| Dominique Jennings | |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1965[1] |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1990–2011, 2022–present |
| Spouse: | Lonnie Brandon |
Dominique Jennings (born 30 October 1965) is an American actress. She played Virginia Harrison in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach.[2] [3]
Jennings was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, Ann-Charlotte Dahlqvist, was a Swedish flight attendant, and father, Richard Slater Jennings, was an American artist and journalist. Her mother was killed in January 1969 during a plane crash while taking off from Los Angeles.[4] Jennings moved back to the United States with her father in 1971.
Jennings began her career playing secondary roles in films include Bad Influence, Die Hard 2 (both 1990), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and Seven (1995). On television, she guest-starred on Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Wayans Bros., and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 1997, Jennings was cast as Virginia Harrison in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach after originally auditioning for another role. She was originally contracted to appear in ten episodes, but was offered a three-year contract after her first day on set, which she accepted.[5] In February 1999, it was announced that Sunset Beach had decided to end Jennings' contract with the serial, after they axed Virginia from the series. However, producers decided to not to kill her off and did not rule out a future return.[6] She was nominated in 1999 for a Soap Opera Digest Awards at the 15th Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Villainess.[7]
Jennings voiced Wanda Blake in the HBO adult animated superhero series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn from 1997 to 1999. Her other credits include the animated series The Zeta Project (2002), video games (2005) and Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008), and animated film The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022).[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Woman at Tar Pit | ||
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | WZDC Newscaster | ||
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Funeral Guest | ||
| 1995 | Seven | TV News Reporter | ||
| 2022 | The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | Ellie | Voice[9] | |
| 2024 | TBA | Voice[10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Knots Landing | Reporter | Episode: "The Question Game" | |
| 1993 | Living Single | Girl | Episode: "Full Court Press" | |
| 1995 | Todd | Television film | ||
| 1995 | Martin | Carla | Episode: "The Ex-Files" | |
| 1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Therapist | Episode: "A Decent Proposal" | |
| 1995 | Hang Time | Miss Desiree | Episode: "The Candidate" | |
| 1996 | Baywatch Nights | Lea Jane Broussard | Episode: "Vengeance" | |
| 1996 | The Wayans Bros. | Ina | Episode: "Goin' to the Net" | |
| 1997 | Life with Roger | Linda | Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion" | |
| 1997–1999 | Sunset Beach | Virginia Harrison | 204 episodes | |
| 1997–1999 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Wanda Blake | Voice, 18 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Karen | Episode: "Why Don't We Just Roll... Reversal" | |
| 1999 | Angel | Mac | Episode: "Parting Gifts" | |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Stewardass | Episode: "Death Is in the Air" | |
| 2002 | That's Life | Receptionist | Episode: "What's Family Got to Do with It?" | |
| 2002 | The Zeta Project | Agent Rush | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| 2003 | News Anchor | Television film | ||
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Linda Gleason | Episode: "Your Number's Up" |