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==Early life== |
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Jennifer O'Neill was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], the grand-daughter of a Brazilian bank president, and the daughter of a famous [[Spanish people|Spanish]]-[[Irish people|Irish]] medical and dental supply import/export businessman, Oscar D' O'Neill and his [[England|English]] wife, Irene Freda |
Jennifer O'Neill was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], the grand-daughter of a Brazilian bank president, and the daughter of a famous [[Spanish people|Spanish]]-[[Irish people|Irish]] medical and dental supply import/export businessman, Oscar D' O'Neill and his [[England|English]] wife, Irene Freda, a homemaker. O'Neill and her older brother Michael were raised in [[New Rochelle]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut]]. |
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When she was 14, the family moved to New York City. On Easter Sunday, 1962, O'Neill attempted suicide because the move would separate her from her dog Mandy and horse Monty -- "her whole world".<ref name=Auto> |
When she was 14, the family moved to New York City. On Easter Sunday, 1962, O'Neill attempted suicide because the move would separate her from her dog Mandy and horse Monty -- "her whole world".<ref name=Auto> |
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}}</ref> That same year, she was discovered by the [[Ford Models|Ford modeling agency]] and put under contract. By age 15, she was gracing the cover of [[Vogue magazine|''Vogue'']], [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']], [[Seventeen (magazine)|''Seventeen'']] and other magazines, earning [[USD|$]]80,000 a year in 1962 working as a [[fashion model]] in New York City and also working in Paris, France and dating older men. <ref |
}}</ref> That same year, she was discovered by the [[Ford Models|Ford modeling agency]] and put under contract. By age 15, she was gracing the cover of [[Vogue magazine|''Vogue'']], [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']], [[Seventeen (magazine)|''Seventeen'']] and other magazines, earning [[USD|$]]80,000 a year in 1962 working as a [[fashion model]] in New York City and also working in Paris, France and dating older men. <ref name=Auto/>{{rp|71}} She hit the top of her field within a year or two with other magazine covers and commercial advertising. |
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An excellent [[horseback riding|rider]], O'Neill won upwards of 200 ribbons at horse show competitions in her teens. She saved up her modeling fees and bought a horse, Alezon, who balked before a wall at a horse show, breaking O'Neill's neck and back in three places and giving her a long period of recovery. |
An excellent [[horseback riding|rider]], O'Neill won upwards of 200 ribbons at horse show competitions in her teens. She saved up her modeling fees and bought a horse, Alezon, who balked before a wall at a horse show, breaking O'Neill's neck and back in three places and giving her a long period of recovery.<ref name=Auto/>{{rp|83}} She attended New York City's [[Professional Children's School]] and the prestigious [[Dalton School]] in Manhattan. Later, she moved on to films and worked in a number of television movies and series made for television. |
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She is most remembered for her success in the blockbuster movie ''[[Summer of '42]]'' in 1971 which made her a household name, where she played Dorothy Walker, the young widow of a pilot, Peter, shot down and killed in [[World War II]]. The film was shot in Northern California at a budget of a million dollars, grossed over thirty-two million dollars, and was nominated for four [[Academy Awards]]. |
She is most remembered for her success in the blockbuster movie ''[[Summer of '42]]'' in 1971 which made her a household name, where she played Dorothy Walker, the young widow of a pilot, Peter, shot down and killed in [[World War II]]. The film was shot in Northern California at a budget of a million dollars, grossed over thirty-two million dollars, and was nominated for four [[Academy Awards]]. |
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O’Neill gave an extensive and very detailed "behind the scenes of Summer of '42" interview to columnist / features writer Louis Hillary Park of Scripps Treasure Coast Publishing from her Tennessee home.<ref> |
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}}</ref> The August 23, 1993 issue of ''People'' magazine reports that a friend of O'Neill's says that the actress obtained the (Texas) annulment of marriage #7 (Neil L. Bonin - after less than five months) "...because she felt stifled." |
}}</ref> The August 23, 1993 issue of ''People'' magazine reports that a friend of O'Neill's says that the actress obtained the (Texas) annulment of marriage #7 (Neil L. Bonin - after less than five months) "...because she felt stifled." |
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O'Neill has three children from as many fathers, a daughter (Aimee) by her first husband whom she married at age 17, and a son (Reis Michael) from her fifth marriage and another son (Cooper Alan) from her sixth marriage. |
O'Neill has three children from as many fathers, a daughter (Aimee) by her first husband whom she married at age 17, and a son (Reis Michael) from her fifth marriage and another son (Cooper Alan) from her sixth marriage.<ref name=Auto/>{{rp|95}}{{rp|174}}{{rp|209}} |
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She describes many of her life experiences, including her marriages and career, to her move to her Tennessee farm in the late 1990s in her 1999 autobiography ''Surviving Myself''.<ref name=Auto/> O'Neill says that she wrote this autobiography (her first book) "…at the prompting of her children."<ref name=Auto/> |
