Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American entrepreneur and actress. Perhaps best known for her role in The First Wives Club as Chris Paradis, the lesbian daughter of Annie Paradis, played by Diane Keaton, Dundas began her career as a child; in 1984, she had played the precocious daughter of Keaton's titular character in Mrs. Soffel. After being discovered at the age of 9 in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, Dundas starred on and off-Broadway and in films for decades.

Jennifer Dundas
Born
Occupation(s)Actress, Entrepreneur
Years active1982–present
Children1

Ice cream company

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In 2007, she co-founded Blue Marble Ice Cream, New York City's only mission-driven, certified organic and B-Corp Certified ice cream company. Winning Time Out New York's Best New Ice Cream, the shop soon became a Brooklyn favorite and won exclusive wholesale partnerships with jetBlue Mint Experience, Starbucks Roastery, Bareburger, and many more. In 2010, Dundas co-founded a non-profit with a mission "To create jobs and joy in post-conflict regions through the unlikely medium of ice cream." Sponsored projects included Inzozi Nziza in Butare, Rwanda, and Bel Rev in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Biography

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Dundas was born in Boston and attended Brown University. Jules Feiffer discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in Little Gloria... Happy at Last.[1]

Films in which Dundas has appeared include Puccini for Beginners, Legal Eagles, The Beniker Gang and The Hotel New Hampshire. She has guest starred in TV shows such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, Desperate Housewives and Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

On stage, Dundas has performed in the New York Theatre, including the play Arcadia.[2] She won an Obie (Off-Broadway) Award for her performance in Good as New by Peter Hedges.[3] In 2004, she portrayed Laura in The Glass Menagerie at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Role Notes
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Lily Berry credited as Jennie Dundas
1984 Mrs. Soffel Margaret Soffel credited as Jennie Dundas
1984 The Beniker Gang Cassie Beniker
1985 Heaven Help Us Boo Dunn credited as Jennie Dundas
1986 Legal Eagles Jennifer Logan credited as Jennie Dundas
1992 Lorenzo's Oil Nancy Jo
1994 Radioland Murders Deirdre
1996 The First Wives Club Chris Paradis
2000 Swimming Nicola Jenrette
2002 Changing Lanes Mina Dunne
2006 Puccini for Beginners Molly
2017 The Post Liz Hylton
2019 Brittany Runs a Marathon Shannon
2022 Master Julianne

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last Gloria Vanderbilt TV film
1985 American Playhouse Anne Putnam Jr. "Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part 1"
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Anastasia TV film
1991 ABC Afterschool Special Katie Dunn "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story"
1999 The Kinsey 3 Melissa TV film
2000 Judging Amy Kimberly Ryan "The God Thing"
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jamie McKenna "Legacy"
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dana Nolan "Jones"
2001 The Education of Max Bickford Caitlyn Ryan "It's Not the Wrapping, It's the Candy"
2002 Benjamin Franklin Catherine Ray TV miniseries documentary
2003 Queens Supreme Ms. Journo "Supreme Heat"
2005 NCIS Lynn Simons "Conspiracy Theory"
2006 Desperate Housewives Rebecca Shepard "Beautiful Girls", "The Miracle Song"
2012 Nurse Jackie Roberta "The Wall"
2018 The Looming Tower Mary Jo White "Now it Begins…", "Mercury"

References

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  1. ^ a b Kilian, Michael (August 5, 2004). "Enlightening: Jennifer Dundas in 'Menagerie'". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 5 - page 8. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Simon, John (April 10, 1995). "Wits' End". New York: 74.
  3. ^ Jennifer Dundas Bio Filmbug
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