Juanita Jennings
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Juanita Jennings | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Juanita Jennings is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on The Division as Dr. Donna Morella, The Bold and the Beautiful as Dorothy Bascomb and Meet the Browns as Edna.
Career
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Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Running Against Time | Role Unknown | |
| 1991 | The Marla Hanson Story | Prosecutor | |
| Bad Attitudes | James' Mother | ||
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Receptionist | |
| Condition: Critical | Janine | ||
| 1993 | Laurel Avenue | Yolanda Arnett-Friedman | |
| Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Dr. Laura Wheeler | ||
| Murder of Innocence | Role Unknown | ||
| 1994 | Out of Darkness | Inez | |
| On Promised Land | Martha Ree Ween | ||
| Override | Role Unknown | Short | |
| 1997 | Spirit Lost | Vera | |
| 1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Role Unknown | |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Nurse (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca") | ||
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Ms. Taylor | |
| What Women Want | Kitchen Secretary | ||
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Rachel | |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Loreen Duke | |
| 2004 | Something for Nothing | Mrs. Lassiter | Short |
| 2005 | Shackles | Bella | |
| 2006 | Tootie Pie | Auntie | |
| 2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Gigi | |
| Daddy's Little Girls | Katheryn | ||
| 2008 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Doris (video) | |
| 2009 | Janky Promoters | Momma | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Back | Dr. Melinda | |
| 2011 | Midnight Son | Liz | |
| 2013 | Side Effects | Gladys | Completed |
| Khumba | Zuki | Filming | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | Role Unknown | One Episode: The Equalizer |
| Hunter | Dr. Lena Sims | One Episode: The Castro Connection | |
| 1990 | A Different World | Desk Sergeant | One Episode: A Camp Fire Story |
| Lifestories | Laverne Williamson | One Episode: Steve Burdick | |
| 1991 | Matlock | Assistant | One Episode: The Game Show |
| 1992-1993 | Life Goes On | Detective Davis | Two Episodes: The Whole Truth and Incident on Main |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nurse | One Episode: The Baby Comes Out |
| Crossroads | T.A. Pennebaker | One Episode: The Nickel Curve | |
| Roc | Miss Hawkins | One Episode: Shove It up Your Asprin | |
| 1994 | All American Girl | Carolyn | One Episode: Who's the Boss? |
| 1995 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mrs. Bing | One Episode: What About Your Friends" |
| The Client | Opal Garrett | One Episode: The Burning of Atlanta | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mrs. Holcomb | One Episode: Fortunate Son | |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Role Unknown | One Episode: The Z Files |
| Sister, Sister | Ms. Dadier | One Episode: Summer Bummer | |
| Ellen | Therapist | One Episode: The Bubble Gum Incident | |
| 1997 | Life's Work | Judge Cowan | One Episode: Fraud |
| Sparks | Mrs. Clark | One Episode: Too Hot Not to Cool Down | |
| Suddenly Susan | Ms. Hollins | One Episode: Truth and Consequences | |
| Chicago Hope | Rebecca Rosen | Two Episodes: The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy and All in the Family | |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Alice Evans | One Episode: Gigolo Jarod |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Dr. Wilkinson | One Episode: Killed by Death | |
| 1999 | Crusade | Lieutenant Carr | One Episode: Ruling from the Tomb |
| 7th Heaven | Cynthia | One Episode: Come Drive with Me | |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Role Unknown | One Episode: Prototype |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Lillian Haybrook | One Episode: The Fire Next Time | |
| Touched by an Angel | Warden Davis | One Episode: True Confessions | |
| Felicity | Pastor Kathy | One Episode: And to All a Good Night | |
| 2000-2003 | The Practice | Claire Stevens and Marcia Hodges | Two Episodes: Till Death Do Us Part and The Making of a Trial Attorney |
| 2000-2006 | ER | Mrs. Davis and ICU Doctor | Two Episodes: Family Matters and Darfur |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Elsie | One Episode: The Claw Is Our Master |
| Kate Brasher | Role Unknown | One Episode: Kate | |
| That's My Bush! | Ms. Clea | One Episode: Eenie, Meenie, Miney, MURDER! | |
| The Guardian | Role Unknown | One Episode: Lolita? | |
| The District | Mrs. Broyles | One Episode: To Serve and Protect | |
| 2002 | Fraiser | Suzy | One Episode: The Proposal |
| The Division | Dr. Donna Morella | Four Episodes: Farewell My Lovelies, Long Day's Journey, Before the Deluge and Sweet Sorrow | |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Delores | One Episode: No Mas |
| 2004 | Soul Food | Vivian Chadway, Kenny's Mother | One Episode: The Son Also Rises |
| 2005-2006 | Family Guy | Miss Clifton and Role Unknown | Episodes: Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High and Saving Private Brian |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Dr. Marston | One Episode: My Extra Mile |
| American Dad! | Role Unknown | One Episode: Helping Handis | |
| 2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dorothy Bascomb | Eleven Episodes: |
| 2007-2008 | Lincoln Heights | Mama Taylor/Momma Taylor | Four Episodes: Grown Folks' Business, The Old Man and the G, The Vision and Disarmed |
| 2009-2011 | Meet the Browns | Edna/Edna Barnes | Forty-Nine Episodes: |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Sally Elliston | One Episode: Nobody's Home/Unknown Soldier |
| 2011 | Justified | Rachel's Mother | One Episode: For Blood or Money |
| Torchwood | Bisme Katusi | One Episode: Escape to LA | |
| 2013 | Shameless (season 3) | Mama Kamala | Season 3, Episode 6: Cascading Failures, Season 3, Episode 7: A Long Way From Home |
Awards and Nominations
Juanita Jennings won the 1994 CableACE Award for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for her role in Laurel Avenue as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman.[1]
References
- ^ "Meet the Browns – Juanita Jennings". TBS. Retrieved December 12, 2012.