Jen Harper

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Jen Harper
Born
Jennifer Harper [1]

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present

Jen Harper is an American actress, known for her roles in television series In the Heat of the Night and Greenleaf .

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Life and career

Harper was born in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Spelman College in Medicine 1975, and later trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [2] She later began performing on stage, appearing in A Midsummer Night's Dream in London, and later returned to United States. [3] From 1990 to 1994, Harper had a recurring role as Dr. Winona Day in the police drama series, In the Heat of the Night . [2] [3] Since then, Harper performed in many productions on Jomandi Theater, Horizon, Seven Stages the Alliance Theater, Theater in the Square, The Springer Opera House and Theatrical Outfit. [4]

In 2010s, Harper returned to television appearing in series, such as Drop Dead Diva , Born Again Virgin and Being Mary Jane . From 2016 to 2020 she played Deacon Connie Sykes in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf . She also had a recurring role in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners in 2018. In 2019, Harper starred in the comedy film, A Madea Family Funeral directed by Tyler Perry. [5] [6] In 2020, Harper appeared in the Holiday romantic comedy film, Cooking Up Christmas for Oprah Winfrey Network, [7] [8] and was regular cast member during the first season of Urban Movie Channel horror-anthology series, Terror Lake Drive . In 2021, she appeared in another made-for-television Holiday film, Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas for Lifetime. [9] [10] Harper later was cast in a recurring roles in Black Mafia Family and Zatima .

Filmography

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  2. 1 2 "Dr. Jennifer Harper: Balancing Dual Careers". www.spelman.edu.
  3. 1 2 "Jen Harper | Horizon Theatre".
  4. ↑ "TYLER PERRY'S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (2019) About The Cast". www.visualhollywood.com. February 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (March 1, 2019). "Film Review: Tyler Perry's 'A Madea Family Funeral'".
  6. ↑ Travers, Peter (March 1, 2019). "Hallelujer! 'A Madea Family Funeral' Is Tyler Perry's Last Round in Drag as the Matriarch". Rolling Stone .
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 10, 2020). "OWN Sets Three Holiday Movies Starring Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Lamman Rucker, Meagan Holder, Idara Victor, Tonea Stewart".
  8. ↑ "OWN To Air Holiday Film 'Cooking Up Christmas' on Dec. 15". BlackFilmandTV.com.
  9. ↑ "Kirk Franklin produces first-ever gospel Christmas movie". December 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ Alcindor, Nicole; Reporter, C. P. (December 1, 2021). "Kirk Franklin produces first-ever Christmas gospel film: 'Incredible story of amazing grace'". The Christian Post.
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