Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress and author.
O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of a Spanish-Irish businessman and his English wife. As a teenager, O'Neill worked as a fashion model and appeared in television commercials and on magazine covers before moving to films.
In 1968 she landed a small role in For Love of Ivy. In 1970 she played one of the lead female roles in Rio Lobo starring John Wa...
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Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress and author.
O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of a Spanish-Irish businessman and his English wife. As a teenager, O'Neill worked as a fashion model and appeared in television commercials and on magazine covers before moving to films.
In 1968 she landed a small role in For Love of Ivy. In 1970 she played one of the lead female roles in Rio Lobo starring John Wayne.
After her success in Summer of '42 in 1971, in which she plays the young widow of a soldier killed in World War II, O'Neill became a well-known Hollywood actress and continued acting for the next two decades, including singing in the Chrysler Corporation commercial "Change in Charger" that represented the end of the Dodge Charger in 1975. She played the timid wife Giuliana in Luchino Visconti's acclaimed final film, L'Innocente (1976). She had more success in TV movies, including Love's Savage Fury.
In 1982, O'Neill starred in the short...
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