Jennifer Jostyn

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Jennifer Jostyn
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Years active1988–2018

Jennifer Jostyn is an American actress.

Early life and education

Born in Boston, Jostyn attended Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts.[ citation needed ]

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Career

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 dancing in Madonna's 1989 Like a Prayer Pepsi commercial. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Vampire on Bikini BeachWynetteDirect-to-video
1990 Omega Cop Zoe
1995 The Brothers McMullen Leslie
1997Midnight BlueBarbara
1997 Cold Around the Heart Waitress Inez
1997The First to GoTerry
1997CirclesKelly Garner
1998MiloClaire Mullins
1998 Deep Impact Mariette Monash
1998 Telling You Beth Taylor
1999 A Perfect Little Man Mindy
2001ShotSidney
2003 House of 1000 Corpses Mary Knowles
2003Dr. BennyBecky
2003Written in BloodStacy
2003Maximum VelocityKaren Briggs
2004 Rancid Det. Olsen
2005The Life CoachSunshine HiltonAlso writer and producer
2011 Conception Grace
2014 The Opposite Sex Regina
2018Blood BrideNurse Betty Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Fired Up DidiEpisode: "The Baby-Sitter's Club"
1999What We Did That NightCloe LarsonTelevision film
1999Vanished Without a TraceKarenTelevision film
2002 Gilmore Girls JudyEpisode: "Take the Deviled Eggs..."
2003 ER Prosthetist2 episodes
2004 The Drew Carey Show AprilEpisode: "Eye of the Leopard"
2004 Come to Papa SueEpisode: "The Pep Talk"
2005 NYPD Blue Teresa DonatelliEpisode: "Lenny Scissorhands"
2009 Scrubs Dr. SimmonsEpisode: "My Saving Grace"
2011 American Horror Story RonniEpisode: "Murder House"
2012 Parenthood NurseEpisode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You"
2013 Nashville EsmeEpisode: "Take These Chains from My Heart"

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References

  1. House of 1000 Corpses Cast Reunites, 12 Years Later
  2. "The Life Coach: Filmmaker Bios". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
  3. Jennifer Jostyn Biography - Rotten Tomatoes