She describes many of her life experiences, including her marriages and career, to her move to her Tennessee farm in the late 1990s in her 1999 autobiography ''Surviving Myself''.<ref name=Auto/> O'Neill says that she wrote this autobiography (her first book) "…at the prompting of her children."<ref name=Auto/> |
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O'Neill continues to be active as a writer and inspirational speaker, and has raised over two million dollars <ref>http://www.jenniferoneill.com/#!speaking/vstc4=pro-life</ref> for the benefit of crisis pregnancy centers across the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crownspeakers.com/espeakers/8993/Jennifer-ONeill.html |title=Experts, Keynote Speakers, Celebrities |publisher=Crown Speakers |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> She has served as the spokesperson for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/testimonies/jennifer-oneill.html |title=Abortion - Jennifer O'Neill |publisher=Silentnomoreawareness.org |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> a non-denominational, non-political, non-profit organization dedicated to post-abortion healing and recovery; she also offers these resources for women. |
O'Neill continues to be active as a writer and inspirational speaker, and has raised over two million dollars <ref> |
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}}{{rs|date=February 2012}}</ref> for the benefit of crisis pregnancy centers across the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crownspeakers.com/espeakers/8993/Jennifer-ONeill.html |title=Experts, Keynote Speakers, Celebrities |publisher=Crown Speakers |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}{{rs|date=February 2012}}</ref> She has served as the spokesperson for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/testimonies/jennifer-oneill.html |title=Abortion - Jennifer O'Neill |publisher=Silentnomoreawareness.org |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> a non-denominational, non-political, non-profit organization dedicated to post-abortion healing and recovery; she also offers these resources for women. |
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O'Neill works for several other charitable causes as well, such as [[Retinitis Pigmentosa International]] and the [[Arthritis Foundation]]. As a [[breast cancer]] survivor she has also been a former spokesperson for the [[American Cancer Society]]. She has also hosted a one hour television special for [[World Vision]] shot in Africa concerning the [[HIV]] epidemic. In addition, she remains actively involved with her childhood love of animals and horses, sponsoring the Jennifer O'Neill Tennis Tournament to benefit the [[ASPCA]], and fund-raiser for Guiding Eyes for the blind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegrablegroup.com/other-clients/internationally-acclaimed-actress-jennifer-oneill/ |title=Jennifer O'Neill Bio |publisher=The Grable Group |date=September 16, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> |
O'Neill works for several other charitable causes as well, such as [[Retinitis Pigmentosa International]] and the [[Arthritis Foundation]]. As a [[breast cancer]] survivor she has also been a former spokesperson for the [[American Cancer Society]]. She has also hosted a one hour television special for [[World Vision]] shot in Africa concerning the [[HIV]] epidemic. In addition, she remains actively involved with her childhood love of animals and horses, sponsoring the Jennifer O'Neill Tennis Tournament to benefit the [[ASPCA]], and fund-raiser for Guiding Eyes for the blind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegrablegroup.com/other-clients/internationally-acclaimed-actress-jennifer-oneill/ |title=Jennifer O'Neill Bio |publisher=The Grable Group |date=September 16, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> |
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Jennifer O'Neill | |
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| Born | February 20, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, writer, speaker, horse trainer. |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Mervin Louque (1997-present) |
| Website | www |
Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress, model, author and speaker.
Early life
Jennifer O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the grand-daughter of a Brazilian bank president, and the daughter of a famous Spanish-Irish medical and dental supply import/export businessman, Oscar D' O'Neill and his English wife, Irene Freda, a homemaker. O'Neill and her older brother Michael were raised in New Rochelle, New York and Wilton, Connecticut.
When she was 14, the family moved to New York City. On Easter Sunday, 1962, O'Neill attempted suicide because the move would separate her from her dog Mandy and horse Monty -- "her whole world".[1] That same year, she was discovered by the Ford modeling agency and put under contract. By age 15, she was gracing the cover of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen and other magazines, earning $80,000 a year in 1962 working as a fashion model in New York City and also working in Paris, France and dating older men. [1]: 71 She hit the top of her field within a year or two with other magazine covers and commercial advertising.
An excellent rider, O'Neill won upwards of 200 ribbons at horse show competitions in her teens. She saved up her modeling fees and bought a horse, Alezon, who balked before a wall at a horse show, breaking O'Neill's neck and back in three places and giving her a long period of recovery.[1]: 83 She attended New York City's Professional Children's School and the prestigious Dalton School in Manhattan. Later, she moved on to films and worked in a number of television movies and series made for television.
Career
In 1968 O'Neill landed a small role in For Love of Ivy. In 1970 she played one of the lead female roles in Rio Lobo starring opposite John Wayne.
