Nancy Jennifer

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Nancy Jennifer
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Other namesBaby Jennifer
OccupationActress
Years active1991-present

Nancy Jennifer, previously credited as Baby Jennifer, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her debut as a child artiste, Jennifer has also featured in supporting and lead roles.

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Career

Nancy Jennifer began acting as a child actress and featured in Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997), as a small child who is caught up by her parents’ divorce. [1] She later appeared in films including Asokavanam and Ghilli (2004), portraying Vijay's sister. [2] [3] In the late 2000s, she became a lead actress and appeared in the low-budget films Thozha (2008) and Puthiya Payanam. [4] [5] After being unable to garner success as a lead actress, Jennifer has regularly featured as a supporting actress and as a host for STAR Vijay.

Selected filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991 Kizhakku Karai Murali's and Mahalakshmi's sonChild artist
1992 Idhuthanda Sattam Meena (Baby)
1996 Thayagam Angela
1997 Sakthi Devi
1997 Nerrukku Ner Sona
1998 Ulavuthurai Priya
1998 Sandhippoma Vishwa's sister
1999 Kanmani Unakkaga Kanmani
1999 Time Priya's sister
2000 Independence Day
2001 Asokavanam Priya
2004 Ghilli Bhuvana
2005 February 14 Gayathri
2006 Unakkum Enakkum Santhosh's distant cousin
Jambhavan
2008 Thozha Priya
2013 Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru Maya
2014 Kalkandu Porkodi
2017 Kootathil Oruthan Ranjini
2021 Trip Jenny

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
1998-1999Jannal - Adutha Veetu Kathaigal Tamil Sun TV
1998Chinna Chinna Aasai - PoojaPooja Sun TV
2013-2014 Thayumanavan Indra Vijay TV
2016-2017 Keladi Kanmani Nageshwari Sun TV
2017-2018 Valli Brindha
Star Wars Herself
2021 Idhayathai Thirudathey Anitha Colors Tamil
2021 Chithi 2 Jeni Sun TV

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References

  1. "Nerukku Ner". Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "The Hindu : "Ghilli"". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. Movie review Archived 11 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Jennifer becomes a heroine". The Times of India . 19 June 2008.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)