Jennifer Jostyn | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–2018 |
Jennifer Jostyn is an American actress.
Born in Boston, Jostyn attended Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts.[ citation needed ]
She has appeared in many movies since the early 1990s, including House of 1000 Corpses , [1] The Brothers McMullen , Milo, Omega Cop , Focus, Dr. Benny, A Perfect Little Man , Rancid, and The Life Coach, a movie she also wrote and produced. Additionally, Jostyn has had various guest starring roles on television, including ER , The Drew Carey Show , Gilmore Girls , and Come to Papa. [2] Part of her career has entailed doing work in commercials, one of the most notable of which was her role of a dancer in Madonna's 1989 Like a Prayer Pepsi commercial. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Vampire on Bikini Beach | Wynette | Direct-to-video |
1990 | Omega Cop | Zoe | |
1995 | The Brothers McMullen | Leslie | |
1997 | Midnight Blue | Barbara | |
1997 | Cold Around the Heart | Waitress Inez | |
1997 | The First to Go | Terry | |
1997 | Circles | Kelly Garner | |
1998 | Milo | Claire Mullins | |
1998 | Deep Impact | Mariette Monash | |
1998 | Telling You | Beth Taylor | |
1999 | A Perfect Little Man | Mindy | |
2001 | Shot | Sidney | |
2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Mary Knowles | |
2003 | Dr. Benny | Becky | |
2003 | Written in Blood | Stacy | |
2003 | Maximum Velocity | Karen Briggs | |
2004 | Rancid | Det. Olsen | |
2005 | The Life Coach | Sunshine Hilton | Also writer and producer |
2011 | Conception | Grace | |
2014 | The Opposite Sex | Regina | |
2018 | Blood Bride | Nurse Betty | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Fired Up | Didi | Episode: "The Baby-Sitter's Club" |
1999 | What We Did That Night | Cloe Larson | Television film |
1999 | Vanished Without a Trace | Karen | Television film |
2002 | Gilmore Girls | Judy | Episode: "Take the Deviled Eggs..." |
2003 | ER | Prosthetist | 2 episodes |
2004 | The Drew Carey Show | April | Episode: "Eye of the Leopard" |
2004 | Come to Papa | Sue | Episode: "The Pep Talk" |
2005 | NYPD Blue | Teresa Donatelli | Episode: "Lenny Scissorhands" |
2009 | Scrubs | Dr. Simmons | Episode: "My Saving Grace" |
2011 | American Horror Story | Ronni | Episode: "Murder House" |
2012 | Parenthood | Nurse | Episode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You" |
2013 | Nashville | Esme | Episode: "Take These Chains from My Heart" |
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