She is most remembered for her success in the blockbuster movie Summer of '42 in 1971 which made her a household name, where she played Dorothy Walker, the young widow of a pilot, Peter, shot down and killed in World War II. The film was shot in Northern California at a budget of a million dollars, grossed over thirty-two million dollars, and was nominated for four Academy Awards.
O’Neill gave an extensive and very detailed "behind the scenes of Summer of '42" interview to columnist / features writer Louis Hillary Park of Scripps Treasure Coast Publishing from her Tennessee home.[2] In this interview she reveals that her agent had to fight to even get a reading for the part, since the role had been cast for an "older woman" to a "coming of age" 15 year old boy, and the director was only considering actresses over the age of thirty, Barbara Streisand being at the top of the list.
O'Neill became an acclaimed Hollywood and television actress, and continued acting for the next two decades. She appeared in profitable, though less critically acclaimed, movies such as The Carey Treatment (1972), Lady Ice (1973), The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975), Caravans (1978), A Force of One (1979), Scanners (1981), and The Cover Girl Murders (1993 made-for-television film). She went to Europe in 1976 and was there for a short time, working with Italian director Luchino Visconti. She appeared in his last film L'innocente (1976), where she played the part of the mistress, Teresa Raffo.
She has also had success in various TV movies, including Love's Savage Fury. In 1982, O'Neill starred in the short-lived NBC prime time soap opera Bare Essence. Her credits include singing in the Chrysler Corporation commercial "Change in Charger" that represented the end of the Dodge Charger in 1975. In 1984, she played the lead female role on the CBS television series Cover Up; the lead male actor, Jon-Erik Hexum, was killed on the studio set playing Russian roulette with a blank cartridge loaded gun, and the series ended after just one season (with Antony Hamilton as the new male lead).
O'Neill is also catalogued in the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History's Center for Advertising History for her long standing 30 year contract with Cover Girl cosmetics as its model and spokesperson in ads and television commercials.[3]
Personal life
O'Neill is a self-described "romantic" whose personal love life has seen its ups and downs. O'Neill has been married nine times to eight husbands (she married one husband twice); at one point, she was married to four different men in four years. At age 44, she married husband #7 sooner than any other actress, sooner than Zsa Zsa Gabor (who was 63), Liza Minnelli (59) and Lana Turner (49), making her the fastest "most married" Hollywood celebrity.[4] The August 23, 1993 issue of People magazine reports that a friend of O'Neill's says that the actress obtained the (Texas) annulment of marriage #7 (Neil L. Bonin - after less than five months) "...because she felt stifled."
O'Neill has three children from as many fathers, a daughter (Aimee) by her first husband whom she married at age 17, and a son (Reis Michael) from her fifth marriage and another son (Cooper Alan) from her sixth marriage.[1]: 95 : 174 : 209
She describes many of her life experiences, including her marriages and career, to her move to her Tennessee farm in the late 1990s in her 1999 autobiography Surviving Myself.[1] O'Neill says that she wrote this autobiography (her first book) "…at the prompting of her children."[1]
In 2004, O'Neill wrote and published From Fallen To Forgiven,[5] a book of biographical notes and philosophical thoughts about life and existence. The actress, who had an abortion after the divorce from her first husband while dating a Wall Street socialite, became a pro-life activist and a born-again Christian in 1986 at age 38, counseling abstinence to teens. Concerning her abortion, she writes:
I was told a lie from the pit of hell: that my baby was just a blob of tissue. The aftermath of abortion can be equally deadly for both mother and unborn child. A woman who has an abortion is sentenced to bear that for the rest of her life.[6]
O'Neill continues to be active as a writer and inspirational speaker, and has raised over two million dollars [7] for the benefit of crisis pregnancy centers across the United States.[8] She has served as the spokesperson for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign,[9] a non-denominational, non-political, non-profit organization dedicated to post-abortion healing and recovery; she also offers these resources for women.
