Jennifer Edwards (born March 25, 1957) is an American actress. She came to national prominence for her role in the 1968 NBC made-for-television movie

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Career

Her best known role was the NBC made-for-television movie ''

'' (which interrupted the conclusion of the

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vs.

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game now called The ''Heidi'' Bowl), which aired on November 17, 1968. Besides acting in a number of movies, she also co-wrote the 1988

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'' Justin Case'' with her father.

Personal life

She is the daughter of Patricia Walker and filmmaker

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. Her stepmother is actress

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. Edwards has two daughters, Kayti (b. 1976) and Hannah (b. 1993).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1957 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub