series was commissioned.

In 1994, Warren released her directorial debut, The Beans of Egypt, Maine, starring

Direct TV. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Women in Film, she was a founding member and past president of the Alliance of Woman Directors and continues to support the organization. She has taught at Wesleyan University, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA Extension, and the University of Tel Aviv. She is an associate professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.^[2]

Personal life

Warren married producer Roger Gimbel in 1976.^[3] They had a son, Barney, who is a writer and editor.^[4]^[5] Roger Gimbel died April 26, 2011.^[3]

Filmography

Sam's Song (1969) as Erica Moore
Night Moves (1975) as Paula
Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free
(1976) as Mollie Brannen
Slap Shot
(1977) as Francine
Another Man, Another Chance (1977) as Mary Williams
Ice Castles (1978) as Deborah Mackland
Freedom (1981) as Rachel Bellow
Mutant (1984) as Dr. Myra Tate
Fatal Beauty (1987) as Cecile Jaeger

References

^ Quindlen, Anna (July 23, 1977). "Jacob Ben-Ami Actor, Dies at 86; A Founder of Jewish Art Theater; Helped to Make Stage More Realistic and Less Farcical". The New York Times.
^ "USC Cinematic Arts - Directory of SCA Faculty". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Passings: Roger Gimbel, 86, producer of made-for-TV movies; John Cossette, 54, longtime Grammy Awards' executive producer; W. Barclay Kamb, 79, Caltech professor specialized in glacial sciences". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
^ New York Observer: "Fortune’s Barney Gimbel Leaves Magazine Amid Plagiarism Charge" by John Koblin February 26, 2009
^ New York Times: "Lauren Winfield, Barney Gimbel - Weddings" November 4, 2012

External links

Jennifer Warren at
IMDb

[1] Quindlen, Anna (July 23, 1977). "Jacob Ben-Ami Actor, Dies at 86; A Founder of Jewish Art Theater; Helped to Make Stage More Realistic and Less Farcical". The New York Times.

[2] "USC Cinematic Arts - Directory of SCA Faculty". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

[latimes-3] "Passings: Roger Gimbel, 86, producer of made-for-TV movies; John Cossette, 54, longtime Grammy Awards' executive producer; W. Barclay Kamb, 79, Caltech professor specialized in glacial sciences". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.

[4] New York Observer: "Fortune’s Barney Gimbel Leaves Magazine Amid Plagiarism Charge" by John Koblin February 26, 2009

[5] New York Times: "Lauren Winfield, Barney Gimbel - Weddings" November 4, 2012

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