O'Neill works for several other charitable causes as well, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa International and the Arthritis Foundation. As a breast cancer survivor she has also been a former spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. She has also hosted a one hour television special for World Vision shot in Africa concerning the HIV epidemic. In addition, she remains actively involved with her childhood love of animals and horses, sponsoring the Jennifer O'Neill Tennis Tournament to benefit the ASPCA, and fund-raiser for Guiding Eyes for the blind.[10]
O'Neill maintains a horse farm in Tennessee that she runs as retreat for girls and young women.[11]
Personal quote
I cared very much about being a good actress, and I learned over the years. But it wasn't my main motivating force in life; that was my drive for relationships. The concept of letting a great offer go for the sake of a marriage is unheard of in America. I didn't make popular decisions. I never moved to Hollywood. I didn't take my clothes off to act. Hollywood never owned me. My need for love owned me.[12]
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy | Sandy | |
| 1969 | Futz! | ||
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | Shasta Delaney | |
| 1971 | Summer of '42 | Dorothy | |
| Such Good Friends | Miranda Graham | ||
| 1972 | Glass Houses | Bad Character | |
| The Carey Treatment | Georgia Hightower | ||
| 1973 | Lady Ice | Paula Booth | |
| 1975 | The Flower in His Mouth | Elena Bardi | |
| The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Ann Curtis | ||
| Whiffs | Lt. Scottie Hallam | ||
| 1976 | L'innocente | Teresa Raffo | |
| Call Girl: La vida privada de una señorita bien | |||
| 1977 | Sette note in nero | Virginia Ducci | |
| 1978 | Caravans | Ellen Jasper | |
| 1979 | A Force of One | Mandy Rust | |
| Steel | Cass Cassidy | ||
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Helen St. Clair | |
| 1981 | Scanners | Kim Obrist | |
| 1987 | I Love N.Y. | Irene | |
| 1990 | Committed | Susan Manning | |
| 1992 | Invasion of Privacy | Hillary Wayne | Direct-to-Video Release |
| Love Is Like That | Ms. Alman | ||
| 1993 | Discretion Assured | Paige | |
| 1994 | The Visual Bible: Acts | Lydia | Direct-to-Video Release |
| 1997 | The Corporate Ladder | Irene Grace | |
| Raney | Dr. Bridges | ||
| The Ride | Ellen Stillwell | ||
| 1999 | The Prince and the Surfer | Queen Albertina | |
| 2002 | Time Changer | Michelle Bain | |
| 2008 | Billy: The Early Years | Reporter | |
| 2009 | Last Ounce of Courage | Dottie | post-production |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Love's Savage Fury | Laurel Taggart | ABC TV-Movie |
| 1981 | The Other Victim | Nancy Langford | CBS TV-Movie |
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Lady Bobbi Rowan | |
| 1984–1985 | Cover Up | Danielle Reynolds | |
| 1985 | A.D. (miniseries) | Valeria Messalina | Miniseries |
| Chase | Sandy Albright | CBS TV-Movie | |
| 1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Alison Carr | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1988 | The Red Spider | Stephanie Hartford | CBS TV-Movie |
| Glory Days | Scotty Moran | CBS TV-Movie | |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Debralee Taft | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1990 | Personals | Heather Moore | TV-Movie |
| 1992 | Perfect Family | Maggie | TV-Movie |
| 1993 | The Cover Girl Murders | Kate | TV-Movie |
| 1994 | Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence | Nan Stone | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1995 | Silver Strand | Louellen Peterson | Showtime TV-Movie |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Lorraine Compton | Episode: Revelations |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Jenny | Episode: Shake, Rattle & Roll |
| 2000 | On Music Row | Linda Rodgers | TV-Movie |
Books written
- Surviving Myself, New York: William Morrow and Company, 1999.
- From Fallen to Forgiven, Thomas Nelson, 2002.
- You're Not Alone: Healing Through God's Grace After Abortion. Faith Communications, 2005.
- Remarkable Women, Insight Publishing Group, 2005.
- A Fall Together, B&H Publishing Group, 2006.
- A Winter of Wonders, B&H Publishing Group, 2007.
- A Late Spring Frost, B&H Publishing Group, 2007
- Faith Lessons, Insight Publishing Group, 2008.
- Soul DNA, Balboa Press, 2010
- CoverStory (To be released 2012).
References
- ^ a b c d e f O'Neill, Jennifer (1999). Surviving Myself. W. Morrow. ISBN 9780688159924.
- ^ Hillary, Louis. "Summer of '42". TC Palm.
- ^ Cover Girl Advertising Oral History & Documentation Project, 1959-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute.
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People. January 1993.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ O'Neill, Jennifer (2002). From Fallen to Forgiven. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9780849917158.
- ^ O'Neill, Jennifer (May 13, 2008). "People vs. Politicians". National Catholic Register. p. 8.
- ^ "CoverGirl; Actress; Author; Inspirational Speaker: Proudly Pro-Life: From Fox News O'Reilly to U.S. Senate and Congress". JenniferOneill.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Experts, Keynote Speakers, Celebrities". Crown Speakers. Retrieved January 29, 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Abortion - Jennifer O'Neill". Silentnomoreawareness.org. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Jennifer O'Neill Bio". The Grable Group. September 16, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Hillenglade: Health, Hope and Healing".
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The New York Times. April 27, 1999.
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External links
- Jennifer O'Neill at IMDb
- Official website
- Interview with Jennifer O'Neill
- Jennifer O'Neill Directory
- O'Neill Shares Pro-Life Message
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- American film actors
- American female models
- American television actors
- American pro-life activists
- American people of English descent
- American people of Irish descent
- Dalton School alumni
- Brazilian people of English descent
- Brazilian people of Irish descent
- Brazilian people of Spanish descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- American Christians