Jennie Eisenhower

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Jennie Eisenhower
Born (1978-08-15) August 15, 1978 (age 46)
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Education Northwestern University
Occupation(s)Actress, director, realtor
Years active2003–present
Spouses
Anthony Cheslock
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(m. 2011;div. 2017)​
[ citation needed ]
Sara Neville
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(m. 2020)​
[ citation needed ]
Children1
Parent(s) David Eisenhower (father)
Julie Nixon Eisenhower (mother)
Relatives Dwight Eisenhower (great-grandfather)
Richard Nixon (grandfather)

Jennie Elizabeth Eisenhower (born August 15, 1978) is an American actress, director, and realtor. [1] She has performed in Off-Broadway theater productions and in regional theatre, being nominated for seven Barrymore Awards and winning two of them. She has played minor roles in several feature films. She is a great-granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower and granddaughter of Richard Nixon, both presidents of the United States.

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Early life and education

Eisenhower was born in San Clemente, California in 1978, [2] to Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower. Her maternal grandparents were U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, while her paternal great-grandparents were U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. [3] She grew up near Philadelphia and graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. [2] She has a brother, Alex Richard Eisenhower (b. 1980), and a sister, Melanie Catherine Eisenhower (b. 1984). [4]

In 1996 Jennie Eisenhower was presented as a debutante to high society at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. [5]

Career

Eisenhower has performed in Off-Broadway productions and at regional theaters across the United States. For her performances in Philadelphia she has won two Barrymore Awards: Best Actress in a Musical (2009) for Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits, and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (2004) for The Wild Party . [6] She was also nominated for Barrymore Awards for her work in Show Boat at the Media Theatre (2010), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Theatre Horizon in Norristown (2011), Little Women at Bristol Riverside Theatre (2011), A Grand Night for Singing at the Walnut Street Theatre (2012), [7] Parade at the Arden Theatre (2013), and Bullets Over Broadway (2018). [6]

Other appearances have included Passion at the Arden Theatre Company (2015), Kiss Me, Kate at the Act II Playhouse (2016), and Arsenic and Old Lace (2014), The Humans (2018) [8] and The Best Man (2020) at the Walnut Street Theatre, where she has also directed several productions; Off-Broadway appearances include "Suburb" at York Theatre. [9] In the greater Philadelphia region, Eisenhower directed 1776 in 2016 [10] and Falsettos in 2019, [11] among other works. [12]

Eisenhower has appeared in small roles in the films Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Arthur (2011), and The Suspect (2013). [9] She taught theater as an adjunct faculty member at Temple University. [13]

Personal life

Eisenhower narrated the audiobook version of her mother’s 2007 book about her grandmother, Pat Nixon: The Untold Story. [14] In 2011, Eisenhower married Anthony (Tony) Cheslock and they have a daughter. [13] [15] They divorced in 2017.

She is a Democrat and voted for Barack Obama in 2012. [16]

Filmography

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  4. ↑ Bennett, Kitty. "Where Are They Now? Julie and David Eisenhower", AARP Bulletin, December 22, 2010. p. 2.
  5. ↑ Yazigi, Monique (January 1997). "The Debutante Returns, With Pearls and Plans". New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 "The Barrymore Awards: Jennie Eisenhower". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Philly's 2012 Barrymore Awards Nominees Announced; Is This the Final Year of the Barrymores?", Playbill, August 16, 2012, accessed May 1, 2022
  8. ↑ Dunleavy, Tim. "Review: The Humans at the Walnut Street Theatre", DC Metro Theater Arts, January 28, 2018
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  10. ↑ Eger, Henrik. "1776 And All That: Interview with director-choreographer Jennie Eisenhower", Phindie, May 4, 2016
  11. ↑ Von Bergen, Jane M. "On stage at 1812 Productions: Two women in their 50s. Why that’s more radical than it should be." The Philadelphia Inquirer , October 14, 2019
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  13. 1 2 Groome, Clark (October 24, 2013). "Only 3 people in U.S. history share her distinction; Eisenhower/Nixon kin currently starring in local play". The Chestnut Hill Local. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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