Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American actress best known for her role as Chris Paradis, Annie Paradis (
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)'s lesbian daughter, in ''
The First Wives Club
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''.
Biography
Dundas was born in Boston and attended
Brown University.
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discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in ''
Little Gloria... Happy at Last''.
Films in which Dundas has appeared include ''
Puccini for Beginners'', ''
Legal Eagles
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'', ''
The Beniker Gang
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'' and ''
The Hotel New Hampshire
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Plot
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''. She has guest starred in TV shows such as ''
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna'', ''
Desperate Housewives'' and ''
Law and Order: Criminal Intent.''
On stage, Dundas has performed in the
New York Theatre, including the play ''
Arcadia''. She won an
Obie (
Off-Broadway) Award for her performance in ''
Good as New'' by
Peter Hedges
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.
Jennifer Dundas Bio
Filmbug In 2004, she portrayed Laura in ''The Glass Menagerie
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'' at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Jennifer Dundas
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Living people
Actresses from Boston
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American film actresses
American stage actresses
Obie Award recipients
American television actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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